Snakes in the News
Having discovered a fondness for insects while pursuing her degree in Biology, Randi Jones was quite bugged to know that people usually dismissed these little creatures as “creepy-crawlies”.
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Rattle Snake
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Viperidae Subfamily: Crotalinae To survive on our planet, one species has to depend on another. So too, the rattlesnake and the humans, have to find a way out of the terrible and fearful mutual relationship…
Pythons
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Infraorder: Alethinophidia Family: Pythonidae Pythons belong to a genus of non-venomous snakes found in the African and Asian continents. There are 12 recognized species in the genus. Python Reticulus is the longest among snake species in…
Big Snakes
Several Giant size snakes wander our planet, but does anyone have any clear idea of the species of snake that is the biggest among them? These snakes are included in the list of the world’s big snakes. What do you mean when you say, ‘the biggest world’s snake?’ controversies have been raging on this for…
Diamondback Rattlesnake
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Viperidae Subfamily: Crotalinae Genus: Crotalus Crotalus, called diamondback rattlesnake is a variety of poisonous pit viper available only on the continent of America extending from southern Canada to northern Argentina. This snake earned its…
Snake Facts
There are a large number of snake varieties in this world. In fact, there are more than Three Thousand kinds of snakes. Pythons, seven or more meters in length are the giants among snakes. They can coil around a full-grown Antelope, squeeze it to death and swallow it without much ado. Then there are pencil-sized…
Pine Snake
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Colubridae Subfamily: Colubrinae Genus: Pituophis Species: P. melanoleucus Binomial name: Pituophis melanoleucus The pine, gopher, and bull snakes are a variety of snakes that belong to the Pituophis genus.These snakes are among…