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The largest-known snake in the world is the Anaconda, or Eunectes murinus, of South America. It holds the world's record for size with one specimen, encountered by petroleum geologist in eastern Columbia in the 1944, measuring 37 1/2 feet in length. Somew Full Review »
Cobra (snake), common name for certain members of a family of venomous snakes, known for their intimidating behavior and deadly bite. Cobras are recognized by the hoods that they flare when angry or disturbed; the hoods are created by the elongate ribs th Full Review »
Cobra (snake), common name for certain members of a family of venomous snakes, known for their intimidating behavior and deadly bite. Cobras are recognized by the hoods that they flare when angry or disturbed; the hoods are created by the elongate ribs th Full Review »
Python is a common name for Nonpoisonous snakes of boa and python family. Pythons are large and muscular, and kill their prey by squeezing, or constricting, until it suffocates. Although most feed on small mammals, some large species can kill and swallow Full Review »
Snakes (Order Squamata: suborder Serpentes) lack external ear openings, moveable eyelids, and legs. The snakes of North Carolina can be separated into three different families: the Colubridae, Elapidae, and Viperidae. Most North Carolina snakes are colu Full Review »
This index has links to a few hundred websites that contain information and photos of specific kinds of snakes: A-B * Anaconda: (1) Big Snakes, (2) Anaconda: Eunectes Murinus, (3) Anaconda, (4) Biggest Snake: Anaconda, (5) Anaconda * B Full Review »
Texas has four out of the five US snake families: Old World fixed front fang snakes (Elapidae) - the largest group Advanced snakes (Colubridae) Slender blind snakes (Leptotyphlopidae) New World Pit vipers - subgroup of the Viper Family (Viperidae), Full Review »
Snakes are important members of the natural world and make a significant contribution to the control of pests such as rats, insects, and other snakes. Poisonous snakes, however, are not desirable members of the human habitat. The risk of a poisonous snake Full Review »
A Guide To Identifying North American Venomous Snakes. Oops, there one goes now. You can see its tail slithering off under your begonias, but you don't know whether or not it was venomous. Yikes! What do you do now? Relax. Of all the many species of sn Full Review »
Two alphabetical lists of Florida snakes are presented here. The first list focuses on the scientific name and the second list highlights the common name. Alphabetical by Scientific Name Alphabetical by Common Name * Agkistrodon contortrix cont Full Review »
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