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Selection beautiful photos snakes - poisonous and not so poisonous - from all continents.
Keeled grass snake. The snake is non-venomous, and in the photograph the snake is yawning after a hearty lunch to reset its jaw and restore its breathing.
Jameson's mamba, a graceful green snake, two meters long, whose venom has a nerve-paralytic effect. Muscles fail respiratory system and the victim slowly but surely suffocates. Then the snake eats it. Lives in Africa. There is also a black mamba, its length is 4 meters, which is just as poisonous as the green one, but they are more afraid of it. There is a belief that if a black mamba crawls across the path, expect death. Either she will crawl back and bite you, or you will simply die from an accident. It is believed that a mamba's bite is fatal, but this is not the case. If you take the serum within an hour after the bite, survival is guaranteed. It is almost impossible to escape from the snake; the mamba moves at a speed of 11 km/hour.
Jason's Mamba. Photo by Matthias Klum for National Geographic
The rainbow boa constrictor lives in South America, especially in the Amazon region. It feeds on small animals, the largest animal that can suffocate is big rat. If they sense danger, they may bite, but they are not poisonous.
Non-venomous Mexican king snake from the colubrid family. Lives in Mexico, sometimes found in Texas.
The vine (sharp-headed) snake lives in Venezuela. Since it is very beautiful and non-poisonous, it is often kept in terrariums. A snake bite is toxic but not fatal. The main thing is to take action in time.
The weevil lives in North and South America. It is completely safe for humans. Timid and fearful, at the slightest danger they release a stinking liquid and crawl away. In general, these are reptile “skunks”.
Yellow bellied snake. Its official name is two-colored bonito, it lives in the salty sea water in water areas. Very poisonous, lives on Far East. This sole representative kind of, she absorbs air with her whole body and rarely gets out. It hides in algae, from where it emerges, bites the victim, stuns it with its tail, and then strangles and eats it. In general, this is three in one, a kind of sea cobra-boa constrictor, and also a dangerous fighter.
Rainbow shieldtail. Very rare snake South America. A total of three specimens were caught; very little is known about snakes of this species; it is not even clear whether they are poisonous or not, but in general, shieldtails are mostly non-venomous. In the sun, the skin of the rainbow shieldtail shimmers like a precious sapphire.
Texas snake or white rat snake. As the name implies, it lives in Texas and also in Mexico. Not dangerous, not poisonous, nobly beautiful. An ideal specimen for keeping in a home terrarium.
Baird's rat snake. A very beautiful chameleon snake. On pebbles and sand it has a reddish-rusty color, and on the ground it becomes steel-colored, the scales cast as polished metal. Very rare color.
Red tide
Changes color
Metal shimmer
Albino coral snake found in Texas, a rare subspecies of coral snakes. Poisonous. The color is as if Russian patterns are embroidered on the skin.
A coral snake that lives on the Hindustan Peninsula. Rare case mimicry, when the color of a coral snake is longitudinal and not transverse.
The redhead is an extremely beautiful and poisonous snake that inhabits Vietnam, the islands of Malaysia and Indonesia. Very poisonous, can eat other snakes. The two-striped ferruginous snake is similar in color to it, the upper stripe of which is not blue, but dark blue, almost black. Also poisonous, and also very dangerous. And he also eats snakes.
Carpet python. Beeline style snake, no less. And why the company didn’t choose such a logo would be funny. Lives in Australia and Indonesia. Not poisonous, but can easily choke.
Möllendorf's snake, a non-venomous snake common in Southeast Asia.
The rainbow snake lives in the southeastern United States and feeds on marine life and small amphibians. Non-aggressive, but if it senses danger, it can bite. Not poisonous.
The king collared snake is native to the United States and Mexico. Typically, these snakes are gray with dark or cream-colored spots on the undersides that turn bright red and orange near the tail.
The common garter snake has the rudiments of true viviparity. The California subspecies of this snake is endangered.
These creatures live on almost every continent and have a bad reputation for most people. Dislike for snakes is based primarily on their lethality - the presence deadly poison allows them to kill even the largest animals. However, it is worth remembering that poisonous snakes make up only a quarter of all known species. Below are the most beautiful snakes on the planet.
