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General Snakes
Information
on Snakes
The University of Massachusetts provides general information about snakes,
including some of the history and mythology of snakes.
Order
Squamata
The Animal Diversity Web provides links to detailed information about
many different species of snakes, including these major families.
- Boidae (Boas)
- Colubridae (Common or “Typical” Snakes)
- Elapidae (Black Mamba, Coral Snakes, Cobras & Sea Snakes)
- Viperidae (Adders, Copperheads, Cottonmouths, Rattlesnakes, Sidewinders, Vipers)
Reptiles
of Washington
Scroll down to see the Burke Museum’s list of the 12 native snake
species of Washington, with detailed information available on a few
of them.
Snakes
A basic factsheet on snakes from the Defenders of Wildlife.
Snakes of
North America
Facts about snakes in general, with links to photographs of specific species
from a biologist at the University of Pittsburgh.
Sidewinder
From the Georgia Wildlife Web at the Georgia
Museum of Natural History.
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Boas & Pythons
Boa
Constrictor
Brief facts about boas from the Canadian Museum of Nature.
Boidae
Links to detailed information on 7 species of boas, including geographic
and physical characteristics, natural history, economic importance and more
from the Animal Diversity Web.
Reptiles
of Washington: Charina Bottae, Rubber Boa
Description, distribution, habitat, biology facts and conservation statistics
from the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture.
Rosy
Boa
Description, range and habitat, natural history and conservation status
on one of the smallest members of the boa family, from the San Diego
Natural History Museum’s online field guide.
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Common Snakes
Colubridae
Links to detailed information on 35 species of common snakes, including
geographic range, physical characteristics, natural history, economic
implications for humans and more, from the Animal Diversity Web.
Reptiles
of Washington: Contia tenuis, Sharp-tailed Snake
Description, distribution, habitat, biology facts and conservation
statistics from the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture.
Reptiles
of Washington: Masticophis taentiatus, Striped Whipsnake
Description, distribution, habitat, biology facts and conservation statistics
from the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture.
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Venomous Snakes
Elapidae
Links to detailed information on 5 species of Elapidae – the Black
Mambo Eastern Coral Snake, Indian & King Cobras and the Yellow-bellied
Sea Snake – including geographic range, physcial characteristics,
natural history, ecological importance for humans and more, from the
Animal Diversity Web.
Florida
Museum of Natural History’s Guide to Florida’s Venomous
Snakes
Detailed facts on the six species of venomous snakes found
in Florida – Copperheads, Cottonmouths, Rattlesnakes and Coral
Snakes – including description and habitat.
King
Cobra
All about the King Cobra, a snake with a bite that can kill an elephant,
from National Geographic.com
Rattlesnakes
An introduction to rattlers – venom, heat vision, rattling and care
of young from the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum. Includes links to a detailed
factsheet on rattlesnakes, information about bites and treatment, rattlesnake
rules, rattlesnake removal, sindwinding and additional reading.
Reptiles
of Washington: Crotalus viridis, Western Rattlesnake
Description, distribution, habitat, biology facts and conservation statistics
from the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture.
Sidewinder
Basic information, including range, habitat, description, behavior,
life cycle and subspecies, from DesertUSA.com.
Sidewinder
Description, range and habitat, natural history and conservation status
factsheet on this small but deadly snake, from the San Diego Natural
History Museum online field guide.
Viperidae
Links to detailed information on 12 species of the viper family –
Adders, Copperheads, Cottonmouths, Rattlesnakes, Sidewinders & Vipers
– including geographic range, physical characteristics, natural
history, economic importance for humans and more, from the Animal Diversity
Web.
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April 21, 2011
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