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Snakes
Part of the reptile family there are about 2,400 species of snakes in the world. Snakes live almost everywhere, in deserts, forests, oceans, streams, and lakes. Some species are ground dwellers, others live in trees, and other snakes spend most of their lives in water. This is the place to ask your questions about these cold blooded reptiles.
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What is 'smooth green snake' in Italian?
"Serpente verde liscio" is an Italian equivalent of "smooth green snake" (Opheodrys vernalis).
The masculine noun "serpente" takes "il" ("the") as its definite article, and "un, uno" ("a, one") as its indefinite article. The adjective "verde" means "green." The masculine adjective "liscio" means "smooth."
All together, the pronunciation is "sehr-PEHN-teh VEHR-deh LEE-shoh."
What snakes live in California?
The most common non venomous snake to live in California is of course the King Snake, comes in many and various from the Black n White, to the less common Choclate n Bananna, you also have Banded Kings, more recently however there have been reports of Boas and Pythons being seen in the California State, these have been put down to privatley owned Reps either escaping or owners that had purchased these animals ans them having grown too large that they have simply taken them to an open area of land and ABANDONED them. This is totally irresonsible in my opinion.
NO, they have rows of small teeth. They swallow their prey whole after constriction.
Is it against the law to feed a Hamster to a snake?
No, it is not illegal for you to feed your hampster to a snake in most counties, but check your local jurisdiction. I heard of a hampster actually pressing criminal charges through a neighboring county, because of conduct unbecoming. Best advice: contact your local attorney general in the jurisdiction the hampster precides in and keep your snake and hampster separate until you sort this thing out. Hope that helps!
Is the yellow-bellied sea snake deadly?
the snake is only deadly to fish, but not to humans. it will take allot of bites to in pulse venom to interact to humans ( like one billion bites to be deadly) and is less than one percent deadly to humans.
Is it illegal to carry your snake around in public?
Provided the animal is kept safe and is normally allowed as a pet in the country or area concerned, a snake is treated like any other pet.
Nope - once the babies are born or hatched - they are completely independent of the parent snakes, and go off in search of their own food.
In the wild, they live for about 20 years.
The king cobras has an average lifespan of about 20 years.
General Information
King Cobra Scientific Cassification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Ophiophagus
Species: O. Hannah
The largest poisonous snake would be the King Cobra(Ophiophagus hanna), the Latin wordOphiophagus means "Snake-eater". The king cobras average size is 13-14 ft. (3.96-4.26m) weighing around 20 lbs (9 kg), they can reach a length of around 18.5ft (5.6388m) weighing over 40lbs. (18.1436kgs.) and lives in the Rainforest's and grasslands of Southeast Asia, India and China. Color is generally tan, olive-green or black with faint pale yellow cross bands, the females lay around 50 eggs in a constructed nest where they will guard and incubate them faithfully for 60 to 80 days, the young are called Hatchlings and about 1.5 ft. (50cm ) long at birth, the King cobra is very fast and agile with an average lifespan of about 20 years.
Although not the most toxic of poisonous snakes a king cobra can kill an elephant with one bite, the king cobra tracks by site and smell then kills it's prey by striking and injecting it with venom and swallowing it whole, it's preferred diet is mainly other venomous and non-venomous snakes but includes small reptiles, birds and amphibians as well. King Cobras are aggressive and will rear up to confront the intruder where most other cobras will slither away and hide. The only predators are the mongoose and man.
About 20 years on average
How much does a snake bite piercing cost?
Hard to say without knowing your area...but it's two lip piercings done at one sitting, so whatever a lip piercing costs in your area, just multiply by two.
What would happen if snakes were introduced in Ireland?
The rodent population would swiftly diminish !
What is the best way to catch a rat that was going to b snake food?
It won't be easy to "catch" a rat or mouse. You should go to a local pet store instead, and make sure they don't have diseases. I've also heard that if you're feeding a rat to a snake, you should hit it against the wall a few times to dumb it down, that way your snake is not in any danger to be bitten.
What Australian snake has a name which is a floor covering?
The snake you're thinking of - is a Carpet python. It's a non-venomous species that grows to about 3 metres.
The Japanese Habu snake is a native to Okinawa Japan and mainland, this snake can be found in local bars as a part of an alcoholic drink. But do not take this snake for something unthreatining, it is very poisonous.
Will a snake come back if you flush down toilet?
30" milk snake Answer is.... Erm Yes. But only on flush 2
