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Water Snakes
Different snakes are called water snakes. "Water snake" is also sometimes used as a descriptive term for any snakes that spend a significant time in or near fresh water, such as any species belonging to the family Acrochordidae. They should not be confused with sea snakes, which live primarily or entirely in marine environments. Examples of snakes called water snakes include: *Family Boidae ** Green anaconda - Water boa *Family Colubridae ** ''Hydrodynastes'' species, including: ***''Hydrodynastes gigas'' – false water snake or Brazilian smooth snake ** ''Natrix natrix'' ** ''Natrix tessellata'' ** ''Nerodia'' species ** ''Opisthotropis'' species ** '' Sinonatrix'' species, including: *** '' Sinonatrix percarinatus'' – eastern water snake ** ''Fowlea'' species, including: *** ''Fowlea piscator'' – Asiatic water snake or chequered keelback *Family Dipsadidae ** ''Helicops'' (snake) species, including: *** ''Helicops angulatus'' – brown-banded water snake ** '' Liophis'' spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acrochordidae
The Acrochordidae, commonly known as wart snakes, Java wart snakes, file snakes, elephant trunk snakes, or dogface snakes are a monogeneric family created for the genus ''Acrochordus''. This is a group of basal aquatic snakes found in Australia and tropical Asia. Currently, three species are recognized. Description All are entirely aquatic, lacking the broad belly-scales found in most other snakes and possessing dorsally located eyes. Their most notable feature is their skin and scales. The skin is loose and baggy, giving the impression of being several sizes too large for the snake, and the scales, rather than overlapping, are tiny pyramidal projections that led to their common names. These snakes are ambush predators, lurking at the bottom of rivers, streams and estuaries, and waiting for fish to approach, which they grip with their coils. The rough scales allow them to hold the fish despite the mucus coating. Adults grow to between 60 cm and 2.43 m in length. Geog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dipsadidae
Dipsadinae is a large subfamily of colubroid snakes, sometimes referred to as a family (Dipsadidae). They are found in most of the Americas, including the West Indies, and are most diverse in South America. There are more than 700 species. Dipsadinae are an ecologically and morphologically diverse group of mostly small to moderate-sized snakes (typically less than in total length). Some are arboreal, but others are aquatic or terrestrial and may even burrow. Most are oviparous. Many eat frogs or lizards, and some consume mammals and birds. Several genera (e.g. ''Adelphicos'', ''Atractus'', ''Geophis'', ''Dipsas'', ''Ninia'', '' Sibon'', ''Sibynomorphus'', ''Tropidodipsas'') are specialized feeders on gooey and slimy prey, such as frog eggs, earthworms, snails, and slugs. Almost all species are completely harmless to humans, although a few genera (e.g. ''Borikenophis'', '' Cubophis'', ''Heterodon'', ''Hydrodynastes'', ''Philodryas'') have inflicted painful bites with local, non-l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agkistrodon Piscivorus
''Agkistrodon piscivorus'' is a species of pit viper in the subfamily Crotalinae of the family Viperidae. It is one of the world's few semiaquatic vipers (along with the Florida cottonmouth), and is native to the southeastern United States. As an adult, it is large and capable of delivering a painful and potentially fatal bite. When threatened, it may respond by coiling its body and displaying its fangs. Individuals may bite when feeling threatened or being handled in any way. It tends to be found in or near water, particularly in slow-moving and shallow lakes, streams, and marshes. It is a capable swimmer and, like several species of snakes, is known to occasionally enter bays and estuaries and swim between barrier islands and the mainland. Gloyd HK, Conant R (1990). ''Snakes of the ''Agkistrodon'' Complex: A Monographic Review''. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. 614 pp. 52 plates. LCCN 89-50342. . The generic name is derived from the Greek words ''ankistro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viperidae
