Wish more people would realise they are not as bad as their reputation! A great and compelling study into the Easter Corn Snake though!īeautiful photos - snakes are such attractive creatures. I can assure you that all of my sources are authentic and accurate. It has been seen for 2 days on end in some places. Thank you for bringing awareness to this elegant and mysterious snake, although the careful studies into its habits by some of the more aware herpetologists has challenged the assumption that the Easter Corn Snake only comes out on one day. I am glad someone mentioned the elusive Easter Corn Snake, a species that does not get nearly as enough attention in herpetological circles. Thank you expertherpetologist magnificentĮxpertHerpetologist on November 14, 2019: This article shows just how much beauty the animal kingdom has to offer. It has recently been learned that a few species of snake are viviparous including the boa constrictor and green anaconda.
Leucism: A condition characterized by reduced pigmentation in all skin pigments in animals and humans resulting in irregular patches of white on an animal or in rarer instances a complete coat of white.Herpetology: The study of amphibians and reptiles, including snakes.All elapids are venomous, and this classification includes all the deadliest snakes in the world, attacking the central nervous system of its victims with a fast-acting neurotoxin that restricts breathing. Elapids: A classification that includes all fixed-fang snakes such as cobras and coral snakes.Constrictor: A snake that disables prey by wrapping around it and tightening its coils to incapacitate or kill the prey.Even those that can produce venom are considered harmless to humans. Colubrids: A broad classification that includes about two-thirds of all snakes, most of which, but not all, are nonvenomous.Boids: A classification of snakes that includes boas, pythons, and anacondas.There are almost 3000 known species of snakes.With the exception of Antarctica, snakes are found on every continent and on almost all islands.Most snakes have hundreds of teeth but only use those teeth to hold prey while swallowing it.They have no eyelids and do not blink with their eye being protected instead by a transparent scale. You cannot win a staring contest with a snake.Many harmless snakes share similar coloring with deadlier snakes as a method of defense against predators.Snakes are all muscles and backbone with some species having up to 500 vertebrae.They can grow to at least 4½ feet long, but as a fairly recent finding in the reptile kingdom, there may be much about this lovely creature that we are yet to learn, including their actual maximum size.
This intensely green venomous snake has bright markings with males having red eyes with red and white stripes while females have yellow eyes and stripes that are mostly white. Let's begin with a relatively new discovery the Emerald Green Pit Viper was first found in 2002 in the eastern mountains of the Himalayas in the nation of Burma. This can be difficult to see when the lovely viper is hissing at you from a few feet away, so I have collected a few of the most fascinating here for you to enjoy. Maybe not in the way that a furry squirrel or a delicate butterfly is beautiful, but they do have a unique elegance and primal charm that no other creature can match. But one thing that cannot be denied, at least once you get past your initial repulsion, is that snakes are truly beautiful creatures.