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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. Contents:
In comparison to rat snake species at relatively colder regions, rat snake species at lower latitudes tend to be larger in size due to warmer climate conditions. As the global climate warms, the average body size of rat snakes at higher latitudes will become larger, which will allow the species to catch more prey and thus increase their overall ...
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Ptyas is a genus of colubrid snakes. [1] This genus is one of several colubrid genera colloquially called "rat snakes" or "ratsnakes".. The generic name derives from Ancient Greek πτυάς, meaning "spitter", which referred to a kind of snake believed to spit venom in the eyes of humans, although in reality none of the Ptyas are known to spit venom.
The snakes can also eat young chickens and chicks, hence the common name chicken snake. Rat snakes are most vulnerable to predators as juveniles. Predators of P. quadrivittatus include hawks (Buteo spp.), great horned owls (Bubo virginianus), foxes, raccoons, and domestic cats. Adult eastern rat snakes have few known predators other than humans.
Coelognathus erythrurus (A.M.C. Duméril, Bibron & A.H.A. Duméril, 1854) – Philippine rat snake; Coelognathus flavolineatus (Schlegel, 1837) – yellow-striped rat snake; Coelognathus helena (Daudin, 1803) – trinket snake; Coelognathus philippinus (Griffin, 1909) – reddish rat snake; Coelognathus radiatus (F. Boie, 1827) – copperhead ...
List of Serpentes families; List of viperine species and subspecies; By other characteristics: 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 ...
These correspond roughly to the historically recognized tribe names Sonorini, Colubrini, Boigini/Lycodontini, Dispholidini, and Lampropeltini. Coluber is the type genus of both Colubrinae and Colubridae and the basis for the name Colubroidea, and it is one of only three snake genera named by Carl Linnaeus still in use for a snake today. [9] [10]