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Mexico has about 396 species of snakes, grouped into 10 families. [4] The majority of snakes belong to the families of the dipsadidae (Dipsadidae) with 130 species and the colubrids (Colubridae) with 134 species, followed by the viperids (Viperidae) (59 species) and the elapids (Elapidae) (19 species).
Few accidents are caused by elapids (with 78 species) in Latin America, which are represented by coral snakes, of the genera Leptomicrurus (Amazonia) Micruroides (Mexico), Micrurus which is the most widely distributed, and sea snakes, with one species, the Yellow-bellied sea snake, found in Mexico, Central America and north South America.
This category is intended for reptiles endemic to Chile. Pages in category "Reptiles of Chile" The following 135 pages are in this category, out of 135 total. ...
Snakes of Brazil (352 P) D. Dryophylax (16 P) M. Mussuranas (15 P) O. Oxyrhopus (16 P) Pages in category "Snakes of South America" The following 200 pages are in this ...
The length of the tail is 25-28.5 % of the total length. There are 8 upper labials, the 4th and 5th entering the eye. The smooth dorsal scales are arranged in 19 rows at midbody. Ventrals 179-225; anal plate divided; subcaudals 100-122. [6]
However, the species has been reported in colder waters of the Pacific, such as the coasts of southern California, Mexico, Tasmania, and New Zealand, [27] the latter being a country that would otherwise be free of snakes were it not for the infrequent strandings of yellow-bellied sea snakes and banded sea kraits. [28]
In addition to Cooperheads, South Carolina is home to five other venomous snakes: Coral Snake, Cottonmouth, Pigmy Rattlesnake, Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake and Timber Rattlesnake.
Bull shark. Sharks were responsible for a large number of attacks and deaths in the region, Brazil has the highest number, about 107, and 30 deaths, followed by Mexico with 62 attacks and 35 fatalities, Cuba with 28 attacks and 16 deaths, Panama registers 27 attacks and 17 deaths, Venezuela has 11 cases and 5 deaths, Costa rica has 6 fatalities of 10 attacks, Colombia with 1 fatality of 8 ...