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Blue viper snake on branch ready to attack prey
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Poisonous snake, Malayan pit viper (Calloselasma rhodostoma)
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Snake, Great lakes bush viper
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King Brown Snake
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Snake, Pythons Hatching in Everglades
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Cobra

Cobra, hooded
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Snake Teeth - Snake Skull
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Snakes in Hawaii - Brown Tree Snake
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A Western Fox Snake semi-coiled . the snake is light brownn with darker brown splotches. with isolate background.
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Milk Snake - Woman Holding Milk Snake
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What Do Milk Snakes Eat - Campbell's Milk Snake
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Black and Red Snake, Eastern Mud Snake, Farancia abacura

Eastern Mud Snake
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Florida Banded Water Snake - profile

Florida-banded water snake
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Found in many of the bodies of water in Florida, the Florida-banded water snake consumes everything from frogs to turtles.

Despite its eye-catching color spectrum, the Eastern Coral snake is highly venomous.

Eastern Coral Snake
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A Florida Pine Snake coiled on the ground.

Florida Pine Snake
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Though non-venomous, the Florida Pine snake squeezes its prey to death.

Eastern Indigo Snake stock photo Navy Blue, Snake, East, Animal, Animal Scale The eastern indigo snake is a large nonvenomous snake native to the Eastern United States.

Eastern Indigo Snake
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The Eastern indigo snake may be non-venomous, but its ability to grow over nine feet in length makes it daunting.

Indotyphlops braminus, commonly known as the brahminy blind snake , Satara, Maharashtra, India

Brahminy Blind Snake
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Thin and tiny, the Brahminy blind snake is sometimes mistaken for a baby snake of another species.

Indotyphlops braminus, commonly known as the brahminy blind snake , Satara, Maharashtra, India

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Monterey Ring-necked snake in a defensive posture. Big Sur, California, USA.

Ring-necked snake
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Small and colorful, the ring-necked snake is nocturnal and non-venomous.

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Malformation Snake Two Heads

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Snakes rely fully on external heat or light sources.

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Texas rat snake blending in with rock
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Snakes do not hibernate. Instead, they brumate.

grass snake on lily pad in water
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Snakes require an external heat source to power their metabolism.

group of garter snakes in den
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indigo snake curled up in burnt grass
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Snakes that are kept as pets are more likely to eat themselves than snakes in the wild.

Large black snake held by a boy - Black Rat Snake, Pantherophis or Elaphe obsoleta (focus centered on snake)

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Louisiana Milk-snake found after a fall cold front blew through southeast Texas. The common name "milk snake" originated from the false belief that these snakes milked cows.

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African House Snake Lamprophis fuliginosus at the Louisville Zoo. They are named "house" snakes as they are frequently found around human dwellings, feeding on the rodents that congregate around the human waste.

corn snake

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Corn snakes are constrictors, wrapping themselves around prey to squeeze and subdue it before swallowing it whole.

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California Kingsnakes (Lampropeltis californiae) are called kingsnakes because they sometimes eat other snakes, as does the king cobra.

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Ball pythons are named after their natural defensive behaviors. They tend to curl up into a ball with their head toward the center of the ball when threatened.

Gartersnake coiled in the grass

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Garter snakes are harmless to people, but have mildly venomous saliva.

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Western Hognose Snake with its hood inflated. The hognose snakes' most distinguishing characteristic is their upturned snout, which aids in digging in sandy soils by using a sweeping, side-to-side motion. 

Boa constrictors are a popular pet snake option.

Best Pet Snake option - boa constrictor
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Boa constrictors are non-venomous snakes famous for their method of subduing prey: squeezing, or constricting, it to death.

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The Children's Python gets its name from the scientist who first described them in 1842, John George Children, the curator of the British Museum's zoological collection at the time of the discovery.

What Does a Copperhead Snake Look Like
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Broad-Band Copperhead snake (Agkistrodon laticinctus) on black background

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What Does a Copperhead Snake Look Like
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Copperhead snakes are usually only two to three feet long. Like most pit vipers, they have stocky bodies, thin necks, and broad, angular heads.

puffing snake in wooded area
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Snakes typically deposit the waste from a meal all at once.

How Often Do Snakes Shed
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A regularly recurrent event during the activity period of all snakes is the shedding, or molting, of the skin.

How Often Do Snakes Shed
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An exotic veterinarian helping a smooth snake to shed its skin.