10. Horned viper
This is one of the very common snakes found throughout North Africa(excluding Morocco) and the Arabian Peninsula.
Up to 70 cm long, brownish-yellow in color, with more or less clear transverse spots of dark brown color, the entire color of the snake is extremely. The number of scales in each belt is 29-33; the anal scute is undivided, and the caudal scutes are divided into two.
9. Black snake
A slender and muscular snake, very fast. The scales are smooth and have wide range colors including black, blue, gray, greenish, olive and brown. However, individuals from the same habitat usually have similar colors. The throat and chin parts are white. The variety of colors makes this snake difficult to identify.
Distributed in North and Central America, from Canada to Guatemala, with the exception of the western United States. Lives in open areas, such as fields, lake shores and steppes. Active during the day. It feeds on reptiles, birds and small mammals. Oviparous, clutch contains 10-20 or more eggs.
8. Snake Elaphe obsoleta lindheimeri
The subspecies is distributed from southeastern Louisiana to southern Texas. Mainly inhabited oak forests, found in major cities such as Dallas and Houston.
The basic color tone varies from brown to orange or yellowish, the skin between the scales is reddish.
A row of large angular spots of dark brown color runs along the back; on the sides there are the same rows, but the spots are smaller. The head is one color, dark gray with white edging of the lips. The underparts are white, with vague gray markings on the ventral scutes. Juveniles have a row of dark brown, transversely elongated spots on a gray background.
7. Narrow-headed mamba
The narrow-headed mamba is found in the rain forests in the eastern part South Africa: in Natal, Mozambique, Eastern Zambia, Tanzania. The average length is 180 cm, but sometimes snakes grow up to 250 cm. Adults of this species are usually emerald green in color.
It is active mainly during the day, but these snakes can also hunt at night under favorable conditions. Her prey in natural conditions become birds, lizards and small mammals.
Very closely related species are the western green mamba and the black mamba.
6. Striated King Snake
Reaches a length of up to 1.3 meters. In color it represents shining example mimicry - very similar to poisonous coral adders.
Feeds on small lizards, various amphibians and large insects. Life expectancy is about 10 years.
The length of the rainbow boa reaches up to 2 m, but usually 150-170 cm. The main color background is from brown to reddish and fawn with large light spots surrounded by dark rings along the back.
On the sides there are dark spots of smaller size with a light semi-lunar stripe on top. On the sides, near the belly, there are a number of even smaller dark spots.
In the rays of the sun, the scales with an unusually strong metallic sheen shimmer with all the colors of the rainbow, especially when the snake moves. Newborn boas are also spotted.
4. Tiger Python
A large and massive snake. Body length can reach from 1.5 to 4 m or more (depending on gender (females are usually larger than males) and lifestyle).
Coloring is variable. Large dark brown spots are scattered on the body over a light yellowish-brown or yellowish-olive background. various shapes, forming a complex pattern.
A dark stripe runs through the eye, starting from the nostrils and extending into spots on the neck. Another stripe goes from the eye down and runs along the upper labial scutes. There is a dark arrow-shaped spot on the top of the head.
3. Dog-headed boas
Dog-headed boas reach a length of 2 to 3 m. The color is bright green with white spots on the back, sometimes connected by a thin white line running along the ridge. The color of the belly varies from off-white to light yellow.
Young boas are red-orange, occasionally green. A very tenacious tail allows the snake not only to move deftly and quickly among the branches, but also to rest on a thin branch, strengthened by its tail, hanging two half-rings of its body on each side of the branch and resting its head on top.
2. Spot Collared Snake
Lives in damp areas. Leads secretly night look life. It feeds on salamanders, lizards and frogs, as well as earthworms and other species of snakes. Uses its resemblance to protect itself coral adders.
The total length varies from 25 to 38 cm, the subspecies D. punctatus regalis has a length from 38 to 46 cm. Females are larger than males. The head is small. The body is graceful and slender.
The color varies from light gray to black, and there is almost always a bright yellow or orange stripe. The belly is orange and the tail is red below. When excited, the snake raises its coiled tail, showing bright colors.
