Joseph T. Collins has written more than 200 articles on reptiles, amphibians, and fishes throughout North America and twenty-three books, including: Peterson Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and
Eastern diamondback rattlesnakes are the largest venomous snakes in North America. Their rattle serves as a warning to other animals to stay away.(Image credit: McDonald Wildlife Photography Inc. via Getty Images) Rattlesnake Discover more about snakes —13 of the most venomous snakes on ...
Alligators arefresh-wateranimals and can be found in lakes, ponds, rivers and irrigation canals. Because they arecold-bloodedreptiles, alligators are not big fans of cold weather. This limits their range to the warmer, wetter areas in the southeastern United States from Texas to North Carolina....
We have lots of snakes in South Florida, in the Everglades region — and like other parts of the country, most are non-venomous, with a few poisonous critters thrown in for good measure. The Cottonmouth, Rattlesnake, and Coral Snake are Florida’s more notable poisonous snakes — but there...
Demographic estimates revealed population expansion following the last glacial maximum (∼20,000 years ago) in two lineages of A. contortrix (the Central clade and Eastern clade) and one lineage of A. piscivorus (the Continental clade). The Florida clade of A. piscivorus is the only lineage ...
A snake crawls up to her but the hero of the movie quickly shoots its head off. The fat wrinkly slow-moving snake is one of the most unusual snakes I've ever seen in a movie. It might be some kind of North African Sand Boa, but I'm not sure....
The corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus) is also sometimes referred to as the red rat snake and is native to North America. While previously classified along with common rat snakes, they are more closely related to the equally popular king snake. As a constrictor snake, they will wrap their bod...
The eastern indigo is North America's biggest indigenous snake, growing to 9 feet, and it is found only in coastal Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Mississippi,
This snake belongs to the family Colubridae. It is not poisonous. It occurs in North America and South America. The length of these snakes can exceed 3 meters (9.8 ft), but usually, it is below this size. A typical weight is 3.2-4.5 kg (7-9.9 lbs), record individuals may exceed 5...
and are found across southeastern states, including Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and Louisiana. They are ambush predators and tend to lie quietly coiled away waiting for prey to approach. They can strike a victim up to two-thirds of their body length ...