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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Snake Symbolism
The snake or serpent is among the most widespread mythological symbols. The word serpent derives from the Latin word Serpens, which means an animal that crawls, or a snake. Several ancient rituals practiced by human beings are linked with snakes symbolizes twin expressions of evil or good. In certain traditions, the snake was the symbol of fertility. For…
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…
What Eats Snakes: Ophiophagy
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…
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…
Black Mamba Snake
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…
Tentacled Snake
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Colubridae Subfamily: Homalopsinae Genus: Erpeton Species: E. tentaculatum Binomial name: Erpeton tentaculatum The Tentacled snake belongs to the species Erpeton Tentaculatum. These are aquatic snakes. They are the only species of their…