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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.
9,216 Questions
What type of snake's month is white when opened?
The Cottonmouth - a highly-venomous species from south-east america.
Does eating a poisoned prey harm the snake?
No. The reason for this is because snake venom is made of amino acids and proteins which get broken down rapidly by the digestive acids in snakes, people, and other animals. snake venom is only toxic if it gets into the blood stream.
There are snakes on every continent except Antarctica. Of course snakes are in Borneo, it's tropical rain forest.
What do eyelash vipers look like?
Eyelash viper adults rang from 55-82 cm (22-32 in) long. Females are longer and more variable in size than males. They have a wide, triangular-shaped head, and eyeswith vertical pupils. Like all pit vipers, they are solenoglyphous, having large, hypodermic needle-like fangs in the upper jaw that fold back when not in use, and have heat sensitive organs, or pits, located on either side of the head between the eye and nostril.
Its most distinguishing feature, and origin of its common name, is the set of modified scales over the eyes that look much like eyelashes. The eyelashes are thought to aid in camouflage, breaking up the snake's outline among the foliage where it hides. Eyelash vipers occur in a wide range of colors, including red, yellow, brown, green, even pink, as well as various combinations of those colors. They often have black or brown speckling on the base color.
Who would win a fight out of a protective snake king snake or a cobra?
The cobras generally have a much more potent venom than rattlesnakes. However, there are other snakes, such as the saw-scaled viper and Russell's viper, which are even deadlier. Sea snakes are even more potent but are rare to bite.
Are there anacondas in North America?
There are no anacondas in north america. They only live in south america.
Where do anacondas live in the Amazon?
They live on the forest floor of the Amazon Rainforest in South America, it is rich in microorganisms which provide quick decomposition for compost that is very rich and provides a dark, warm and very moist climate, they also spend much if not most of their time in the rivers, lakes and marshes.
The Amazon Rainforest in South America is a very dense tropical forest covering about 5,117,258.95 square miles (8,235,430 square kilometers).
General information!
Anacondas Scientific classification.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Boidae
Subfamily: Boinae
Genus: Eunectes
The question what is the biggest snake can be confusing, the biggest as far as girth (largest being measured at 44 inches or 1,1176 m) is the Green Anaconda, on average anacondas are more then 20 ft (6.09 m) long with and average weight of 300+ pounds (136.08+ kg) many reaching lengths of 29ft ( 8.83 m) or more, with a weight of over 550 lbs ( 249.48 kg), in terms of length then and only then will the Reticulated Python exceed the anaconda, the longest python was measured at 33 ft ( 10.05 m) but even this python can't match the total mass of the anaconda.
Anacondas are members of the Boidae family of reptiles and spend most of their time in rivers and swamps of the Amazon Rainforest in South America which makes them excellent swimmers and are capable of holding their breath for around 15 minutes, female anacondas are generally 3 to 4 times larger then the males and bear their young live and are called "Neonates", the number of young varies, some have produced 100 babies, but the average is between 20 to 40 babies which are about 24 inches (0.6 m) long, they stay with the mother for about and hour then leave to be on their own. Diet consist of (depending on the size of the anaconda, the larger the snake the larger the prey) large/small rodents like capybaras, also pigs, caiman, jaguars, deer, dogs, birds even fish and is acquired by ambushing with a quick strike, 100 rear-facing sharp teethhold the prey while suffocating it with constriction, (the anaconda is so powerful it generally crushes it's prey) then swallowing it whole and by using it's muscles in a rhythmic fashion it works the food toward its digestive area, the digestion of the anaconda is very slow thereby allowing it to survive without food for well over a year.
Anacondas have around a 10 to 12 year year life span in the wild, in captivity some have reached 20 + years, the biggest threat to it is man and loss of their habitat.
Where would a snake go if it got out?
If the snake is still in your home the first place to check is the water heater. I have also found them hiding under the stove. Behind the fridge(by the heating coil). Think of the warmest places in your house-start there.Hope this helps.
What do corn snakes do when they hatch?
Corn Snakes are very docile snakes that make great family or first time pets. As long as they don't feel threatened a corn should never have a reason to bite and if they do bite it doesn't hurt that much
What is the largest breed of king snake?
All variations of king snakes are approximately the same size: from 3-5 ft when full grown. Very few king snakes grow beyond 5 ft.
Is the cottonmouth threatened or endangered?
No, still very common in much of the southern United States.
Snakes are a member of the reptile class.
Across that class, animals such as iguanas, turtles, tortoises, and so forth, are all related to the snake.
Assuming you're talking about the spitting Cobra - they can usually hit a predator up to three metres away.
Can a rat snake grow to be 15 feet long?
Black rat snakes can range in size from 5' to 8' in size but, normally they'll reach lengths in the range of 5' to 6'.
What snake can kill and eat a bear?
Probably a Reticulated python (Python reticulatus) - Adults of this species are quite capable of constricting and swallowing antelope.
you can kill a snake when it attacks you... u can strangle it but it will bite you too! :D first kill the snake and after this go to hospital
Do you need a special bulb for a corn snake?
Corn's don't really need light, they need heat more. The light is for us humans only so any type of light will work, most owners will use LED lights as they look good and don't mess with the temps from the heating source
How many babies do an anacondas have?
The question what is the biggest snake can be confusing, the biggest as far as girth (largest being measured at 44 inches or 1,1176 m) is the Green Anaconda, on average anacondas are more then 20 ft long many reaching lengths of 29ft or more, with a weight of over 550 lbs, in terms of length then and only then will the Reticulated Python exceed the anaconda, the longest python was measured at 33ft but even this python can't match the total mass of the anaconda.
Anacondas are members of the Boidae family of reptiles and spend most of their time in rivers and swamps of the Amazon in South America which makes them excellent swimmers, female anacondas are generally larger then the males and bear their young live and are called "Neonates", the number of young varies, some have produced 100 babies, but the average is between 20 to 40 babies. Diet consist of (depending on the size of the anaconda, the larger the snake the larger the prey) large/small rodents like capybaras, also pigs, caiman, jaguars, deer, dogs, birds even fish and is acquired by ambushing and constricting it's prey (the anaconda is so powerful it generally crushes it's prey) then swallowing it whole, the digestion of the anaconda is very slow thereby allowing it to survive without food for well over a year.
Anacondas have around a 30 year life span and the biggest threat to it is man and loss of their habitat.
