Snakes are elongated, legless, carnivorous reptiles covered in overlapping scales. There are over 3,000 snake species worldwide, including venomous snakes like the king cobra, copperhead, and black mamba. Non-venomous snake species discussed include the corn snake, boa constrictor, and eastern coral snake. Details are provided on the appearance, habitat, hunting/prey, and venom (for venomous species) of some of the main snake types.
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Top 7 Deadliest Snakes
1. Information of snakes
Snakes are elongated, legless, carnivorous reptiles of
the suborder Serpentes. Like all other squamates,
snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in
overlapping scales.
2. Types of snakes...Snake Species. With more then 3,000 species of snakes in the world
there is plenty to learn about them. ...
King Cobra. The longest venomous snake in the world is the 1.King
Cobra. ...
2.American Copperhead. ...
3. Black Mamba. ...
4. Corn Snake. ...
5.Rattlesnake. ...
6 Boa Constrictor. ...
7.Eastern Coral Snake.
3. King cobra
●They have black, white, or yellow bands and cross
bands over their base color. Juvenile snakes are more
drastically colored. They have shiny black scales lined
with bright yellow bands. Both adults and juveniles
have light colored undersides.
4. American copperhead
They have black, white, or yellow bands and cross
bands over their base color. Juvenile snakes are more
drastically colored. They have shiny black scales lined
with bright yellow bands. Both adults and juveniles
have light colored undersides.
5. Black mamba
●Despite its name, the snake is not black. Instead, it ranges in colour
from gray to dark brown, with a lighter underside. The black
actually refers to the colour of the inside of its mouth; green
mambas and other snakes have white mouths. The black mamba is
found in rocky savannas and lowland forests.
6. Rattle snake
●Rattlesnakes receive their name from the rattle located
at the end of their tails, which makes a loud rattling
noise when vibrated that deters predators or serves as a
warning to passers-by.[5] However, rattlesnakes fall
prey to hawks, weasels, king snakes, and a variety of
other species. Rattlesnakes are heavily preyed upon as
neonates, while they are still weak and immature.
7. Corn snake
●Corn snakes are found in the eastern United States from southern
New Jersey to Florida, into Louisiana and parts of Kentucky. They
are most abundant in Florida and other southeastern states.Snakes
have pretty much no smell. Not enough that a human could pick up
anyway. There feces are pretty smelly but they only go as often as
they eat and it becomes predictable after a while. They also produce
a urate, which is a mixer of solid and liquid which smells a little.
8. Boa constricter
Boa Constrictor Facts. Boa constrictors kill prey by squeezing them
tightly and obstructing blood flow. Boa constrictors are non-venomous
snakes famous for their method of subduing prey: squeezing, or
constricting, it to death.Boa constrictors face many airborne predators,
including the white-bellied sea eagle, the wedge-tailed eagle and some
varieties of hawks. Small boas and juvenile boas are especially at risk of
being hunted as they can easily be carried off in a raptor's talons to make
its meal.
9. Eastern coral snake
●The coral snake is the only eastern species of snake with a pair of fixed fangs in the
front of the mouth. Range and Habitat: The eastern coral snake is found in scattered
localities in the southern Coastal Plain from North Carolina to Louisiana, including all of
Florida, where they are most prevalent.
is the eastern coral snake poisonous?Coral snakes are small, vibrantly colored, highly venomo
10. Taipan
●Where are taipan snakes found?
●Taipans are highly venomous. The common taipan is found in northern
Australia and eastern coastal areas as far south as northern New South
Wales. The inland taipan is found in parts of central Australia, not
including the Alice Springs and Uluru area.
Taipans are snakes of the genus Oxyuranus in the elapid family. They are large, fast-