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The Southern African rock python (Python natalensis) is a large python species native to Southern Africa inhabiting savanna and woodland. [1] It was first described by Andrew Smith in 1833. [2] Growing a length of more than 5 m (16 ft), this is one of the largest snakes in the world.
The longest venomous snake is the king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah), with lengths (recorded in captivity) of up to 5.7 m (19 ft) and a weight of up to 12.7 kg (28 lb). [53] It is also the largest elapid. The second-longest venomous snake in the world is possibly the African black mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis), which
Afrotyphlops schlegelii, commonly known as Schlegel's beaked blind snake [2] or Schlegel's giant blind snake, [1] is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The species is endemic to eastern and southern Africa, and bears the distinction of being the world's largest typhlopid . [ 2 ]
The encyclopedia has information about snakes that is listed from A-Z. The book has pictures and information about snake morphology, habitats, diets, hunting and defense behaviors, taxonomy, and a history of human responses to snakes. [1]
The species is endemic to southern Africa. There are no subspecies that are recognised as being valid. [3] Its common names are the Southern stiletto snake, [4] Bibron's stiletto snake, [4] Side-stabbing snake; [4] previously it was known [4] as Bibron's burrowing asp, [5] Bibron's mole viper, [6] and the mole adder. [7]
Black mambas live in the savannas and rocky hills of southern and eastern Africa. They are Africa's longest venomous snake, reaching up to 14 feet in length, although 8.2 feet is more the average. They are also among the fastest snakes in the world, slithering at speeds of up to 12.5 miles per hour. [2] [6]
This list of snakes of Africa includes all snakes in the continent of Africa. Philothamnus natalensis; Echis megalocephalus; Echis leucogaster [1] Roman's carpet viper [1] Naja melanoleuca; all species of the genus Afrotyphlops; Bitis caudalis; Bitis peringueyi; Bitis heraldica [2] Dispholidus typus; Spitting cobra (Many species); Dendroaspis ...
The desert rosy boa (Lichanura trivirgata) is a species of snake in the family Boidae. The desert rosy boa is native to the American Southwest and Baja California and Sonora in Mexico . The desert rosy boa is one of four species in the boa family native to the continental United States , the other three being the coastal rosy boa ( Lichanura ...