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Venomous snakes are classified in two taxonomic families: Elapids – cobras including king cobras, kraits, mambas, Australian copperheads, sea snakes, and coral snakes.
Grass snake (Natrix natrix) Cylindrophiidae Fitzinger, 1843: Asian pipe snakes: Red-tailed pipe snake (Cylindrophis ruffus) Elapidae Boie, 1827: Cobras, coral snakes, mambas, kraits, sea snakes, sea kraits, Australian elapids: King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) Loxocemidae Cope, 1861: Mexican burrowing snakes: Mexican burrowing snake (Loxocemus ...
This is a list of the scientific names of extant snakes. It includes 517 genera and 3,738 species: [1] Acanthophis Acanthophis antarcticus Acanthophis cryptamydros
Reptiles, from Nouveau Larousse Illustré, 1897–1904, notice the inclusion of amphibians (below the crocodiles). In the 13th century, the category of reptile was recognized in Europe as consisting of a miscellany of egg-laying creatures, including "snakes, various fantastic monsters, lizards, assorted amphibians, and worms", as recorded by Beauvais in his Mirror of Nature. [7]
This is a list of extant snakes, given by their common names. Note that the snakes are grouped by name, and in some cases the grouping may have no scientific basis.
List of dangerous snakes; List of largest snakes; By region: List of snakes of Jordan; List of snakes in North Macedonia; Snakes of Nigeria; List of snakes of Spain; List of snakes of Trinidad and Tobago; Category:Lists of snakes of the United States (lists by U.S. state)
Since first appearing during the age of dinosaurs, snakes have authored an evolutionary success story - slithering into almost every habitat on Earth, from oceans to tree tops. Scientists ...
Pages in category "Snakes" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...