Showing posts with label Snake. Show all posts
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Saturday, July 21, 2012

King Snake


King Snake Classification
Scientific name of the King snake is Lampropeltis getula general. There are different subspecies of snake King General, including the Arizona Desert King snake (Lampropeltis getula splendida) Mexican Black King Snake (Lampropeltis getula nigrita), California King snake (Lampropeltis getula californiae) and Yuma King snake (Lampropeltis getula yumensis).

King snakes and various subspecies of the public should not be confused with the King snake Mexico (Lompropeltis mexicana) or Mountain King snake (Lompropeltis zonata). They are related to Lampropeltis getula and third species within the same genus, but they are different, separate species of snakes.

King Snake Range and Habitat
King snakes are native to warm parts of the North American continent. It is found in forests and forest and grassland, marsh and swamp and appreciate the Chaparral and desert habitats. This live Sonoran Desert, Mojave and Chihuahuan, and their habitats continue south to Baja and Mexico. Coverage stretches from sea level up to 7000 feet elevation.

King Snake Diet
The king snake gets its name from the fact that it can overcome and devour other snakes, even those that are poisonous such as snakes and Copperheads derrick. In addition to snakes, the hunt for other animals such as cold-blooded lizards, turtles and frogs and small mammals and birds. Given the chance, would gladly take the eggs.

King snakes usually hunt for morning and evening, but if the weather is very hot it can turn to hunt at night. This will use the senses penciumannya to find victims. Appropriate when the victim has been detected, King snakes will bite and roll around the animal to choke. Hunting technique similar to that of a boa constrictor and does not require pesticides.

King snakes are often bitten by a poisonous snake, but immunity can only poison and waiting for prey exhausted by the choke coil. King snakes are known to swallow its prey while the animal is still alive.

King Snake Bites
Because the snake king over the strangle their prey, it does not need a powerful poison. Because it is harmless to humans. This is owned by the same family as some other harmless snakes, such as Garter snakes, Gopher snakes and snake Whip. This is the Colubridae family name.

When the king snake feel threatened, it will display a warning signal consisting of hisses and strikes. It will also vibrate their tails. If the attack took place King snake will roll into a ball and keep his head covered in the middle while the pap invaders with dirt and musk.

King Snakes Description
General King snakes come in a wide group of colors and patterns. The two most common colors are chocolate brown and black. These snakes often show alternating black and white tape, but the band also can be yellow, beige, or brown depending on geographic location. Some snakes King show almost solid black coloration, while others have a black belly. An adult king snake will usually be between 30 and 85 inches long.

King Cobra Snake


The King Cobra Snake (Ophiophagus Hannah) were not cobras, because that's the genus Ophiophagus while all cobras naja is found in the genus. But the King cobra snake is similar to the cobra bit of truth, which can for example take-thirds of his body from the ground, and feel intimidated when it will produce hard, high-pitched hiss and make camp in the neck by side over the top.

King Cobra Snakes  Range
Natural range for the king cobra snakes including most of mainland India, and is also found in Malaysia, the Philippines and southern China.

King Cobra Snake Habitat
Special king cobra snake habitat consists of dense jungle plateau in south-east Asia. King cobra snake found water and often found near streams, rivers and lakes. In the mountains of India, King cobra snakes inhabit the height of 2000 meters (6500 feet) above sea level.

King Cobra Snake Size
King cobra snake can reach a length 5.7 meters (18.5 feet) making it the longest poisonous snake on the ground. As mentioned above, can actually raise one-third of the body from the ground which means that you can find himself staring directly at the king cobra snake eyes - or even glanced at on the bottom! Appear as no surprise that King cobra snake has achieved legendary status and feared.

Corn Snake

Corn Snake Classification
Rat Snake Corn Snake Elaphe genus belonging to the family Colubridae. Corn Snake Elaphe scientific name guttata, and there are two recognized subspecies: Elaphe guttata Elaphe guttata guttata and emoryi.

Corn snakes live in Mexico and in the south-eastern and central United States. The first subspecies, Elaphe guttata guttata, inhabit the southeastern United States and can be identified in orange skin and black-bordered red spots. It is known as the Corn Snake general or Red Rat Snake.

