Monday, March 14, 2011

Wold Top 10 Most Poisonous Venomous

 The lists below indicate the 10 most venomous species within each category. They do not however take into consideration the venom yield.

1. Inland Taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus)
2. Eastern Brown Snake (Pseudonaja textilis)
3. Dubois's Sea Snake (Aipysurus duboisii)
4. Yellow-bellied Sea Snake (Pelamis platurus)
5. Horned Sea Snake (Acalyptophis peronii)
6. Coastal Taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus)
7. Many Banded Krait (Bungarus multicinctus)
8. Black Banded Sea Snake (Hydrophis melanosoma)
9. Beaked Sea Snake (Enhydrina schistosa)
10.Congo Water Cobra (Boulengeria christyi

Saturday, March 12, 2011

poisonous snakes


Venomous snakes are snakes which have venom glands and specialized teeth for the injection of venom. Members of the families Elapidae, Viperidae and Atractaspididae (and some from Colubridae as well) are major venomous snakes. 

All elapids have a pair of proteroglyphous fangs that are used to inject venom from glands located towards the rear of the upper jaws. In outward appearance terrestrial elapids look similar to the Colubridae: almost all have long and slender bodies with smooth scales, a head that is covered with large shields and not always distinct from the neck, and eyes with round pupils. In addition, their behavior is usually quite active and most are oviparous. There are exceptions to all these generalizations: e.g. the death adders (Acanthophis) include short and fat, rough-scaled, very broad-headed, cat-eyed, live-bearing, sluggish ambush predators with partly fragmented head shields.

Eastern Coachwhip snake


The Eastern Coachwhip rivals the racer for North America's fastest snake. If approached it disappears in a burst of speed into a burrow or rocky crevice. It prowls for and subdues prey as racers do. If taken by surprise and cornered, it defensively coils, shakes its tail, and may advance toward the aggressor. If grabbed, it will bite hard, hold on, and chew.
It’s look for  A large, lean, long-tailed speedster. Dark brown head and neck fading to light brown body (east); or tan, yellow, brown, or reddish with dark crossbars on neck and  42-102" Length .
It’s habit Pine flatwoods, open wooded hillsides, grasslands, deserts, chaparral.theis Range  is Southeastern U.S. from eastern Texas and Oklahoma to North Carolina.

Eastern Kingsnake

Eastern Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula):  Long a favorite among snake-enthusiasts, this species commonly reaches about 5 feet in length.  The eastern kingsnake has a chain-like pattern of white or cream markings on a black or blackish-green background.  Like many snakes, kingsnakes often move, or hunt, in the ominous, humid weather preceding a storm.  One interesting local name is "swamp-thumper"!  This powerful constrictor eats frogs, rats, and snakes.  It often consumes venomous snakes and is immune to their venom.

Corn Snake

Corn Snake (Elaphe guttata):  Also called the "red rat snake".  A very common snake (to 4 feet) in southern Georgia, the corn snake is a colorful animal with red, black-bordered blotches on an orange background.  The belly scales possess a bold, checkerboard or "piano key" pattern.  This attractive snake is a muscular constrictor very capable of climbing high in search of bird nests.  It often crosses roads at night during the summer.  Prey includes rats, mice, birds, and their eggs.  Young corn snakes eat lizards.

Scarlet Kingsnake

he scarlet kingsnake is considered a full species, Lampropeltis elapsoides, by many herpetologists.
Considered one of the most challenging kingsnakes to keep because of its small size and the difficulty of finding proper food, scarlet kingsnakes are also notorious escape artists. Provide a 10-gallon terrarium with a locking, very secure lid and a substrate of anything from aspen to indoor-outdoor carpeting. Some keepers suggest that a 20-gallon vertical terrarium with the lid at the top may be necessary to prevent escapes. The terrarium must stay fairly moist, so give water in a wide, shallow bowl. These are nervous snakes that do not like bright lights and need several hiding places in the terrarium. Room temperatures between 75 and 85 degrees Fahrenheit are adequate, with a small drop at night. An undertank heating pad is not necessary, and basking lights may be harmful.

Eastern Indigo Snake

Eastern Indigo Snake (Drymarchon couperi):  This snake is federally protected by the Endangered Species Act.  The largest snake in the United States, reaching up to 8.6 feet in length, and 10 lbs. in weight.  This bluish-black snake often has some orange-red pigment on the chin and neck.  They frequently shelter in tortoise burrows, and have territories encompassing hundreds of acres.  Indigo snakes are docile, virtually never biting people, but are powerful predators known to consume small turtles, rats, frogs, cottonmouths, and rattlesnakes.