Reptiles > Snakes
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Florida CottonmouthScientific Name: Agkistrodon conantiCategory: ReptilesSubcategory: SnakesSize: Total length 75 to 120 cm (30 to 48 in; exceptional specimens reach 180 cm / 71 in); heavy, muscular pit viperWeight: 1.0 to 2.5 kg (2.2 to 5.5...
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AT A GLANCECommon Name: Broad-banded CopperheadScientific Name: Agkistrodon laticinctusCategory: ReptilesSubcategory: SnakesSize: Total length 60 to 90 cm (24 to 36 in); stout, heavy-bodied pit viperWeight: 200 to 500 gLifespan: 15 to 20+ years in the wild; over 25...
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AT A GLANCECommon Name: Forest CobraScientific Name: Naja melanoleucaCategory: ReptilesSubcategory: SnakesSize: Total length 1.8 to 2.7 m (exceptional specimens reach 3.1 m / 10.2 ft; the largest true cobra in the world)Weight: 2.0 to 4.5 kg (maximum recorded up to 6...
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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:...
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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...
