Author: Randy Jones

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”.
  • Corn Snakes

    Scientific Classification Kingdom:   Animalia Phylum:     Chordata Subphylum:     Vertebrata Class:       Reptilia Subclass:       Lepidosauria Order:        Squamata Suborder:        Serpentes Family:        Colubridae Subfamily:        Colubrinae Genus:        Pantherophis Species:        P. Guttatus Binomial name:        Pantherophis guttatus Corn snakes are a non venomous snake species. They are spectacular in color and patterns. These species…

  • Coral Snakes Rhyme

    Coral snakes are a massive group of Elapid snakes, which is further divided into two separate groups, New Word Coral Snakes and Old Word Coral Snakes. The New World coral snakes encompass more than 65 identified varieties in three known genera (Leptomicrurus, Micrurus, and  Micruroides). The Old World encompasses 16 species in the three genus…

  • Coral Snakes

    Scientific Classification Kingdom:   Animalia Phylum:     Chordata Subphylum:     Vertebrata Class:       Reptilia Order:        Squamata Suborder:        Serpentes Family:        Elapidae These small Coral snakes are brilliantly colored, they are extremely venomous, and we find them in the Americas and in Asia. The venom of these snakes is second strongest when compared to the other snakes…

  • Copperhead Snakes

    Scientific Classification Kingdom:   Animalia Phylum:     Chordata Subphylum:     Vertebrata Class:       Reptilia Order:        Squamata Suborder:        Serpentes Family:        Viperidae Subfamily:        Crotalinae Genus:        Agkistrodon Species:        A. Contortrix Binomial name:        Agkistrodon Contortrix Copperheads belong to the species of a venomous snake, Agkistrodon Contortrix. These snakes are endemic to North America. They are…

  • Common Krait

    Scientific Classification Kingdom:   Animalia Phylum:     Chordata Subphylum:     Vertebrata Class:       Reptilia Order:        Squamata Suborder:        Serpentes Family:        Elapidae Genus:        Bungarus Species:        B. caeruleus Binomial name:        Bungarus caeruleus The Common Krait Bungarus Caeruleus is a genus of highly venomous snakes. You can see Kraits in the jungles and nearby areas of…

  • Coachwhip Snake

    Scientific Classification Kingdom:   Animalia Phylum:     Chordata Subphylum:     Vertebrata Class:       Reptilia Order:        Squamata Suborder:        Serpentes Family:        Colubridae Subfamily:        Colubrinae Genus:        Masticophis Species:        M. flagellum Binomial name:        Masticophis flagellum The snake Masticophis flagellum is a type of colubrid snake that is nonpoisonous, They generally call it the whip snake or the…

  • California King Snake

    Scientific Classification Kingdom:   Animalia Phylum:     Chordata Subphylum:     Vertebrata Class:       Reptilia Order:        Squamata Suborder:        Serpentes Family:        Colubridae Genus:        Lampropeltis Species:        L. getula Subspecies:        L. g. californiae Trinomial name:        Lampropeltis getula californiae The California King Snake, which belongs to the Colubridae family is known to be non-venomous in nature….

  • California Red Sided Garter

    Scientific Classification Kingdom:   Animalia Phylum:     Chordata Subphylum:     Vertebrata Class:       Reptilia Order:        Squamata Suborder:        Serpentes Family:        Colubridae Subfamily:        Natricinae Genus:        Thamnophis If you are looking for the most beautiful and strikingly colorful garter snakes,  the California Red-Sided Garter Snake could be just the snake for you. These snakes belong to…

  • Bushmaster

    Scientific Classification Kingdom:   Animalia Phylum:     Chordata Subphylum:     Vertebrata Class:       Reptilia Order:        Squamata Suborder:        Serpentes Family:        Viperidae Subfamily:        Crotalinae Genus:        Lachesis Bushmaster Snake belongs to the Bushmaster Genus Lachesis.  They are the longest venomous snakes in the American continent belonging to the family of pit vipers. We can find them in…

  • Bull Snakes

    Scientific Classification Kingdom:   Animalia Phylum:     Chordata Subphylum:     Vertebrata Class:       Reptilia Order:        Squamata Suborder:        Serpentes Family:        Colubridae Subfamily:        Colubrinae Genus:        Pituophis Species:        P. Catenifer Subspecies:        P. c. Sayi Trinomial name:        Pituophis catenifer sayi Bull Snakes are biologically named Pituophis Catenifer Sayi. It is a very big non…

  • Brown Water Snake

    Scientific Classification Kingdom:   Animalia Phylum:     Chordata Subphylum:     Vertebrata Class:       Reptilia Order:        Squamata Suborder:        Serpentes Family:        Colubridae Subfamily:        Natricinae Genus:        Nerodia Species:       N. taxispilota Binomial name:        Nerodia taxispilota The Brown Water Snake Nerodia Taxispilota is a big variety of Natricinae snakes that is widespread in the Southeast province…

  • Brown Tree Snake

    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…