No. Shield Tail snakes, Melanophidium, are not venomous. For
future reference, a creature is called "poisonous" when consuming
it is harmful. Snakes, spiders, and wasps (and anything else that
stings or bites causing harm) are venomous.
No. Shield Tail snakes, Melanophidium, are not venomous. For
future reference, a creature is called "poisonous" when consuming
it is harmful. Snakes, spiders, and wasps (and anything else that
stings or bites causing harm) are venomous.
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Corn snakes are in the colubrid family, the largest family of
snakes.
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FAMILY: Colubridae
SUBFAMILY: Natricinae
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The Uropeltidae are a family of primitive burrowing snakes found
in southern India and Sri Lanka. The name is derived from the Greek
words ura ("tail") and pelte ("shield"), indicating the presence of
the large keratinous shield at the tip of the tail. Currently, 8
genera are recognized comprising 47 species. i hope you get some
info from this it took me a while to find it.
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THe largest family of snakes is the colubrid family with over
1900 species.