Crotalus durissus is the scientific name of the South American rattlesnake . This venomous pit viper is the most dangerous snake in South A...
South American Rattlesnake
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Spotted Bush Snake
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The Spotted Bush Snake ( Philothamnus semivariegatus ) is a non-venomous snake from Sub-Saharan Africa. Taxonomy: it belongs to the order S...
Southern African Python
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The Southern African python (or Python natalensis ) is Africa's second largest snake, which is slightly smaller than the Central Africa...
Anchieta's Dwarf Python
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The Anchieta's dwarf python is a rare, non-venomous species of snake, which belongs to the large family Pythonidae, which is found in A...
Bothrops alternatus
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The Bothrops alternatus , known as yarará in Argentina, is a life-threatening venomous snake of the warm and humid regions of South America....
Cape Cobra
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The Cape cobra ( Naja nivea ) is a dangerous venomous snake one can encounter in South Africa and Namibia. Since it belongs to the family E...
Peringuey’s Adder
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The Peringuey’s adder ( Bitis peringueyi ) is a venomous snake, which is endemic to the Namib desert, along the coast of Namibia, Africa. A...
Most Venomous Snakes
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The most venomous snakes are found world-wide and they belong to two different families of serpents; the Elapidae (elapids) and the Viperi...
Yellow-Bellied Sea Snake
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The yellow-bellied sea snake (Pelamis platurus) is an aquatic serpent (legless squamate reptile) found in Southeast Asia. It drifts in surf...
Shield-Nosed Cobra
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The shield-nosed cobra is a venomous snake which belongs to the Elapidae family. Its natural habitat is the southern portion of Africa, sou...
Taxonomy of Snakes
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The taxonomy of snakes can be seen in the diagram below the page. As you can observe, all snakes belong to the kingdom: Animalia; Grade= Me...
Families of Snakes
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Four large families of snakes can clearly be distinguished, although they are harder to arrange and classify than other types of vertebrate...
Viperidae Family
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The Viperidae family , commonly known as vipers , constitute a large family of venomous snakes, which are found in all continents. The vipe...
African Coral Snake
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The African coral snake ( Aspidelaps lubricus ) is a venomous elapid snake whose habitat is located in the southwestern, coastal land-strip...
Rinkhals Snake
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The rinkhals snake is a sub-species of cobra whose natural habitat is the southern tip of the African continent. It is large and stout, the...
Many-Horned Adder
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The many-horned adder ( Bitis cornuta ) is a medium-size venomous viper. Its natural habitat area is the coastal regions of western Cape an...
Puff Adder
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The puff adder ( Bitis arietans ) is a large venomous viper whose natural habitat is the low lands of the southern portion of the African c...
Berg Adder
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The Berg adder ( Bitis atropos ) is a small venomous snake, with triangular head. It is found in isolated areas in the mountain regions of ...
Plain Mountain Adder
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The plain mountain adder ( Bitis inornata ) is a small-size venomous viper which inhabits the grassland and hills of the Sneeuberg, near Gr...
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