Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The corn snake is named for the species' regular presence near grain stores, where it preys on mice and rats that eat harvested corn (). [9]The Oxford English Dictionary cites this usage as far back as 1675, whilst other sources maintain that the corn snake is so-named because the distinctive, nearly-checkered pattern of the snake's belly scales resembles the kernels of variegated corn.
The corn snake (P. guttatus) is a popular pet reptile, due to the availability of captive-bred animals, their low maintenance and calm disposition, and the variety of color morphs. There are other species of Pantherophis that are in the pet trade, though are not as popular as the corn snake.
Lampropeltini is a tribe of colubrid snake endemic to the New World.These include the kingsnakes, milk snake, corn snake, gopher snakes, pine snakes, and bullsnakes.At least 51 species have been recognized and the group have been heavily studied for biogeography, morphology, ecology, and phylogenetics.
Corn Snake (Pantherophis guttatus) Rat Snake (Pantherophis obsoletus) Mud Snake (Farancia abacura) Rainbow Snake (Farancia erytrogramma) Eastern Hognose Snake (Heterodon platirhinos) Southern Hognose Snake (Heterodon simus) Mole Kingsnake (Lampropeltis calligaster) Eastern Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula) Milk Snake (Lampropeltis triangulum)
Western ground snake (Sonora semiannulata) [285] Western lyre snake (Trimorphodon biscutatus) [286] Western patch-nosed snake (Salvadora hexalepis) [287] Western skink (Eumeces skiltonianus or Plestiodon skiltonianus) [288] Western terrestrial garter snake (Thamnophis elegans) [289] Western threadsnake (Leptotyphlops humilis or Rena humilis) [290]
Reptiles are tetrapod animals in the class Reptilia, comprising today's turtles, crocodilians, snakes, amphisbaenians, lizards, tuatara, and their extinct relatives. The study of these traditional reptile orders , historically combined with that of modern amphibians , is called herpetology .
A new snake species, the northern green anaconda, sits on a riverbank in the Amazon's Orinoco basin. “The size of these magnificent creatures was incredible," Fry said in a news release earlier ...
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: