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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Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Colubridae Subfamily: Xenodontinae Genus: Heterodon Species: H. platirhinos Binomial name: Heterodon platirhinos The eastern hog-nosed snake, which is also commonly known as Heterodon Platirhinos, are harmless Colubrid species that you find primarily…
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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…
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…
Eastern Milk Snake
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Colubridae Subfamily: Colubrinae Genus: Lampropeltis Species: L. triangulum Trinomial name: Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum The Eastern Milk Snake, biologically termed Lampropeltis Triangulum Triangulum, is a slim non venomous snake with smooth scales. Its…
Top 10 Most Venomous Snakes on the Planet
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…
Snake Facts
There are a large number of snake varieties in this world. In fact, there are more than Three Thousand kinds of snakes. Pythons, seven or more meters in length are the giants among snakes. They can coil around a full-grown Antelope, squeeze it to death and swallow it without much ado. Then there are pencil-sized…