The second subspecies, Elaphe guttata emoryi, known as the Snake or Great Plains Rat Snake Emory mice. This subspecies is found in the center of North America and parts of Mexico. Emory Rat Snake northern Report from Michigan, while the range of the snake extends eastward all the way to Massachusetts. Emory Rat snakes do not show strong staining with Red Rat Snake. Usually light gray or brown spots is of dark gray, sometimes with olive-green color. Emory Rat snakes are also usually bigger and fatter than the Red Rat Snake and will not produce many eggs per clutch.

Corn Snake Pet
Popular pet corn snake for various reasons. You will not need a large aquarium, because the average adult snakes Corn will be no more than 4 feet. This makes a corn snake from the smallest species of rat snake, and also one of the most aggressive. Its docile temperament makes it easy to handle even for an experienced snake keeper. Corn snakes usually called strong enough and will last a beginner offense by a new snake keeper. Some Corn Snake has lived for more than 30 years in captivity, and the average corn snake will live for about 15-20 years in captivity (if given proper care).

Because the corn snake has become a popular pet, you will likely find a local pet shop. This type of breed easily in captivity, so you do not need to enter the wild caught population to get a pet corn snake.

Before you get a corn snake, you should always make a thorough study to provide the treatment, the right environment and food. Also make sure that you know which subspecies of corn snakes pet ownership. Emory Rat snakes are usually a bit more aggressive than the General Corn Snake. It is also important to know what is the charge of the Corn snake, or snakes of any kind, will violate regulations of the country or region. Some landlords will not allow all types of such snakes in their homes.

Corn Snake Diet
Corn snake its common name is derived from hunting rats in the corn fields. Just like all other members of the genus Rat Snake, is the staple diet of animals pengerat. Corn snake, but also skilled climbers and often will change pengerat animals with bats, birds and bird eggs. Corn snakes newly hatched will often hunt smaller lizards, and some specimens of reptiles continue to eat even as adults.

Copperhead Snake


Copperhead snake real name may refer to a variety of different species of snakes.

American Copperhead snake (Agkistrodon contortrix) is a pit viper native North American species.
Copperhead Rat Snake (Elaphe radiata) is a species of snake native Asia.
Copperhead snake genus throughout Australia form Australia's native elapids, genus named Austrelaps.

American Copperhead Snake
American Copperhead snake (Agkistrodon contortrix) belonging to the genus Agkistrodon; a group of snakes commonly referred to as mokasin. Copperhead snakes are American pit viper; ambush predator that will stay hidden and wait for the mouse arrived. It feeds mainly on small animals such as rats and pengerat rats.

The Copperhead name comes from the copper-colored head and neck of adults of species of snakes. Even as adults, American Copperhead Snakes usually live about 1.5 feet (50 cm), but sometimes reach a length of specimen 3 feet (1 meter). Compared to the other hole a viper, American Copperhead Snake has incredible body lean.

There are five recognized subspecies of American Copperhead Snake:
Agkistrodon contortrix contortrix
Agkistrodon contortrix laticinctus
Agkistrodon contortrix mokasen
Agkistrodon contortrix phaeogaster
Agkistrodon contortrix pictigaster

Asia Copperhead Snake
This snake is also known as Copperhead Rat Snake and Rat Snake radiated. Elaphe radiate literary name was and is a member of the genus Elaphe Rat Snake, which makes it relatively far from the popular pet corn snake. You can search for Copperhead snake species in Bangladesh, Burmese, Cambodian, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

Australian Copperhead snakes
The Copperhead Snake Australia three different species of elapids belonging to the genus Austrelaps: Austrelaps labialis (Pygmy Copperhead Snake), Austrelaps ramsayi (Highlands Copperhead snake), and Austrelaps Superbus (lowlands Copperhead Snake). Pygmy Copperhead snake found in South Australia while residing Copperhead Snake Highlands of New South Wales and Victoria. Overlapping lowlands Copperhead Snake range spans from two other species, and this snake lives in South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria as well as on the island of Tasmania.

The Australian Copperhead Snakes tolerance of cold temperatures far better than most other snakes and is the only Australian snake that lived above the Snowline. They become inactive during the winter, but they entered the inactive state more slowly than most other types of snakes and they are usually the first snake hunt began again in the spring. Copperhead snakes known for their love Australia on the water and often hunt for swimming. They usually diurnal hunters, but when the weather becomes very hot Australia they would refrain from hunting during the day. Examples of the victims are generally caught frogs, but the Copperhead snake will eat almost all sizes of animals handled. Will even eat their own children. Copperhead snake poison from Australia is strong enough to cause death in humans, and therefore you should always seek medical attention if you have been bitten.

