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It has a fairly stocky build for an elapid, and adult snakes are uniformly light to medium brown, while the juveniles tend to be a darker brown in color. [4] They have 23-27 scale rows around the neck and 21 just above the middle part of the body; 182-193 ventrals, 36-49 subcaudals, and basal pairs are sometimes undivided.
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:
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 (lists by U.S. state)
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 ...
The king cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) is a species complex of snakes endemic to Asia.With an average of 3.18 to 4 m (10.4 to 13.1 ft) and a record length of 5.85 m (19.2 ft), [2] it is the world's longest venomous snake and among the heaviest.
This list of snakes of Africa includes all snakes in the continent of Africa. Philothamnus natalensis; Echis megalocephalus; Echis leucogaster [1] Roman's carpet viper [1] Naja melanoleuca; all species of the genus Afrotyphlops; Bitis caudalis; Bitis peringueyi; Bitis heraldica [2] Dispholidus typus; Spitting cobra (Many species); Dendroaspis ...
The yellow anaconda (Eunectes notaeus), also known as the Paraguayan anaconda, [2] is a boa species endemic to southern South America. It is one of the largest snakes in the world but smaller than its close relative, the green anaconda.
An American Airlines flight nearly crashed into a mountain range in Hawaii — but escaped tragedy when it was ordered to rapidly gain altitude, officials said Friday.