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Pine Snake
The pine snake is native to the southeastern region of the United States. It is a non-venomous constrictor that lives…
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The pine snake is native to the southeastern region of the United States. It is a non-venomous constrictor that lives…
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Congo snake is the nickname for the amphiuma salamander. It is the largest salamander in the world. The Congo snake…
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The mulga snake, which is often referred to as the king brown snake, is a venomous snake that lives in…
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The Eastern Brown Snake is a slender, venomous snake native to Australia. The Eastern Brown Snake can strike with tremendous…
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“When it feels threatened, this snake reveals its fangs and puffy, white mouth” Cottonmouth is among the many alternative names…
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“This snake is one of the most venomous in the world.” Collett’s snakes, which are a species of black snakes,…
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“The rattlesnake of the tropics” Oddly beautiful with its bead-like scales and diamond patterns, the cascabel is the only rattlesnake…
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“Relatives of the Copperhead and the Cottonmouth” People in the United States are familiar with the cottonmouth and the copperhead,…
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The Arizona black rattlesnake was the first rattlesnake seen interacting socially with other rattlesnakes. This venomous snake is usually between…
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Snakes are unique animals with truly bizarre anatomy. In fact, they’re so bizarre that just by looking at them, it’s…
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Western diamondback rattlesnakes are an icon of the U.S. West. Featured in many movies, the sound of a rattlesnake is…
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The sound of a red diamondback rattlesnake’s tail may be disturbing, but they want you to go away! Hikers often…
Snakes carry a stigma with them wherever they go. For the “non-hobbyists,” as we’ll call them, snakes are usually met…
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: Snakes are becoming more and more popular as the years go on. For any skeptics out there, snakes may…
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Are you thinking of getting a pet snake? Or perhaps you already have one. Whatever your current situation is, having…
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Garter snakes are some of the most common snakes in the United States. Often referred to as “garden snakes,” these…
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The common European adder is the only snake that lives above the Arctic Circle. This snake, also known as the…
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The horned adder is a snake that buries itself in the sand, leaving only its eyeballs and tail showing! These…
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Peringuey’s adders live only in the Namib Desert of Namibia and Angola, where only the most creative creatures survive. Peringuey’s…
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“It eats the fer-de-lance but is harmless to people.” The mussurana is a colubrid, and like many colubrid’s, it’s not…
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The fierce snake, which is also known as the small-scaled snake or the inland taipan, is incredibly venomous, and it…
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“The Most Dangerous Snake in the Americas” Camouflage helps these snakes hide from potential prey as well as potential predators,…
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Knowing the difference between some types of snakes is a helpful skill. The black racer and the coachwhip snake are…
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Gopher Snake Summary “Gopher snakes can reach up to 9 feet long.“ The gopher snake, which includes 6 subspecies, is…
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Rattlesnakes, also called rattlers, are responsible for more snakebites in North America than any other type of snake. There are…
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Brown snakes are rather attractive snakes with slender bodies, beautiful scalation, and unshowy colors. However, they are among the most…
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: We all want to avoid venomous snakes, especially the most dangerous ones that can easily take down a human…
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Snakes can be quite scary, which is why they come up time and again in the symbology of different cultural…
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Snakes are also called serpents. The word ”serpents” originates in Latin with serpens, which refers to a legless crawling thing…
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“The spider ball python is known for having a head wobble.” Adult spider ball pythons are between two and four…
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“Red touches yellow, kill a fellow…” isn’t always accurate. Coral snakes are highly venomous members of the Elapidae family. They’re…
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The ball python is one of the 10 species that are in the genus Python. The genus is made up…
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“The Mojave rattlesnake is the most venomous rattlesnake in the world.” The Mojave rattlesnake, native to deserts of the southwestern…
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“The southern black racer spends the winter in dens with many other types of snakes.” The southern black racer lives…
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Fox snakes are a type of non-venomous rat snake that inhabit areas of North America east and west of the…
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Western rat snakes are one of the longest snakes in North America; the longest one on record measured 111 inches.…
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Corn snakes are long and slender, and a few have exceeded 6 feet long. They are members of the vast…
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“The Death Adder is more closely related to the Cobra than other Australian snakes.” Also known as the Common Death…
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Summary “Rubber boas are sometimes called two-headed snakes” The rubber boa has a glossy covering of brownish yellow scales. They…
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Rat snakes live in a wide range of environments. There are roughly 50 rat snake species spread across 15 genera;…
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Indigo Snake Summary Indigo snakes belong to the genus, Drymarchon, which means “Lord of the Forest.” Drymarchon is a genus…
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The black mamba’s bite is called the “kiss of death” and will be fatal if left untreated. Mambas are venomous,…
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“These tiny snakes give live birth to their young” Eastern ribbon snakes can grow as long as 35 inches and…
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Summary The pied ball python is a unique color morph of the standard ball python. The pied color morph is…
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“A carpet python can grow as long as 12 feet” Carpet pythons live in Australia and Papua New Guinea. Their…
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“King Snakes eat other types of snakes.” King snakes can climb trees and swim. They are carnivores eating rodents, birds,…
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This common snake is of the nonvenomous variety and is also called the ringed snake and water snake. The common…
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“The coachwhip snake gets its name from the resemblance to a lash used to drive a coach’s horse.“ The coachwhip…
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Queen Snake Summary “Queen snakes are very important for their role in the food web, controlling the population of crayfish…
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Green mambas are fast and can travel up to 7 miles per hour. In the thick forests of Western and…