1. Herbaceous green whipweed
The total length reaches 2 m. It has a highly elongated, thin and laterally compressed body, and an elongated and pointed head. The body diameter is only 1.5-2 centimeters.
The back is painted a bright light green color. They can be gray, yellow, flesh or cream in color, with white and black lines on the back and sides, forming oblique lines.
The belly is light with white or yellow edges of the ventral scutes. The eyes are large with a horizontal pupil.
" Today we want to talk about the most poisonous snakes on the planet. Snakes can attack without warning, move at lightning speeds, or attack in ways you never imagined. Each has its own tactics that make it an incredible predator and a stunning hunter. The most dangerous snakes in the world of photography, I hope you appreciate their beauty.
Schlegel's prehensile-tailed bothrops - a funny snake or a dangerous enemy?
In the world of strange snakes, there is a species unlike any other. Schlegel's prehensile-tailed bothrops seems funny, but not dangerous. The hemotoxins contained in their deadly venom quickly dissolve the affected tissue, and with it the blood cells. In the victim's body, myotoxins are destroyed muscle cells, stopping the heart forever. Thanks to its dazzling colors, the snake blends perfectly with fruits and flowers, and as you know, fruits and flowers attract the desired prey. Bothrops shows real success in hunting at night. The snake has echolocation and detects the slightest movement, the attack occurs with lightning speed. Most snakes attack the prey first, release it, and wait for the venom to kill the prey. The prehensile-tailed bothrops cannot throw its dinner, so it holds the resisting victim and only after its death loosens its grip.
Tiger snake - armed and dangerous
The snake is small, its size does not exceed 60 cm. But the reptile compensates for its small size with increased toxicity. The cold-blooded fish has small teeth that can be difficult to penetrate into prey. But once she grabs a resisting victim, death is inevitable. So what is it terrible secret tiger snake? The fact is that the snake not only dines on the frog, but also takes the toxins of the frog venom, which it stores in the glands located on the neck. A predator trying to eat a snake gets a mouthful of poison that causes vomiting, at which point the tiger snake escapes.
Hieroglyphic python: big snake - big food
Luckily this one is incredible huge snake does not feast on people, but still you should not provoke her. A python can easily attack an adult and kill him. The snake weighs 135 kg and has a length of 6 meters. The body consists of huge muscles that, slowly crushing the victim, kill it. The python tracks prey using special sensors on its face. Crawling on land and swimming under water, a snake can find food almost anywhere, be it an antelope or a crocodile, the snake will devour anyone. Having eaten a large animal, the hieroglyphic python can go without food for a year.
The most dangerous snake in Africa is the black mamba.
Poisonous, huge and incredibly fast. Moves at a speed of 5 m/sec. With a length of about 3.5 m, it can lift its body completely off the ground and climb trees. The strongest poison causes rapid death. The mamba tries to stay away from people, but if it is caught by surprise and there is no escape route, it goes on the attack. With incredible speed, paralyzing toxins rush through the bloodstream, the poison affects the muscles of the body, causing the heart to stop working forever. If you do not take the antidote, the person dies within 20 minutes.
White-lipped keffiyeh - size doesn't matter
Whether on the ground or in a tree, this small snake is nimble and deadly. People rarely die from it, but small rodents are a favorite food. There is a special organ on the palate that signals the approaching lunch. The keffiyeh can remain motionless for a long time, waiting for the victim. The snake's brain creates a thermal image and pinpoints the location of the small animal. It has swivel teeth, which it quickly throws forward and strikes prey.
No matter how dangerous snakes are, they continue to amaze with their extreme precision, strength and secret skills that make them unique and sometimes brutal killers.
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Imagination with its quantity and diversity. Snakes are included in the class of reptiles, the order Scaly. In the suborder of snakes, different scientists identify from 8 to 20 families. This discrepancy is associated with the discovery of new species and difficulties in their classification. The most numerous families include:
Snakes are familiar to many peoples, because they have colonized all continents, except, of course, Antarctica, since they are cold-blooded. Most snakes prefer warm climates, living around the equator and in the tropics. As we move towards the poles, the number of snakes decreases. And only the common viper is capable of living in cold climates. Snakes live in a wide variety of places. Sea snakes live in the ocean. This is a whole family, most species of which even breed their offspring far from the shore. Some species of colubrids, slates, and vipers lead a burrowing, underground lifestyle. Snakes have mastered deserts and steppes, forests and mountains, rivers and lakes. Some species of colubrids, pitheads, adders, and boa constrictors lead an arboreal lifestyle. There is even a species of snake that can fly from one tree to another in a gliding flight - this is the decorated tree snake.