The Viperidae (vipers) are a family of snakes found in most parts of the world, except for Antarctica, Australia, Hawaii, Madagascar, and various other isolated islands. They are venomous and have long (relative to non-vipers), hinged fangs that permit deep penetration and injection of their venom. Four subfamilies are currently recognized. They are also known as viperids. The name "viper" is derived from the Latin word ''vipera'', -''ae'', also meaning viper, possibly from ''vivus'' ("living") and ''parere'' ("to beget"), referring to the trait viviparity (giving live birth) common in vipers like most of the species of Boidae. Description All viperids have a pair of relatively long solenoglyphous (hollow) fangs that are used to inject venom from glands located towards the rear of the upper jaws, just behind the eyes. Each of the two fangs is at the front of the mouth on a short maxillary bone that can rotate back and forth. When not in use, the fangs fold back against the ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homalopsis Buccata
''Homalopsis buccata'' (puff-faced water snake or masked water snake) is a species of mildly venomous snake in the Homalopsidae family found in tropical areas of Southeast Asia. Description Upper labials 1–4 contact single loreal; two prefrontals; 33–40 dorsal scale rows at mid-body, usually reduced to fewer than 30 posteriorly; one postocular plus a postsubocular; 12 (11–14) upper labials; ventral count fewer than 166. ''Homalopsis buccata'' has a banded pattern and usually reaches 1 meter (3 feet) in length. They have a somewhat similar body build to the anaconda, but instead of constriction they use a mild venom from a grooved rear fang to subdue prey. Distribution ''H. buccata'' ranges from northern Sumatra to Salanga Island, Indonesia and Borneo; it is present on the Malaysian peninsula and in extreme southern Thailand (vicinity of Pattani). Reproduction ''H. buccata'' are ovoviviparous, meaning they do not lay eggs but rather give birth to live young. Females ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enhydris Plumbea
The rice paddy snake (''Hypsiscopus plumbea''), also known as grey water snake, Boie's mud snake, yellow or orange bellied water snake, lead water snake or plumbeous water snake is a species of mildly venomous, rear-fanged snake endemic to South Asia. It is somewhat common, and is one of the most widespread species of water snake in Asia. Taxonomy The species epithet, ''plumbea'', means 'lead-like' and refers to the snake's greyish upper body. DNA evidence suggests that this taxon might be a species complex. Description The rice paddy snake is a relatively small snake, reaching a total length (including tail) of up to , although sources vary. This snake feeds readily on small fish, frogs, and occasionally small lizards. It has countershading coloration, which is dark brown to grey in the upper part of its body, and light colored white to yellowish color at the bottom of its body. In some populations, the upper part may be greenish, and dark spots along the vertebral line may al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enhydris Enhydris
The rainbow water snake (''Enhydris enhydris'') is a species of mildly venomous, rear-fanged, colubrid snake, endemic to Asia. Geographic range ''E. enhydris'' is found in southeastern China, Indonesia (Bangka, Belitung, Java, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, Sumatra, We), Bangladesh, Cambodia, central and eastern India, Laos, Malaysia (Malaya and East Malaysia, Borneo, Pulau Tioman), Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Pakistan, Singapore (?), Sri Lanka, Pulau Bangka, Thailand, and Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making i .... Type locality: "''Indiae orientalis''" References Further reading * Barbour T. 1912. A Contribution to the Zoögeography of the East Indian Islands. ''Memoirs Mus. Comp. Zoöl., Harvard College'' 44 (1): 1-203 + Plates 1–8. (''Enhydris enhydris'', p. 122) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cerberus Rynchops
''Cerberus rynchops'', also known as the New Guinea bockadam, South Asian bockadam, bockadam snake, or dog-faced water snake, is a mildly venomous species of a snake in the family Homalopsidae. It is native to coastal waters of South and Southeast Asia. The species was re-delimited in 2012, allocating populations east and south of the west coast of Thailand to other species. Ecology and behaviour It is commonly found in mangroves, mudflats, streams, ponds, tidal pools, on algae patches, and has even been found burrowing into the mud. It is rear-fanged and is mildly venomous. An aquatic and nocturnal snake, it feeds mainly on fish and is known to consume eels. In captivity, it is observed to move in a sidewinding direction on land. In the BBC series 'Life in Cold Blood' it was filmed adapting this sidewinding technique to jump across a mudflat in Singapore; up until then, no snakes were considered able to truly jump. It also has a prehensile tail that would suggest it could c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homalopsidae
