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It is important to be well educated about pythons before purchasing one. These snakes are not for new pet owners; they can be difficult to keep, and they require a lot of work. The following article gives an overview on caring for a ball python. more »
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The fear of snakes goes all the way back to the Garden of Eden and is a very deep phobia for many people. Overcoming the fear of snakes is a challenge because there are dangerous snakes that you should fear. The key to facing your phobia is information. This article will show you how to face this fear. more »
Garden snakes are a commonly-used term associated with the agile, harmless snakes often discovered in a backyard garden. This snake species is also called a "Garter Snake." They can range in color and size and be aggressive or docile, depending on it's subspecies and habitat conditions. Despite difference amongst garden snakes, this... more »
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Cretaceous – image_caption Common garter snake, [[Common Garter Snake|Thamnophis sirtalis
| regnum phylum [[Chordata
| subphylum classis [[Reptilia
| ordo subordo_authority [[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus, 1758
| range_map World.distribution.serpentes.1.png
| range_map_caption World range of snakes(rough range of subdivision_ranks [[Infraorders
| subdivision * Alethinophidia – Nopcsa, 1923
* Scolecophidia – Cope, 1864
}}
Snakes are elongate legless carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes that can be distinguished from legless lizards by their lack of eyelids and external ears. Like all squamates, snakes are ectothermic amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales. Many species of snakes have skulls with many more joints than their lizard ancestors, enabling them to swallow prey much larger than their heads with their highly mobile jaws. In order to accommodate their narrow bodies, snakes paired organs (such as kidneys) appear one in front of the other instead of side by side, and most have only one functional lung. Some species retain a pelvic girdle with a pair of vestigial claws on either side of the cloaca.
Living snakes are found on every continent except Antarctica and most islands. Fifteen families are currently recognized comprising 456 genera and over 2,900 species."ITIS">"NRDB-Cs"> at the . Accessed 4 December 2008. They range in size from the tiny, 10 cm long thread snake to pythons and anacondas of up to in length. The recently discovered fossil Titanoboa was long. Snakes are thought to have evolved from either burrowing or aquatic lizards during the Cretaceous period (c 150 Ma). The diversity of modern snakes appeared during the Paleocene period (c 66 to 56 Ma).
Most species are non-venomous and those that have venom use it primarily to kill and subdue prey rather than self-defense. Some possess venom potent enough to cause painful injury or death to humans. Those which are read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake
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