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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Blind Snake
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Typhlopidae Genus: Ramphotyphlops Species: R. braminus Binomial name: Ramphotyphlops braminus The species of the snake Ramphotyphlops Braminus are harmless blind snakes found mainly in African and Asian continents. These snake species have been…
Hairy Bush Viper
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Viperidae Subfamily: Viperinae Genus: Atheris Species: A. hispida Binomial name: Atheris hispida The Hairy (Bush) Viper belongs to the species of viper Atheris hispida. These snakes possess highly keeled Dorsal-scales. These scales…
Poisonous Snakes
Venomous or poisonous snakes are Serpentes suborder species that are capable of producing venom. The prominent venomous snakes are members of the Atractaspididae, Viperidae, Elapidae, and Colubridae families. You can describe venomous snakes as reptiles that are capable of producing toxins in specialized glands, and possess a particular system of delivering the venom, injected using…
Yellow Rat Snake
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Colubridae Genus: Various The yellow rat snake originated in 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…
Types of Snakes: Boidae – Non Poisonous Snakes
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Infraorder: Alethinophidia Family: Boidae This family includes non-poisonous, but large and strong snakes that compress their prey in their coils; they are capable of swallowing an adult buck and other big animals! These types of snakes…
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…
