Introduction
Hi I am Aaryaman.I am a snake lover.I have bean liking snakes since I was 5 years old.I live in India and have learnt a little on every snake here.Some of you might think of snakes as dangerous animals but they are not, there are 2 types of snakes 1 venomous snakes 2 non venomous snakes.The venomous snakes are the snakes that can kill such as cobras, viper, mambas, kraits, etc and the non venomous snakes such as rat snakes, tree snakes,keelbacks, etc wont kill you except for pythons, anacondas and boas as they can constrict you.I have now kept some snakes both venomous and non venomous snakes in my web site so you can see and read about them and if you see one of these snakes you will know what to do and identify which is venomous and which is non venomous.I had once went to visite my uncle in Chennai I also wanted to visit the crocodile bank so I did.When me and my father were going their,he told me that there were classes of 2 days and 1 night.I told OK he kept me there for those classes.I really enjoyed my self and I hope that even you would like to visit crocodile bank.If you like snakes too then keep visiting my website because I well keep adding more and more snakes and questions.So remember if you see a snake you know what to do and how to identify snakes and don't jest see photographs of snakes also read about them too.If you like crocodiles just like me then visit another wed site of mine that I had made 2 months ago.It also a lot of information on crocodiles.So please do visit it.The wed site is named as aaryamancrocodilesfamily.weebly.com.
Tiger Snake
Tiger snakes are a type of venomous serpent found in southern regions of Australia, including its coastal islands and Tasmania. These snakes are highly variable in their colour, often banded like those on a tiger, and forms in their regional occurrences. All populations are in the genus Notechis, and their diverse characters have been described in further subdivisions of this group; they are sometimes described as distinct species and/or subspecies.
Blue Coral Snake
This is a beautiful, but
highly venomous, front-fanged species - if bitten, its neurotoxic venom can
cause death. It inhabits primary forest floors, but can also be found in mature
secondary forest. Nocturnal in habits, it may sometimes be encountered
stretched across forest trails in the early morning.
The body is dark
blue, with a lighter blue stripe along each side. The head, tail and ventral
surface are bright red. Its primary food source is other snakes.
There
are 3 sub-species : Maticora bivirgata bivirgata inhabits Java, and
M. b. flaviceps is found from Burma, Thailand and Cambodia through West
Malaysia and Singapore to Sumatra and various islands of the Riau Archipelago.
M. b. tetrataenia inhabits Borneo.
highly venomous, front-fanged species - if bitten, its neurotoxic venom can
cause death. It inhabits primary forest floors, but can also be found in mature
secondary forest. Nocturnal in habits, it may sometimes be encountered
stretched across forest trails in the early morning.
The body is dark
blue, with a lighter blue stripe along each side. The head, tail and ventral
surface are bright red. Its primary food source is other snakes.
There
are 3 sub-species : Maticora bivirgata bivirgata inhabits Java, and
M. b. flaviceps is found from Burma, Thailand and Cambodia through West
Malaysia and Singapore to Sumatra and various islands of the Riau Archipelago.
M. b. tetrataenia inhabits Borneo.
Common krait
The common krait is a type of krait that is found in the jungles of the Indian sub-continent. This snake is highly venomous, and is one of the "big four" snakes in India.The body colour varies from a dark steely blue-black to a pale faded bluish grey. The average length is 1 m . Subcaudal scales after the anal plate are not divided. It has large hexagonal scales running down its spine. The narrow white cross bands are more prominent near the tail region.The male is larger than the female and also has a longer tail.
Bushmaster
The Bushmaster, lachesis muta muta is the largest Pit Viper in the world with a nasty reputation as a "cruel dude". The Bushmaster is a huge, thick-bodied and highly venomous snake with a triangularly shaped head, one of nature's warning signs that a snake is poisonous and potentially deadly. Bushmasters live in remote, heavily forested tropical jungle terrain. Isolated in their jungle environment, envenomation by a Bushmaster is very serious, sometimes fatal and particularly dangerous to humans. It is important to familiarize yourself with wilderness sirvival before entering Bushmaster territory because often snake bite victoms are miles and miles away from any traditional medical help. The Bushmaster is the largest venomous snake in the New World, often reaching lengths in excess of 6 feet with a maximum recorded length reaching an amazing 14 feet! The Bushmaster has a prominent dorsal ridge and an upturned snout with well defined body scales, keeled and extremely rough. Identifying Bushmaster body color hues range from light brown to shades of pale pink with a series of dark brown or black blotches markings running the entire length of the body including the tail.
Rhinoceros Viper
The Rhinoceros viper (bitis nasicornis) has its home in Central Africa and lives on the ground of tropical forests. In its preferred living areas near rivers and lakes, it is as good a swimmer as an excellent climber.
It owes its name to its distinguishing marks: two steeply upward pointing, noticeable horn appendices are situated on the tip of its mouth between its nostrils at the end of the other typical mark, an “arrow head“, on its head. It has the triangle head shape of all bitises and a relatively thin build. It is seldom longer than 1.3 metres and is therefore not among the bitis giants.
