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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 ...
In 1960, the Mexican ornithologist Rafael Martín del Campo identified the eagle in the pre-Hispanic codex as the crested caracara or "quebrantahuesos" (bonebreaker), a species common in Mexico (although the name "eagle" is taxonomically incorrect, as the caracara is in the falcon family). The golden eagle is considered the official bird of ...
Clelia scytalina, commonly known as the Mexican snake eater [3] or zopilota de altura (highland mussarana), [4] is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the New World .
The series concerns two toads, El Toro and Pancho, who live in the Mexican city of Tijuana. Throughout the cartoon they try to eat their prey, but always get outsmarted. [2] They would sometimes themselves be targeted by a bird, Crazylegs Crane, and would in turn always outsmart him. The series introduced two characters who later got their own ...
Crotalus basiliscus, known as the Mexican west coast rattlesnake, [3] Mexican green rattler, and also by other names, [4] is a species of pit viper in the family Viperidae. The species is endemic to western Mexico .
The use of serpents in Aztec art ranges greatly from being an inclusion in the iconography of important religious figures such as Quetzalcoatl and Cōātlīcue, [2] to being used as symbols on Aztec ritual objects, [3] and decorative stand-alone representations which adorned the walls of monuments such as the Templo Mayor.
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Leptophis mexicanus, commonly known as the Mexican parrot snake, is a species of medium-sized slender snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to the Americas . Geographic range