A type of snake

Answer 1

There are several species of snakes:

* Non-Venomous Snakes (Large Terrestrial)

* ** Eastern Rat Snake ** *** Black Rat Snake *** Yellow Rat Snake ** Corn Snake ** *** Eastern Corn Snake ** Black Racer ** Eastern Coachwhip Snake ** Eastern King Snake ** Pine Snake * Non-Venomous Snakes (Medium Terrestrial) * ** Eastern Hognose Snake ** Eastern Garter Snake ** Eastern Ribbon Snake ** Peninsula Ribbon Snake ** Mole King Snake ** Eastern Milk Snake ** Rough Green Snake * Non-Venomous Snakes (Small Terrestrial) * ** Scarlet King Snake ** Scarlet Snake ** Southern Hognose Snake ** Ringneck Snake ** Eastern Worm Snake ** Brown Snakes ** *** Brown Snake *** Redbelly Snake

** Earth Snake ** Pine Woods Snake ** Southeastern Crowned Snake

* Wetland Species * ** Water Snakes

** *** Northern Water Snake *** Southern Water Snake *** Plainbelly Water Snake *** Brown Water Snake *** Florida Green Water Snake *** Florida Green Water Snake ** Crayfish Snakes ** *** Queen Snake *** Glossy Crayfish Snake

** Carolina Swamp Snake ** Rainbow Snake ** Eastern Mud Snake * Venomous (Larger) * ** Moccasins ** *** Copperhead Snake *** Cottonmouth Snake

** Rattlesnakes ** *** Timber Rattlesnake *** Eastern Diamondback

* Venomous (Smaller) * ** Pygmy Rattlesnakes ** *** Carolina Pygmy Rattlesnake *** Dusky Pygmy Rattlesnake

** Eastern Coral Snake

Answer 2

There are many types of snakes around the world. There is the Eastern Diamondback, Garter Snake, Green Tree Python, Venezuelan Rattlesnake, or the Mexican Lance- Headed snake.

Yet all snakes are carnivores and they hunt primarily by smell. Using their forked tongue, they pick up small particles in the air given off by their prey. Also in the tongue is a directional sensor that tells the snake which direction the scent came from. Snakes primarily eat small animals such as other reptiles (including snakes), rodents and other tiny mammals, fish, snails, birds, eggs, snails, and insects. Snakes do not chew their food and must swallow it whole. To do this requires to them to open their jaw wider then their prey. Thus, it is widely believe that snakes can dislocate their jaws, but this is not true. Snakes lower jaws are in two halves which are highly flexible. It contorts to wrap around its prey allowing the snake to pull its food down into its throat.

Answer 3

There are about 456 genera and almost 3000 species of snake, so listing them here would be difficult and not appropriate.

Answer 4

Here are some of the most common
Black Mamba
Rattlesnake
Cobra
Copperhead
Coral Snake
Cottonmouth
Sea snake

Answer 5

Snakes are a suborder, which is a higher rank than a genus. Currently there are about 500 known genera (genuses) of snake.

Answer 6

Snakes are of the suborder Serpentes of the order Squamata in the Reptilia class.