RAINFOREST SNAKESThese are some of the most common snakes that are found exclusively or primarily in rainforest. All are diurnal except the Gluttonous Bighead Snake. Note that Madagascar cat-eyed snakes and Four-striped Snake (page 242) also occur inside rainforest. E1Gold-collared Snake* Lio...
RAIN forestsECOLOGICAL nicheSnake venoms have evolved in several families of Caenophidae, and their toxins have been assumed to be biochemical weapons with a role as a trophic adaptation. However, it remains unclear how venom contributes to the success of venomous species for adaptation to ...
Welcome to the Spider Quiz, where you can test your knowledge of one of the world’s most fascinating and diverse… Lizard Quiz – Do you really know them? A lizard is a type of reptile belonging to the order Squamata. This order includes snakes and worm lizards as…...
and they can sit coiled on a quarter. It was found in Barbados in 2008 by a Penn State evolutionary biologist. The first specimens were found in a bit of forest on the eastern side of Barbados. It's habitat is so small, scientists...
different than what determines the world’s most venomous snake. Venom is a complex subject (see Snake Venom), and snake venom works differently on different creatures. But for the purposes of this page, we’ve listed the most toxic venom based on the lethal dose to mice, called the LD50...
Searching for Pekpek: Cassowaries and Conservation in the New Guinea Rainforest $19.99 plus shipping (paperback).--A life studying birds is a life of bliss, and field work is the best part of it all. Long sweaty days of mud, insects, snakes, bears, poison ivy all trivial when the pay...
Thermal and reproductive ecology of the snake Psammophis phillipsi from the rainforest region of southern Nigeria Herpetol. J. (2002) G.C. Akani et al. Food habits of the snake Psammophis phillipsi from the continuous rainforest region of southern Nigeria (West Africa) J. Herp. (2003) An...
The world’s biggest snake has been discovered in the Amazon rainforest. The huge anaconda measured 26 feet t (7.93 meters), weighed 440 lbs (200 kg) and its head is the same size as a human’s. The Northern Green Anaconda was found by TV wildlife presenter, Professor Freek Vonk, and...
Rainforest and temperate forest Grasslands and scrublands Desert Bodies of fresh water Coral reefs The deep sea If all snake species went extinct, each of these ecosystems would change irrevocably. The main way in which they would change would be in the population levels of other species: some...
The Book of Snakes presents 600 species of snakes from around the world, covering nearly one in six of all snake species. It will bring greater understanding of a group of reptiles that have existed for more than 160 million years, and that now inhabit every continent except Antarctica, as ...