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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Types of Snakes: Pythonidae
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Infraorder: Alethinophidia Family: Pythonidae The term Pythonidae is derived from the Greek Language. In Greek, the word is python. Pythons are non-venomous snakes that we can find in Africa. Australia and Asia. Among the members of the…
Northern Water Snake
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Colubridae Subfamily: Natricinae Genus: Nerodina Species: N. sipedon Binomial name: Nerodia sipedon Even though they are very common, We tend to confuse the Northern water snake Nerodia subfamily with other species because…
Banded Water Snake
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Colubridae Subfamily: Natricinae Genus: Nerodia Species: N. fasciata Binomial name: Nerodia fasciata The Banded Water Snake, otherwise known as Southern Water Snake Nerodia Fasciata, is not poisonous and more of an aquatic…
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…
Queen Snake
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Colubridae Subfamily: Natricinae Genus: Regina Species: R. septemvittata Binomial name: Regina septemvittata The Queen Snake Regina Septemvittata belongs to the sub-order Serpentes, a family of Colubrid snakes, and is very much a…
Types of Snakes: Elapidae
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Ophidia Suborder: Serpentes Infraorders: Alethinophidia Family: Elapidae Subfamily: Elapinae, Hydrophiinae, Laticaudinae Snakes are a carrier of destiny to those who are ignorant; on the contrary, they are one among the major splendid wonders of nature. According to early…
