Snakes were brought into this world during the middle Cretaceous period roughly 100 million years ago. Since then, many of these species have evolved into the worlds deadliest animals. There are two primary groups of snakes, those that are venomous, and those that are non-venomous constrictors. In this list, we’ll be going over the top … Read more
Have you heard about garden snakes? This is a family of widespread, non-venomous snakes also referred to as garter snakes. Garden snakes live in a range of environments and, believe it or not, can be very useful in yards and gardens. However, there are several ways to keep garden snakes away from your garden. Do … Read more
Whether you adore them or avoid them, snakes are very interesting creatures. One of the most interesting facts about snakes is that they lack arms and legs, unlike other reptiles. However, they may still navigate through a variety of terrain even without appendages. They have the ability to climb mountain sides and crawl to the … Read more
Remember these legless creatures that many people are afraid of? Snakes belong to the Squamata order and the Serpentes suborder. Because some species of these reptiles are venomous and deadly, many people have developed snake phobias, and rarely can a person have positive feelings toward snakes. However, beginning from the snake life cycle to its … Read more
Even if you’ve never seen a snake up close, you’ve probably seen them in movies, pictures, or your average science textbook, under the heading of ‘reptiles.’ You can find over 4000 species of these cold-blooded animals, all of which have different life spans. While some snakes can live for many years, some of them have … Read more
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Colubridae Genus: Various The yellow rat snake originated from the United States of America It is decades since this snake entered the pet trade. The Yellow Rat Snake grows to a length of 1.5 – 1.8 meters, which … Read more
Ophiophagy is the term used to describe a specialized feeding (alimentary) behavior of birds and animals which are in the habit of hunting and eating the snakes. There are quite a number of animals that are ophiophagus. They include Skunks, Mongooses and humans (only some) among the mammals. The ophiophagus birds are Snake eagles, some … Read more
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Colubridae Subfamily: Xenodontinae Genus: Carphophis Several snakes are called by the common name, worm snakes belonging to the genus Carphophis. The Snake Carphophis Amoenus is also the Worm Snake. The common characteristics are small … Read more
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Viperidae The viper snake has hinged, long and hollow fangs (Solenoglyphous) that can inject lethal toxins and that is the reason why it is considered among one of the most venomous snakes found in the world. … Read more
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Viperidae Subfamily: Crotalinae Genus: Agkistrodon Species: A. piscivorus Binomial name: Agkistrodon piscivorus The Water Moccasin Snake is the sole poisonous water snake of the continent of North America. A water Moccasin snake … Read more
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Viperidae Viperidae are another prominent family of poisonous snakes. You can identify the snakes in the ‘Viper Family’ by their hinged, long, hollow fangs. Quite distinct from the Elapids, with their fixed fangs, Vipers, have fangs … Read more
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Colubridae Subfamily: Colubrinae Genus: Ahaetulla Species: A. nasuta Binomial name: Ahaetulla nasuta The Green Vine Snake is biologically termed as Ahaetulla in Sinhala language, or Ahaetulla Nasuta. This tree snake is a … Read more