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How Often Do Snakes Shed

Boiga snake dendrophila yellow ringed, Head of Boiga dendrophila, animal closeup, animal attack

Where Do Snakes Live
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Black rat snake looking in sliding glass door on back porch in North Carolina in spring. Snake season is beginning. Practice pet safety

Where Do Snakes Live
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A Black rat snake looking in sliding glass door on back porch of a house in North Carolina in spring.

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A Green anaconda (Eunectes murinus), which is especially partial to flooded grassland.

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A Banded Sea Snake swimming over a coral reef.

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Water moccasin floating on water. Water moccasins are very common in wetlands.

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A juvenile Borneo Paradise Flying Snake on a leaf. These snakes commonly live in the rainforest.

Cottonmouth

Cottonmouth swimming in water. The snake has a long, thick, muscular body measuring up to 6 feet in size.
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Cottonmouth swimming in water. The snake has a long, thick, muscular body measuring up to 6 feet in size.

Northern water snakes often hang above the water on tree branches.
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Water snakes’ eyes are higher on their head, visible from above.

Cottonmouth vs. Water Snake - Pair of northern water snakes
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Green Tree Python/Emerald Boa eating a mouse

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Snakes can sometimes go weeks at a time without eating.

What Eats Snakes
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What Eats Snakes
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Grilled snake on a skewer with chili sauce and steamed rice on white plate on mat top view. Cooked snake is a popular choice in some cultures.

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Scientists in the UK have found that the Secretary Bird, native to sub-Saharan Africa, can deliver precise and powerful kicks with a force five times its own body weight; enough to kill venomous snakes in less than the blink of an eye.

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Kingsnakes are known for eating other snakes - including venomous species. Kingsnakes are apparently immune to the venom of the snake species upon which they prey.

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The wolverine is very quick and can run at speeds of up to 30 miles per hour when chasing its prey. The wolverine also pounces on its prey from trees.

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White Texas rat snake in a bird's nest.

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Snake eggs that aren't white or off-white are more than likely not viable.

snake poking through leaves
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Snakes sometimes come out of their shelters to bask in the sunlight during brumation.

deadly toxic eyelash viper snake in Costa Rica

eyelash viper wrapped on branch
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Snakes do not eat more to store fat before entering brumation.

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Amazon Tree Boa Snake Shedding it's Skin

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Snakes shed their skin in one piece.

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Snakes That Look Like Copperheads
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Snakes That Look Like Copperheads

Black Rat snake

Eastern Rat Snake
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Large adult Eastern black rat snake in defensive coiled posture on a road. When threatened, rat snakes will "rattle" their tail, fooling other animals into believing they are venomous.

eastern milk snake on a leaf

Snakes That Look Like Copperheads-Eastern Milk Snake
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Eastern milk snakes are very beneficial animals, especially for farmers, as they hunt down small rodents often found on farm buildings and barns.

Northern Mole Kingsnake

Snakes That Look Like Copperheads-Mole Kingsnake
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Mole kingsnakes are rarely seen in the wild since they tend to be fossorial, spending much of their time underground and out of sight.

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Texas Brown Snake, Storeria dekayi texana. There are seven subspecies recognized.

Snakes That Look Like Copperheads-Black Racer Snake
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The black racer is an agile and very fast animal that can "run" (crawl) 4 miles per hour when it is threatened, hence the name "racer".

Snakes That Look Like Copperheads-Eastern Hognose Snake
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Eastern Hognose Snake with a flattened neck on sandy soil with grass. The eastern hognose snake will flatten its head and neck and hiss loudly when threatened.

Northern Water Snake basking on a rock. Northern water snakes are also confused with another Connecticut snake, the venomous northern copperhead. Copperheads, however, are rarely found in water.

Snakes That Look Like Copperheads-Northern Water Snake
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A beautiful corn snake in the garden. The name corn snake may have originated from the markings on this snake's belly, which resemble maize, or Indian corn.

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The Puffing Snake, Phrynonax poecilonotus, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the New World.

An Eastern Hognose Snake found in the Panhandle of Florida.

Animals That Play Dead Eastern Hognose Snake
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Eastern hognose snakes play dead in dramatic fashion.

Animals That Play Dead Texas Indigo Snake
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The Texas indigo snake received its common name from the glossy iridescent ventral scales which can be seen as blackish-purple in bright light.

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Animals That Lay Eggs

Animals That Lay Eggs
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A juvenile Green Tree Python Snake in a tree, coiled and ready to strike.