Snakes are enough unusual creatures, with original appearance and unique, enchanting ways of movement. Their amazing behavioral features and the toxicity of many representatives have always attracted the attention of people. Snakes are the heroes of many myths and legends, often causing superstitious fear. To date, about 3,000 species of snakes have been discovered! Let's consider species of snakes famous for some peculiarities.
The common grass snake is the most common species in Eurasia non-venomous snakes. There is a distinctive mark on the head - a pair of light spots. The common one lives where it is humid, there are bodies of water, basks in the sun for a long time, and deftly climbs trees. He swims and dives well and can stay under water for a long time. When a person approaches, it tries to hide, hisses, but rarely bites. If picked up, it can stain the “invader” with belching and fluid from the cloaca, and then very skillfully pretends to be dead. It feeds on newts, frogs, and toads. The toad does not run away from the snake, but tries to scare it - it swells up, rises as high as possible, because a large toad is difficult to swallow, and the poison of its skin is harmful to the snake. But these tricks do not always save the toad.
Reticulated python - this one long snake, the length recorded by scientists is 12 meters. These pythons live in Asia. The reticulated python can climb a tree for prey and loves water. The mother python is very responsible - she protects and warms her clutch, increasing her own body temperature by tensing her muscles. These are generally peaceful creatures, but they are capable of hunting poultry and piglets. And here it is close relative – tiger python, reaching 8 meters, often lives in Indian houses, helping to fight rodents.
Anaconda is the heaviest snake, its weight can reach two centners! This snake is very strong, because there are no large bones in its body, and such a decent weight falls mainly on muscles. The anaconda's nostrils are closed with special valves, thanks to which it can remain under water for a long time. It was once called a water boa. The anaconda gives birth to live young - it is ovoviviparous. Many Indian tribes value anaconda meat and skin.
Poisonous snakes
The common viper is the most common venomous snake in Russia and the most famous in Europe. It lives from forest-steppe to forest-tundra natural area, V taiga zone. Vipers often live in pairs on an area of 2-4 hectares. However, dozens of individuals can gather for the winter, forming “snake centers.” Two factors contribute to this. Firstly, it is not so easy to find a reliable shelter, and secondly, together it is easier for them to keep warm. In particular harsh winters cold-blooded animals can die en masse, which almost never happens with vipers. Even a temporary cold snap will not take them by surprise - they will hide in advance in their winter shelters, located below the freezing zone. IN hibernation vipers can stay for six months, waking up in early spring. They bask in sun rays at dawn and dusk, which helps them digest food, but they avoid direct rays. Juvenile vipers feed on insects, while the diet of adults is dominated by rodents. The bite of a common viper is not fatal to humans; it never attacks first, but hisses and makes false attacks in order to scare away. The viper has tubular poisonous teeth, calm state lie in the mouth parallel to the palate. The teeth are movable - the mouth opens and they become perpendicular to the palate. Since they are quite large, this snake strikes with them like a knife. The venom paralyzes the snake's prey and speeds up the digestion process.
Sand epha is the owner of one of the most valuable poisons; it is used to create not only serums, but also medicines. On the sand, as if especially for snake catchers, she leaves her “autograph” - separate lines with a hook at the end, located parallel to each other, but at an angle to the line of movement. Sand is a poor support for the snake’s body, which is why this “sideways move” was developed. The snake pulls up back body and throws it forward and to the side, leaning on its side and not touching middle part sand body, pulls up the front part. The movement itself is asymmetrical, in order to make the load on the muscles equal, the snakes crawl forward first on one side or the other. Efa is small (a little more than half a meter), its threat pose is two moving half rings and a hiss. The attack can be so lightning fast that even experienced hunters cannot always cope with this snake.
