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Ophiophagy (Greek: ὄφις + φαγία, lit. ' snake eating ') is a specialized form of feeding or alimentary behavior of animals which hunt and eat snakes.There are ophiophagous mammals (such as the skunks and the mongooses), birds (such as snake eagles, the secretarybird, and some hawks), lizards (such as the common collared lizard), and even other snakes, such as the Central and South ...
The first winter storm, named Winter Storm Finn by The Weather Channel, hit the Midwest, Southeast, and East Coast on January 8–10, 2024. [29] Interstate 70 was closed from Watkins, Colorado to the Kansas state line due to the storm. [30] Winds in Colorado gusted up to 80 mph (130 km/h), while winds in New Mexico reached 76 mph (122 km/h).
These names have been coined using schemes such as the days of the year that the storm impacted or noteworthy structures that the storm had damaged and/or destroyed. In the 2010s, winter storm naming became controversial with The Weather Channel coming up with its own list of names for winter storms similar to that of hurricanes.
This is more likely on warmer days within the winter months, as it’s common to have copperheads and other snakes out in the sun on days in the 60s and 70s °F.
According to Price, snakes are single-mindedly focused on one thing this time of year: where they’re going to spend the winter. “Sometimes that’s why you see a lot of movement and activity ...
The winter season in North America began at the winter solstice, which occurred on December 21, 2022, and it ended at the March equinox, which occurred on March 20, 2023. [1] The first day of meteorological winter began on December 1 and unofficially ended on February 28; [ 2 ] winter storms may still occur outside of these limits.
Snakes are cold-blooded, meaning they cannot regulate their own body temperatures like humans or other warm-blooded animals. A snake’s body temperature changes with the outside temperatures.
January 13–16, 2024 North American winter storm – affected much of the country with snow, caused damaging ice in the Pacific Northwest, killed dozens after dropping snow in the South, and brought accumulating snow to much of the Mid-Atlantic states for the first time in two years.