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The skull of Python reticulatus.. The skull of a snake is a very complex structure, with numerous joints to allow the snake to swallow prey far larger than its head.. The typical snake skull has a solidly ossified braincase, with the separate frontal bones and the united parietal bones extending downward to the basisphenoid, which is large and extends forward into a rostrum extending to the ...
Boa constrictor constrictor. — Forcart, 1951. The boa constrictor (scientific name also Boa constrictor), also known as the common boa, is a species of large, non-venomous, heavy-bodied snake that is frequently kept and bred in captivity. [5][6] The boa constrictor is a member of the family Boidae. The species is native to tropical South America.
Snakes are elongated, limbless reptiles of the suborder Serpentes (/ sɜːrˈpɛntiːz /). [2] Like all other squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales. Many species of snakes have skulls with several more joints than their lizard ancestors, enabling them to swallow prey much larger than their heads ...
Pseudoboa caerulea Schneider, 1801, Bungarus candidus var. Cærulus Boulenger, 1896. The common krait (Bungarus caeruleus), also known as Bengal krait, is a species of highly venomous snakes of the genus Bungarus in the Elapidae family, native to the Indian subcontinent. It is one of the Big Four Indian snakes that inflict the most snakebites ...
Synonyms [1] Atomarchus, Chilopoma, Eutaenia, Eutainia, Phamnovis, Prymnomiodon, Stypocemus, Tropidonote, Tropidonotus. Garter snake is the common name for small to medium-sized snakes belonging to the genus Thamnophis in the family Colubridae. They are native to North and Central America, ranging from central Canada in the north to Costa Rica ...
The common watersnake can grow up to 135 cm (4 ft 5 in) in total length (including tail). [6] Per one study, the average total length of females was 81.4 cm (2 ft 8 in), while that of males was 69.6 cm (2 ft in). [7] From known studies of this species in the wild, adult females can weigh between 159 and 408 g ( and oz) typically, while the ...
Colubridae (/ kəˈluːbrɪdiː /, commonly known as colubrids / ˈkɒljʊbrɪdz /, from Latin: coluber, 'snake') is a family of snakes. With 249 genera, [2] it is the largest snake family. The earliest fossil species of the family date back to the Late Eocene epoch, with earlier origins suspected. [1] Colubrid snakes are found on every ...
Squamata (/ skwæˈmeɪtə /, Latin squamatus, 'scaly, having scales') is the largest order of reptiles, comprising lizards and snakes. With over 12,162 species, [3] it is also the second-largest order of extant (living) vertebrates, after the perciform fish. Squamates are distinguished by their skins, which bear horny scales or shields, and ...