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Deadliest Animal in the World: Snakes
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Spectacled cobra, Naja naja, Bangalore, Karnataka. The Indian cobra is one of the big four venomous species that inflict the most snakebites on humans in India.

Fear of Animals: Ophidiophobia

Fear of Animals: Ophidiophobia
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A yellow-ringed Boiga snake ready to attack. Snakes can't bite food so have to swallow it whole.

flying snake closeup on black backround, Flying snake ''Chrysopelea''

Animals that fly – flying snake
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There are five recognized species of flying snakes.

World's Scariest Animal: Belcher's Sea Snake

World's Scariest Animal: Belcher's Sea Snake
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Venom from the Belcher's Sea Snake is so toxic, that a single bite can kill a human being in less than thirty minutes.

Smallest Snakes Small non-poisonous grass snake on the woman's palm.

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Smallest Snakes: Barbados Thread snake
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The diminutive Barbados Thread snake might easily be mistaken for an earthworm, and can comfortably curl up on a U.S. quarter.

Smallest Snakes: Brahminy Blind Snake

Smallest Snakes: Brahminy Blind Snake
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Brahminy Blind Snake may get into the home along with potted plants, or come in from outside by crawling under doors or through cracks.

Smallest Snakes: Flat-headed Snake Flat-headed Snake (Tantilla gracilis) harmless North American Snake

Smallest Snakes: Flat-headed Snake
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The Flat-headed Snake is a burrowing species. It spends most of its time in slightly moist soil under rocks or in underground burrows.

Smallest Snakes: Lined Snake

Smallest Snakes: Lined Snake
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Lined snakes are small and thin and have small heads that are hardly wider than their body.

Smallest Snakes: Ringneck Snake

Smallest Snakes: Ringneck Snake
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Ringneck Snakes will play dead when threatened.

Biggest Snakes

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Biggest Snakes: The Green Anaconda

Biggest Snakes: The Green Anaconda
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The Green Anaconda give birth to live young, that are about two feet long when they are born.

Biggest Snakes: The Reticulated Python reticulatus pyhton defense on the floor

Biggest Snakes: The Reticulated Python
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The Reticulated Python is one of the snakes very popular with expert reptile keepers.

Biggest Snakes: The Amethystine Python

Biggest Snakes: The Amethystine Python
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Amethystine Pythons are very good swimmers and will travel by water when it is required.

Biggest Snakes: The Indian Python

Biggest Snakes: The Indian Python
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Main threats to Indian pythons include habitat loss, collection for the pet trade and hunting for their skin which is highly valued in the leather trade.

Biggest Snakes: The African Rock Python

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Like all pythons, the African Rock Python is non-venomous. It kills by constriction, ambushing and coiling around its prey.

Biggest Snakes: The Black Mamba

Biggest Snakes: The Black Mamba
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Black Mambas are also among the fastest snakes in the world, slithering at speeds of up to 12.5 miles per hour.

Biggest Snakes: The Boa Constrictor

Biggest Snakes: The Boa Constrictor
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Boa constrictors have some sharp teeth which they use to latch onto their prey and hold tight while they wrap the rest of their body around their prey.

Biggest Snakes: The King Brown Snake

Biggest Snakes: The King Brown Snake
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The King Brown Snake usually shelter in burrows, deep soil cracks, logs, rock piles, and timber or rubbish piles when living near humans.

Cottomouth vs Copperhead
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Cottonmouth Snake
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Cottonmouth snake displaying its white mouth as a warning.

Agkistrodon piscivorus
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Cottonmouth snake

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Large sea snake (Hydrophis) on beach in Australia

Large sea snake
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Most Venomous Snakes in the World - Yellow-bellied Sea Snake
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Blue viper snake on branch ready to attack prey, viper snake closeup face, blue insularis, Trimeresurus Insularis, snake with black background

Blue viper snake on branch ready to attack prey
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smallest animals - Slender Blind Snake
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Green anaconda (Eunectes murinus)

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Most Venomous Snakes in the World - Tiger Rattlesnake
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Tiger rattlesnakes have smaller heads than other rattlesnakes.

Most Venomous Snakes in the World - Eastern Brownsnake
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Inland Taipan Snake

Most Venomous Snakes in the World - Inland Taipan
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Inland Taipan Snake

Most Venomous Snakes in the World - Inland Taipan
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Indian cobra Naja naja on the beach

Indian Cobra
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True cobras have larger hoods and smaller heads than king cobras

Garter snake

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