The king cobra is one of the most famous snakes, it is also the largest of all poisonous ones - up to 5.5 meters. This cobra's diet includes snakes of other species. The threat pose is a raised front part of the body and an inflated hood. When biting, the cobra injects a significant amount of poison, which is potent. The quantity and quality of this poison can kill an elephant. However, she can regulate its secretion and, when biting a person, covers the ducts of the poisonous glands. Scientists suggest that the cobra saves its venom for real prey. A swift bite is impossible for a cobra - the teeth are short, in order to sink them deeper and inject poison, you have to repeatedly clench your jaws. Cobras make their nest on a mountain of leaves. The future offspring are often looked after by a couple; they immediately attack a potential enemy of their clutch.
In this article we will talk about what types of snakes exist, as well as what are the characteristics and lifestyle of their various species. Snakes are a suborder of the class of reptiles. They differ from other reptiles in their elongated body, as well as the absence of movable eyelids, external auditory canal and paired limbs. Each of these characteristics is also found in lizards. Snakes originated (presumably) from them in Cretaceous period(that is, approximately 135-65 million years ago). However, all together these signs are characteristic only of snakes. Today, about 3,000 of their species are known. The photos that you will find in this article will help you better imagine some types of snakes.
Lifestyle
These animals are predators. Many of them capture prey that is significantly larger than the snake itself. Young and small individuals usually feed on insects, molluscs, worms, some also reptiles, amphibians, fish, birds, rodents, and more large mammals. Several months may pass between two meals.
In most cases, snakes lie motionless, lying in wait for their prey, after which they rush at it with amazing speed and begin to swallow it. Venomous species of snakes bite and then wait for the venom to take effect. Boa constrictors strangle the victim by wrapping themselves around it.
Various species of snakes are found everywhere except small oceanic islands and New Zealand. They live in forests, deserts, steppes, underground and in the sea. The most a large number of species lives in warm countries of Africa and East Asia. More than 50% of Australia's snakes are venomous.
Snakes usually live 5-10 years, and some individuals live up to 30-40 years. They feed on many mammals and birds (crows, eagles, storks, hedgehogs, pigs and representatives of the order Carnivora), as well as other snakes.
Methods of transportation
There are several ways to move them. The snake usually bends in a zigzag manner and is pushed away by areas of its body adjacent to the ground. Species of snakes living in the desert use a “lateral move”: the body touches the surface at only two points, the front part of it is moved to the side (in the direction of movement), after which the back part is “pulled up”, etc. “Accordion” is another method of movement, characterized in that the body of the snake is assembled into tight loops, and its front part moves forward. Also, large snakes move in a “caterpillar motion” in a straight line, clinging to the soil with their scutes and straining the muscles located in the abdominal part of the body.
snake poison
About 500 species of snakes are dangerous to humans. Every year, up to 1.5 million people are bitten by them, and up to 50 thousand die. Of course, this is not the most common cause of death today. However, it is important to be able to determine what species a snake belongs to and whether it is poisonous. Snakes do not attack without reason and try to save their poison. Scientists have developed special serums, which significantly reduced the number of deaths from their bites. In Thailand, for example, up to 10 thousand people died annually at the beginning of the 20th century, and today only about 20 people die. Snake venom is used in small quantities in medicinal purposes, it has an anti-inflammatory effect and analgesic effect, stimulates tissue regeneration.
The suborder Snakes are divided into 8-16 families. Let's introduce the main types of snakes and their names with photos.
Slepuny
These are small snakes with a worm-like body. They are adapted to life underground: the head of these creatures is covered with large scutes, the bones of the skull are tightly fused, and the body is supported by short tail. Their eyes are almost completely reduced. Rudiments of the pelvic bones have been found in blind blinders. There are about 170 species in this family, most of which live in subtropical and tropical areas.
Pseudophods
They got their name due to the presence of rudiments hind limbs, turned into claws located on the sides of the anus. The reticulated python and anaconda are pseudopods - the largest modern snakes (they can reach a length of 10 meters). About 80 species include 3 subfamilies ( Sand boas, Pythons and Boas). These snakes live in the subtropics and tropics, and some species live in arid zones Central Asia.