It owes its name to its distinguishing marks: two steeply upward pointing, noticeable horn appendices are situated on the tip of its mouth between its nostrils at the end of the other typical mark, an “arrow head“, on its head. It has the triangle head shape of all bitises and a relatively thin build. It is seldom longer than 1.3 metres and is therefore not among the bitis giants.
Eastern Hognose Snake
Eastern Hognose Snakes grow to nearly four feet long. They have thick bodies, a wide neck, and a slightly upturned snout.
The color of this snake can vary with yellow, tan, brown, gray, or reddish color. They also have dark blotches on their backs. Hognose snakes can even be all black.
These snakes live in woods or fields.
SREL Herpetology
Hognose snakes mate in the Spring and females lay up to 60 eggs in soil in June or July. The eggs hatch after a month and a half to two months.
Baby snakes are between six and nine inches long.
Eastern Hognose Snakes are active during the day.
If disturbed by a predator, these snakes have several ways to defend themselves. First, they will inflate their necks to look bigger, and they will hiss loudly and strike. When they do this, they very much resemble cobras, which we do not have in our area.
If looking tough doesn't work, the Eastern Hognose Snake will play dead. They are very good at it. The snake will roll over and open its mouth with its tongue hanging out. They will even stay limp when they are picked up. If you place it right side up, the snake will flop right back over and play dead.
If this doesn't work, the snake may bite; however, hognose snakes rarely bite people.
The color of this snake can vary with yellow, tan, brown, gray, or reddish color. They also have dark blotches on their backs. Hognose snakes can even be all black.
These snakes live in woods or fields.
SREL Herpetology
Hognose snakes mate in the Spring and females lay up to 60 eggs in soil in June or July. The eggs hatch after a month and a half to two months.
Baby snakes are between six and nine inches long.
Eastern Hognose Snakes are active during the day.
If disturbed by a predator, these snakes have several ways to defend themselves. First, they will inflate their necks to look bigger, and they will hiss loudly and strike. When they do this, they very much resemble cobras, which we do not have in our area.
If looking tough doesn't work, the Eastern Hognose Snake will play dead. They are very good at it. The snake will roll over and open its mouth with its tongue hanging out. They will even stay limp when they are picked up. If you place it right side up, the snake will flop right back over and play dead.
If this doesn't work, the snake may bite; however, hognose snakes rarely bite people.
Slender Coral snake
Characteristics: A small and slender snake with a uniform pale brown body colouration. Its head is mottled and dotted with black from which its specie name has been derived. The tip of its tail may also have a similar colouration and it could serve to act as a decoy. Some specimens have a mauvish brown colouration.Behaviour: Little known about its behaviour. It appears to be inactive and sluggish by day. It is also inoffensive and by day may allow itself to be handled without making any attempt to bite. When frightened it lays flat and raises its tail and flees at the first opportunity. Once captive it often hides among the earth of the vivarium or secludes itself in a corner and very difficult to induce it to bite.
Food: Uncertain, it could feed on smaller snakes like its nearest relatives.
Breeding: Very little known, probably oviparous like its nearest relatives.
Growth: Very little known, the largest specimens often exceed 40cm.
Venom: Uncertain possibly could have an adverse effect on human beings. However due to the paucity of venom found within this snake little scientific study has been conducted. However since it belongs to the family Elaphidae and nearly all Elaphids are venomous immediate medical assistance should be sought if a bitten by this snake.
Identification: This snake can be identified by its non-evident neck, blunt snout, widely spaced nostrils which nearly are as wide apart as the eyes and small Supraocular compared to the Frontal. Inorder to differentiate this snake from Oligodon sublineatus to which it bears a superficial resemblance it should be noted that O.sublineatus has a Loreal shield while C.melanurus does not and the Parietal shield of the former is as long as the Frontal while in the latter the Parietal is nearly twice the length of the Frontal.
Food: Uncertain, it could feed on smaller snakes like its nearest relatives.
Breeding: Very little known, probably oviparous like its nearest relatives.
Growth: Very little known, the largest specimens often exceed 40cm.
Venom: Uncertain possibly could have an adverse effect on human beings. However due to the paucity of venom found within this snake little scientific study has been conducted. However since it belongs to the family Elaphidae and nearly all Elaphids are venomous immediate medical assistance should be sought if a bitten by this snake.
Identification: This snake can be identified by its non-evident neck, blunt snout, widely spaced nostrils which nearly are as wide apart as the eyes and small Supraocular compared to the Frontal. Inorder to differentiate this snake from Oligodon sublineatus to which it bears a superficial resemblance it should be noted that O.sublineatus has a Loreal shield while C.melanurus does not and the Parietal shield of the former is as long as the Frontal while in the latter the Parietal is nearly twice the length of the Frontal.