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AT A GLANCECommon Name: Cape CobraScientific Name: Naja niveaCategory: ReptilesSubcategory: SnakesSize: Total length 1.2 to 1.6 m (exceptionally up to 1.8 m / 6 ft)Weight: 1.0 to 2.2 kgLifespan: 15 to 20 years in the wild; over 25 years in captivityDiet: Carnivorous...
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AT A GLANCECommon Name: Puerto Rican BoaScientific Name: Chilabothrus inornatusCategory: ReptilesSubcategory: SnakesSize: Total length 1.8 to 2.2 m (5.9 to 7.2 ft); record specimens up to 2.7 m (9.0 ft)Weight: 2.0 to 4.0 kg (4.4 to 8.8 lb)Lifespan: 20 to 30 yearsDiet:...
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AT A GLANCECommon Name: Antiguan RacerScientific Name: Alsophis antiguaeCategory: Reptiles (Snakes)Range: Endemic exclusively to the Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda, historically widespread across Antigua; currently recovered across offshore cays including...
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AT A GLANCECommon Name: Saint Lucia RacerScientific Name: Erythrolamprus ornatusCategory: ReptilesSubcategory: SnakesSize: Total adult length: 90–125 cm (35–49 in); females larger than malesWeight: 250–500 g (8.8–17.6 oz)Lifespan: 10–15 years in the wildDiet:...
Reptiles > Snakes
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Paradise Flying SnakeScientific Name: Chrysopelea paradisiCategory: ReptilesSubcategory: SnakesRange: Southeast Asia, widespread across southern Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei, and the PhilippinesHabitat Type: Tropical lowland...
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AT A GLANCECommon Name: Arafura File SnakeScientific Name: Acrochordus arafuraeCategory: ReptilesSubcategory: SnakesRange: Northern Australia (Kimberley, Top End, and Cape York Peninsula) and the southern lowlands of New GuineaHabitat Type: Tropical freshwater...
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AT A GLANCECommon Name: Sunbeam SnakeScientific Name: Xenopeltis unicolorCategory: ReptilesSubcategory: SnakesRange: Southeast Asia, from southern China and Myanmar south through Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia to the...
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AT A GLANCECommon Name: Asian Vine SnakeScientific Name: Ahaetulla prasinaCategory: ReptilesSubcategory: SnakesRange: South and Southeast Asia, from northeastern India and Bangladesh through Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, southern...
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AT A GLANCECommon Name: Turtle-headed Sea SnakeScientific Name: Emydocephalus annulatusCategory: ReptilesSubcategory: SnakesRange: Tropical western and central Pacific Ocean, including the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea off Australia, New Caledonia, the Timor Sea,...
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AT A GLANCECommon Name: Rock RattlesnakeScientific Name: Crotalus lepidusCategory: ReptilesSubcategory: SnakesRange: Southwestern United States and central Mexico, from southern Arizona, southern New Mexico, and southwestern Texas south across the Mexican Plateau to...
