Tag: snake

Moccasin

A Moccasin is any one of six species in the taxonomic genus Agkistrodon, not to be confused with the Asian Moccasins of Gloydius. Researchers...

Boa Constrictor

A Boa is any one of several different species of snake in the Boinae subfamily. In fact, scientists recognize at least 31 different species...

Snake

Just about everyone knows what a Snake is. These creatures have long bodies, no legs, and their skin has a covering of scales. Most...

Burmese Python

Burmese pythons are one of the longest and heaviest snake species in the world. With an average length of 12 ft. long, and a...

Green Anaconda

Green anacondas are incredibly large snakes native to the forests of South America. They are also known as "common anacondas," or "water boas." Though...

King Cobra

King cobras are large venomous snakes native to India and Southeast Asia. Like many other cobra species, they are well known and easily identified...

Sea Snake

Sea snakes are an incredibly specialized group of reptiles, which are perfectly adapted to ocean life, and few of them ever come ashore. There...

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