The Homalopsidae are a family of snakes which contains about 28 genus, genera and more than 50 species. They are commonly known as Indo-Australian water snakes, mudsnakes, or bockadams. They are also known as ''ular air'' (lit. "water snake") in Indonesian. They are typically stout-bodied water snakes, and all are mildly venomous. Two monotypic genera are notable for their unusual morphology: ''Erpeton'' possesses a pair of short, fleshy appendages protruding from the front of the snout, and ''Bitia'' has uniquely enlarged snake skull, palatine teeth. ''Cerberus (snake), Cerberus'' species have been noted to use sidewinding to cross slick Mudflat, mud flats during low tide. ''Fordonia'' and ''Gerarda (snake), Gerarda'' are the only snakes known to tear their prey apart before eating it, pulling soft-shelled crabs through their coils to rip them apart prior to ingestion. Genera * ''Bitia'' Gray, 1842 * ''Brachyorrhos'' Kuhl, 1826 * ''Calamophis'' Meyer, 1874 * ''Cantoria (snake ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liophis Reginae
The royal ground snake (''Erythrolamprus reginae'') is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to northern South America. Geographic range It is found in Venezuela, Peru, and Trinidad and Tobago. Diet It feeds on frogs, frog eggs, tadpoles, fish, small bird Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweig ...s, and lizards. References Further reading * Amaral A (1936). "''Colecta herpetologica no centro do Brasil'' ". ''Mem. Inst. Butantan'' 9: 235–246. (''Leimadophis reginae macrosoma'', new subspecies, p. 238). (in Portuguese). * * Linnaeus C (1758). ''Systema naturæ per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus I. Editio Decima, Reformata.'' Stockholm: L. Salvi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liophis Cobellus
''Erythrolamprus cobella'', commonly known as the mangrove snake, is a species of small semi-aquatic snake, which is endemic to South America. Geographic range It is found in northern South America east of the Andes, Freiberg, M. 1982. ''Snakes of South America''. T.F.H. Publications. Hong Kong. 189 pp. . (''Liophis cobella'', p. 102.) in the Guianas, eastern Venezuela, and Trinidad and Tobago. Description Adults may attain a total length of , which includes a tail long. Boulenger, G.A. 1894. ''Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume II., Containing the Conclusion of the Colubridæ Aglyphæ.'' Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, Printers.) London. xi + 382 pp. + Plates I.- XX. (''Rhadinæa cobella'', pp. 166-167.) Dorsally, it is black or dark brown with white crossbands. Ventrally it is red with black crossbands. The upper labials are white or yellowish. There are 8 upper labials, the 4th and 5th entering the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liophis
''Liophis'' is a former genus of New World colubrid snakes. They have a wide range of nondescript and local names, among these "water snakes", "''mapepires''", "corals" or "racers". Taxonomy and systematics The status of the genus ''Liophis'' on the mainland of South America is highly uncertain, and some authorities assign some species to the genera '' Dromicus, Erythrolamprus ''Erythrolamprus'' is a genus of colubrid snakes, commonly known as false coral snakes, native to Central America, the Caribbean, and the northern part of South America. They appear to be coral snake mimics. Species These species are currently ..., Leimadophis, Lygophis'', and '' Philodryas''. Others consider ''Dromicus'' and ''Leimadophis'' to be synonyms of ''Liophis''. Freiberg M (1982). ''Snakes of South America''. Hong Kong: T.F.H. Publications. 189 pp. . ("Note" on pp. 94-95). References Further reading * Wagler J (1830). ''Natürliches System der Amphibien, mit vorangehender Classificati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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