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This fish is susceptible to such man-made disturbances as channelization, sedimentation, pollution, and dam construction. However, it has a wide range and is a common species so the International Union for Conservation of Nature has rated its conservation status as being of " least concern ".
Pantherophis obsoletus, also known commonly as the western rat snake, black rat snake, pilot black snake, or simply black snake, [5] is a nonvenomous species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to central North America. There are no subspecies that are recognized as being valid. [6] Its color variations include the Texas ...
The bandy-bandy is a smooth-scaled, glossy snake with a distinctive pattern of sharply contrasting black and white rings that continue right around the body. Bandy-bandys are strikingly distinguishable from other Australian land snakes by their unique banding pattern, [ 3 ] which gives the species both its common names and its scientific name ...
The eastern ribbon snake gets its name from its very thin body. At maturity, it grows to between 18 and 86 centimetres (7.1 and 33.9 in) in length. [3] It is a slender, black snake with a yellow mid-back stripe and one on each side. A brown stripe of one or two rows of scales extends onto the sides of the belly.
Lachesis muta is the third longest venomous snake in the world, exceeded in length only by the king cobra and the black mamba. Weight in this species is estimated at an average of 3 to 5 kg (6.6 to 11.0 lb), somewhat less than the heaviest rattlesnakes (like the eastern diamondback rattlesnake ) or Bitis vipers (such as the Gaboon viper and ...
However, state park lakes are not included in this list because records of biggest fish aren't kept. It is worth noting that Bob M. Dearing Natchez State Park Lake produced the state record ...
The mud snake usually grows to a total length (including tail) of 40 to 54 inches (1-1.4 m), [4] with the record total length being slightly over 80 inches (2 m). [5] This species is sexually dimorphic in size. Female adults are larger than males in total length. [6] The upperside of the mud snake is glossy black.
Cathy Tyson (“Criminal Record”) and Stephen Fry (“The Dropout”) have boarded upcoming folk-horror feature “Black Samphire.” They will star alongside Cathy Wippell and Ishtar Currie ...