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This is a list of maximum recorded animal lifespans in captivity.Only animals from the classes of the Chordata phylum are included. [1] On average, captive animals (especially mammals) live longer than wild animals.
An excerpt from a guide published by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources covering Kentucky’s venomous snakes.
A lifetime reproduction study of a population in the Adirondack Mountains of New York found that the first reproduction occurs at a mean age of 9.6 years. The mean length of reproductive cycles is 4.2 years, the mean reproductive life span is 9.6 years, and the average fecundity is 7.7 offspring per litter.
This is a list of snakes found in Kentucky. [1] Common name Scientific name Venomous Image Eastern copperhead: Agkistrodon contortrix: Venomous Timber rattlesnake:
The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Reptiles and Amphibians. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 743 pp. ISBN 0-394-50824-6. (Eumeces fasciatus, pp. 570–571 + Plates 427, 437, 443). Conant, R. (1975). A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America, Second Edition. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. xviii + 429 pp ...
Reptiles will also need the perfect-sized terrarium and toys for enrichment, along with the right handling and the correct substrate. To find out the best types of reptiles you can keep as a pet ...
The reptile was taken from a home in Bellevue at the end of September after firefighters were called to the residence and found an alligator in the basement, the department said in a Facebook post ...
Eastern diamondback rattlesnake at the Saint Louis Zoo Detail of rattle. The eastern diamondback rattlesnake is the largest rattlesnake species and is one of the heaviest known species of venomous snake, with one specimen shot in 1946 measuring 2.4 m (7.8 ft) in length and weighing 15.4 kg (34 lb).