Description: Scientific name: Bothriechis schlegelii Life span: 16 years The eyelash viper, often referred to as Bothriechis schlegelii, is a species of poisonous pit viper in the Viperidae family. This species, which is little and arboreal, is distinguished by a wide range of color variations and the superciliary scales that cover the eyes. Eyelash vipers […]
Eyelash Viper Snake Read More »
Description: Scientific name: Agkistrodon contortrix Life span: Around 18 years Agkistrodon contortrix, sometimes referred to as the copperhead, is a type of poisonous pit viper. The head of this snake is large and separate from the neck, and the body is relatively thick. The skin is covered in a sequence of 10–18 crossbands and
Description: Scientific name: Dispholidus typus Life span: 8 years Coloration varies greatly. Males can be brown as adults, but they have light green bodies with black or blue scale edges. Sexual dimorphism is the term for this. In this species, the canthus rostralis and the head are separate from the neck. The extraordinarily
Description: Scientific name: Sistrurus miliarius Life span: 20 years The pygmy rattlesnake, also known as Sistrurus miliarius, is a species of poisonous snake in the Crotalinae (pit vipers) subfamily of the Viperidae family. These snakes have a series of oval or subcircular patches on their dorsum that have rather regular margins. Most of
Pigmy Rattle Snake Read More »
Description: Scientific name: Atheris squamigera Life span: 10-20 years The poisonous viper species Atheris squamigera is also known as the African green bush snake, green bush viper, variable bush viper, leaf viper, Hallowell’s green tree viper, and others. The head is wide and flat, as opposed to the neck. There is a huge
African Green Bush Snake Read More »
Description: Scientific name: Boiga Life span: 12-15 years Boiga, also known as cat-eyed snakes or just cat snakes, which has rear-fanged, mildly venomous snakes. Long-bodied snakes with huge heads and eyes are known as cat snakes. Their pattern and color variations are enormous. While many species feature bands, some are also speckled or uniform
Description: Scientific name: Philodryas baroni Life span: Unknown Males are often smaller than females. The length of the tail makes up about 30% of the entire body length. The longest-known species in the genus Philodryas is this one. Males tend to have a smaller, longer head with an extension of the rostral scale that
Baron’s Racer Snake Read More »