Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Colubridae Genus: Boiga Species: B. irregularis Binomial name: Boiga irregularis This Brown Tree Snake, a tree-dwelling snake Boiga irregularis with fangs on the rear, is the largest family of snakes. Their habitat lies…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Boidae Subfamily: Boinae Genus: Boa Species: B. constrictor Binomial name: Boa constrictor The Boa Constrictor is a heavy-bodied snake and a huge figure at that. It is associated with the Boidae family….
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Viperidae Subfamily: Crotalinae Genus: Bothrops Species: B. asper Binomial name: Bothrops asper Bothrops Asper is the name of a highly venomous pit viper species commonly found in regions ranging from Southern Mexico…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Colubridae Subfamily: Colubrinae Genus: Coluber Species: C. constrictor Binomial name: Coluber constrictor Coluber constrictor foxii is a sub-category of a non-venomous snake group, Coluber constrictor. They are also known as the eastern…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Typhlopidae Genus: Ramphotyphlops Species: R. braminus Binomial name: Ramphotyphlops braminus The species of the snake Ramphotyphlops Braminus are harmless blind snakes found mainly in African and Asian continents. These snake species have been…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Colubridae Genus: Elaphe Species: Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta The biggest snake found in Virginia is The Black rat snake, Elaphe obsoleta obsolete. The length of this full-grown snake is 8ft. These black snakes are often seen in the…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Colubridae Subfamily: Colubrinae Genus: Coluber Species: C. constrictor Binomial name: Coluber constrictor Of the two varieties of snakes that grow up to 5 feet long, you have the black racer snake and…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Elapidae Subfamily: Elapinae Genus: Dendroaspis Species: D. Polylepis Binomial name: Dendroaspis Polylepis The black mamba snake (Dendroapis Polylepis) also commonly known as the common black mamba or the black-mouthed mamba is a very highly venomous…
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…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Elapidae Genus: Naja Species: N. Haje Asp is an attempt at the Anglicization of the word aspis which in the old terms referred to any one of the venomous snakes you could find along…
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…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Viperidae The Adder Snake is Britain’s sole poisonous snake. These Adders have the most sophisticated mechanism of injecting venom, yet these animals are not violent. Adders make use of their venom only in dire cases, generally…