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…
Pit vipers, also called pit Adders, belonging to the subfamily Crotalinae, are highly venomous snakes, native to the Americas and Asia. You do not find this pit viper snake in Africa and Europe, where the Viperidae or true vipers are found. The distinguishing feature of the pit vipers is the presence of Thermosensitive or heat-sensing…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Colubridae Subfamily: Colubrinae Genus: Pituophis Species: P. melanoleucus Binomial name: Pituophis melanoleucus The pine, gopher, and bull snakes are a variety of snakes that belong to the Pituophis genus.These snakes are among…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Colubridae Subfamily: Natricinae Genus: Nerodina Species: N. sipedon Binomial name: Nerodia sipedon Even though they are very common, We tend to confuse the Northern water snake Nerodia subfamily with other species because…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Elapidae Genus: Naja Species: N. kaouthia Binomial name: Naja kaouthia The monocled cobra, Naja Kaouthia, is otherwise called Monocellate cobra, and it belongs to a cobra variety endemic to the southeastern regions of East…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Colubridae Subfamily: Colubrinae Genus: Lampropeltis Species: L. triangulum Binomial name: Lampropeltis triangulum Milk snakes belong to the species of milk snake Lampropeltis Triangulum. The French call them Coulevre Tachtee and in Spanish,…
The Malagasy leaf-nosed snake belongs to the species Langaha Madagascariensis. They are a species of poisonous snakes, also known as Madagascar (Leaf-nosed) Snakes. These snakes have characteristic scaly appendages on the snout. These reptiles get their name from these leaf-like structures. The appendages appear jagged and leaf-like in the females while the scales are long and…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Colubridae Subfamily: Colubrinae Tribe: Lampropeltini Genus: Lampropeltis The King Snake belongs to the category of colubrid snakes which are members of the genus Lampropeltis, including other four species, the milk snake, and forty-five…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Ophidia Suborder: Serpentes Infraorders: Alethinophidia, Scolecophidia There is no doubt about the fact that Snakes are elegant creatures. You may fear it or love it, love it, but they certainly invoke your curiosity at all times. . They are mysterious…
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…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Colubridae Subfamily: Colubrinae Genus: Drymarchon Species: D. couperi Binomial name: Drymarchon couperi Eastern Indigo Snake, biologically called Drymarchon couperi, is an inhabitant of the Eastern United States. It is a big snake, recognized…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Serpentes Family: Colubridae Subfamily: Colubrinae Genus: Opheodrys The small snake of the Colubrid family, belonging to the genus- Opheodrys is often commonly known as the green snake. There are two species of such snakes available in…