Aspid snakes
These include more than 170 species, including mambas and cobras. Characteristic sign These snakes are distinguished by their lack of a zygomatic shield. They have a short tail, an elongated body, and their head is covered with large, regular-shaped scutes. Representatives of aspids lead a terrestrial lifestyle. They are distributed mainly in Australia and Africa.
Most dangerous look black snakes are the black mamba. She lives in various parts African continent. This snake is known to be very aggressive. Her throw is extremely accurate. The black mamba is the world's fastest land snake. It can reach speeds of up to 20 km/h. The black mamba can make 12 bites in a row.
Its venom is a fast-acting neurotoxin. The snake releases about 100-120 mg of poison in one injection. If in as soon as possible not to provide medical care to a person, death occurs, depending on the nature of the bite, in the interval from 15 minutes to 3 hours. Other types of black snakes are not as dangerous. The fatality rate for a black mamba bite without antivenom is 100% - the highest of any venomous snake.
Sea snakes
Most of them never go onto land. They live in water, to which these snakes are adapted: they have light, voluminous valves that close their nostrils, a paddle-shaped tail and a streamlined body. These snakes are very poisonous. About 50 species include this family. They live in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.
Most poisonous species the serpent in the world is the Belchera (sea snake). It got its name thanks to Edward Belcher, a researcher. Sometimes this snake is called differently - striped sea snake. She rarely attacks humans.
It takes a lot of effort to provoke this snake to bite, so cases of its attack are extremely rare. It can be found in the waters of Northern Australia and Southeast Asia.
Viperaceae
They have a thick body, a flat triangular head, a vertical pupil, a tracheal lung and developed venom glands. Rattlesnakes and copperheads belong to the pit viper family, true vipers include the sand viper, viper and viper. The family includes approximately 120 species of snakes.
Colubridae
About 70% of all modern snakes are representatives of this family. There are numerous types of snakes and their names. There are about 1,500 species. They are ubiquitous and adapted to life in burrows, in the forest floor, on trees, in reservoirs and in semi-deserts. These snakes have a variety of locomotion methods and food preferences. In general, this family is characterized by the absence of movable tubular teeth, a left lung, and rudiments of the hind limbs. Their upper jaw is horizontal.
Snakes of Russia
What types of snakes live in Russia? According to various sources, there are approximately 90 of them in our country, including 10-16 poisonous ones. Let us briefly describe the main types of snakes in Russia.
Already ordinary
This is a large snake, the length of which can reach 140 cm. It is distributed over a vast territory from Scandinavia to North America, as well as to Central Mongolia in the east. In Russia it lives mainly in the European part. Its color ranges from dark gray to black. Light spots forming a crescent are located on the sides of the head. They are bordered by black stripes. Representatives of this species of snakes prefer wet places. They hunt mainly during the day on toads and frogs, occasionally on birds and small lizards. This is an active snake. He crawls quickly, swims well and climbs trees. It tries to hide when detected, and if it fails, it relaxes its muscles and opens its mouth, thus pretending to be dead. Large snakes curl up into a ball and hiss threateningly, but they extremely rarely bite a person. In case of danger, they also regurgitate recently caught prey (in some cases, quite viable) and release a foul-smelling liquid from the cloaca.
copperhead
This snake is widespread in the European part of our country. Its length reaches 65 cm. The body color of this snake ranges from gray to red-brown. Dark spots in several rows are located along the body. The copperhead can be distinguished by its round pupil from the viper, which is a little similar to it. When in danger, a snake gathers its body into a tight ball and hides its head. A copperhead caught by a human fiercely defends itself. It can bite through your skin until it bleeds.
Common viper
This snake is quite large. Its body length reaches 75 cm. It has a triangular head and a thick body. The color of the viper ranges from gray to red-brown. Dark zigzag the streak is coming along her body, an x-shaped pattern is noticeable on the head, as well as 3 large scutes - 2 parietal and frontal. The viper has a vertical pupil. The border between the neck and head is clearly visible.
