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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Viper Snake
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 one of the most venomous snakes found in the world. Vipers…
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…
Eastern Green Mamba
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Elapidae Subfamily: Elapinae Genus: Dendroaspis Species: D. angusticeps Binomial name: Dendroaspis angusticeps The Eastern Green Mamba, biologically known as Dendroaspis angusticeps, is otherwise called the Common Mamba, Green Mamba, East African Green…
Texas Rat Snake
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Colubridae Genus: Elaphe Species: E. obsoleta SubSpecies: E. o. lindheimeri The Texas Rat Snake, biologically Elaphe Obsoleta Lindheimeri, is a subordinate variety of rat snake, a Colubrid that is not poisonous. We see them in The…
Water Moccasin Snake
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 on the continent of North America. A water Moccasin snake…
Garter Snake
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 The Garter snake belongs to the Colubrid genus. They are fairly distributed throughout North America. You can find them in…