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Cerberus rynchops, also known as the New Guinea bockadam, South Asian bockadam, bockadam snake, or dog-faced water snake, is a mildly venomous species of a snake in the family Homalopsidae. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is native to coastal waters of South and Southeast Asia. [ 2 ]
Dogs are most commonly bitten in the face, tongue, eyes and neck. Bites in these areas are more serious since the venom is often delivered directly into the victim’s bloodstream.
The animal has an elongated snout, thin eyestalks with well-developed eyes and sensory tentacles, and a narrow, strong foot with a sickle-shaped operculum. A molecular analysis conducted in 2006 based on DNA sequences of histone and mitochondrial genes demonstrated that Laevistrombus canarium , Doxander vittatus , and Labiostrombus epidromis ...
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A dog in West Virginia is thriving after a suspected snake bite which left him with an extremely swollen head.. The story of the dog's plight recently went viral following a Reddit mention, but ...
It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Fordonia leucobalia, commonly known as crab-eating water snake and white-bellied mangrove snake. [2] It is a common resident of mangrove swamps and tropical tidal wetlands from coast of Southeast Asia to Indonesia and the coasts of Northern Australia .
The orange-eyed snake, which has an unusually smelly defense mechanism, is one of five new species discovered in the jungle canopy. ‘Drop-dead gorgeous’ new snake in South America named after ...
Its neck down to mid-body is yellow and the rest of the body is brown. There is one small scale on the face called the preocular scale, located in front of the eye and wedged between two other scales, called the upper labials. The scales on the top of the head are large, a feature that distinguishes this snake from Dryophiops rubescens.