This snake is widespread in the forest-steppe and forests of the European part of Russia, as well as in the Far East and Siberia. She prefers forests with swamps, clearings, as well as the banks of lakes and rivers. The viper settles in holes, pits, rotten stumps, among bushes. Most often, this type of snake winters in groups in burrows, hiding under haystacks and tree roots. In March-April, vipers leave the wintering area. During the day they love to bask in the sun. These snakes usually hunt at night. Their prey is small rodents, chicks, and frogs. They breed in mid-May; pregnancy lasts 3 months. The viper brings 8-12 cubs, each up to 17 cm long. The first molt occurs a few days after the individuals are born. Subsequently, vipers molt at intervals of approximately one to two times a month. They live 11-12 years.
Meetings between a person and a viper occur quite often. One thing to remember is that they love to spend time basking in the sun on warm days. Vipers can crawl to the fire at night and also climb into the tent. The population density of these snakes is very uneven. It's quite possible large area not a single individual can be found, but in some areas they form entire “snake centers”. These snakes are non-aggressive and will not be the first to attack a person. They always prefer to hide.
Steppe viper
This type of snake is distinguished by the pointed edges of its muzzle, as well as its smaller size from common viper. The coloring of its body is duller. There are dark spots on the sides of the body. The steppe viper lives in forest-steppe and steppe zone the European part of our country, the Caucasus and Crimea. She lives 7-8 years.
Common cottonmouth
This species of snake inhabits vast areas from the mouth of the Volga to the banks Pacific Ocean. Its body length is up to 70 cm, its color is brown or gray with wide dark spots located along the ridge.
Tiger snake
This is a brightly colored snake that lives in the Far East. Usually top part her body is bright green with transverse black stripes. The scales located in the spaces between the stripes in the front of the body are red. The body length of the tiger snake reaches up to 110 cm. The nuchodorsal glands are located on the upper side of its neck. The caustic secretion they secrete repels predators. This type of snake prefers damp places. The tiger snake feeds on frogs, fish and toads.
Central Asian cobra
This is a large snake, the length of which reaches 160 meters. Its body color is olive or brown. When the cobra is irritated, it raises the front part of its body and inflates the “hood” on its neck. This snake, when attacking, makes several lightning-fast throws, one of which ends with a bite. Lives Central Asian cobra in Central Asia, in the southern regions.
Sandy efa
This type of snake reaches up to 80 cm in length. Transverse light stripes run along the ridge, light zigzag lines - along the sides of the body. The sand epha feeds on birds and small rodents, other snakes and frogs. The speed of the throws distinguishes the efu. It makes a dry rustling sound when moving. This snake lives in the area east coast Caspian Sea and distributed to the Aral Sea.
Titanoboa
This extinct species of snake is this moment the largest among other species that have ever inhabited our planet. Titanoboa existed more than 50 million years ago, back in the time of dinosaurs. Today, their obvious descendants are snakes from the subfamily Boas. The South American anaconda is their most famous representative. Although it is significantly inferior in Titanoboa size, It has whole line similar features to this species. In the New York Museum you can see a mechanical copy of Titanoboa. About 15 meters is the size of this snake.
Pet snakes
The species of domestic snakes are numerous. Snakes are one of the most interesting creatures that are used as pets. And although they are ferocious predators, snakes can become docile if cared for.
The corn snake is a very popular pet. She is docile and easy to care for, but it is genetic diversity that makes this species so popular today.
The fact is that most individuals of this species suffered due to genetic mutations, such as albinism, and today have some of the most beautiful colors among snakes in the whole world. Royal python also quite popular. This is a very obedient animal. The lifespan of this species reaches 40 years. King snake- muscular, with a strong body. It reaches 1.6 m in length. Boa is also popular. She comes from Central America. This snake is a predator known for its ability to bring down large prey. Before eating the victim, it strangles it, and strong jaw muscles and sharp teeth help it swallow quickly. Boa reaches 2-3 meters at maturity. The colors and patterns of her body are very varied, but brown and grey colour. The boa requires a large terrarium made of thick fiberglass, which should be lighted and well ventilated.
So we have listed characteristics who have different kinds snakes, and their names with photos. Of course, this is incomplete information. We have described only the main types of snakes. The photos presented above introduce readers to their most interesting representatives.
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