Ball Python


Ball python snake living soil is usually found at Savanna field or in the rainforest in the west to Central Africa. Especially the largest population available in the countries of Togo, Benin and Ghana. Ball python snake beautiful and powerful which can come in many different colors. Although they are usually black and brown, there are to date 62 different color morphs known as genetic. This will cause the ball python has a different color to the forest extending from albino pastel, from punctate to caramel.

Batch usually put up to 8 female ball python eggs will hatch the egg and within 60 days of the new ball python will see the light of day. Even a newborn baby, ball snake will know how to move, climb, and even hunting, natural born killers from the first day. Grow large enough ball python can be fearful sight to most people. It can reach a length of 6 feet (1.8 meters) wide and 6 inches (15 cm), although not very common to be large.

Name of the ball python is quite clear if you ever find one. The name comes from the fact that they usually roll up into tight ball every time a ball python feel threatened or nervous. With his head in the middle of the ball kept to protect the most important part of the snake. It does have teeth, but they are not used for defense and this snake is not poisonous, because it was not going to try to hide his head instead of using it for defense. These are mostly spherical appearance is what the first man to come in contact with, the name, the ball python.

Ball python to be the most active with a serpent evening twilight like that, usually spend daytimes are hidden from predators. While hunting the ball python is a murderer, looking for prey, and strangled with her strong and muscular, like all other constrictors. Many eat lizards and small mammals, ball python, also known to catch one or two birds. But the ball python is known for handling a long time without food.

As most of the ball python is a snake soft and want to know that over the escape from the struggle was transformed into the perfect pet snake. A variety of colors is also a reason can appeal. One thing to remember when kept in captivity is that snakes are not social animals ball. Together they will develop quickly into a hierarchy among themselves, while this may seem like a good thing that did not. Low-level snake will die of hunger as a leader will never eat all. If this last term will not even matter if you try to save a few snakes to move them to attach individual, they have accepted their fate and will refuse to eat. Ball python, also known as cannibalism at times, as pet owners you do not want the snake to eat each other.

Anaconda Snake


Anaconda snake is a type of boa. This large and beautiful and come in four different types, green anaconda, yellow anaconda, anaconda anaconda dark spots and Bolivia. Anaconda snake is most often found in the marshes of tropical rain forest in South America and is really in the marshes of the island of Trinidad. This is water which means that he spent most of the time in water safety, and usually only come to land with the sun or to feed.

When the anaconda snake hunting for food, and more likely to be lying idle and wait for prey. With his nostrils and eyes on the top of his head, anaconda snake can move through the water and no one even suspects that it's there. Anaconda snake is not poisonous, but depending on size and sheer strength to defeat their prey. It is, though, have teeth, but this is only used to gain an initial stake of anacondas prey, then it will use muscle to eat drowned the future, such as sanctions, or drop into the water and sink it. Normal food for anaconda snake is mice, deer, fish, birds, sheep and even dogs, so when traveling through the area with anaconda snakes you might want to keep the rope short on Fido.

Anaconda snake does not chew the food, but, like all other snakes, swallow their prey whole starting with his head. This is for obvious reasons do not have the legs bend the other way. Anaconda snake jaw can unhinge and powerful muscles moving like a wave to attract and encourage more victims and more under the snake's mouth. Anaconda snake in the stomach to digest meat and further regurgitated bones and fur.

Most of the snake lied when eggs after mating, but some such as anaconda snakes give birth to live young. This makes them move and a little less directly exposed to at least the first time in their lives. An anaconda snake can live well into his thirties.

Local people who share the land with anaconda snakes kill them on sight, this is because often believed that snakes kill people. But most people do not live with snakes believe this because of false facts in the film. Anaconda snake that kill and eat humans, especially one, it would rather leave than face the angry snake man and even worse, not very suitable for a pet anaconda deaths caused by very little.

Apparently the name anaconda snake has traveled far. "Anaikondran" is a word of Tamil, a classical language with more than 74 million speakers in India, Sri Lanka and Singapore, which means "elephant killer", probably referring to the giant snake that lived in parts of the world. As the people of Spain are found snakes travel widely during the American occupation, they only mention the name of the dragon is called elsewhere, then the name Anaconda snake.