Cottonmouth, Classic Snake

Cottonmouth Appearance Cottonmouth snakes, otherwise known as water moccasins, are a medium sized snake, often growing to be four feet in length, and I've even seen up to five feet. They are generally a dark shade of brown or a dull black and will occasionally have lighter banding visible on their sides. The younger...

Black Racer? Not Car, it's Snake

Biology The Black Racer snake, known as Coluber constrictor priapus, is one of the most common types of nonvenomous snakes in the southern United States. One of the telling characteristics of this subspecies of snake is that they are very active during daytime. The physical appearance of a black racer includes having a...

Coachwhip Snake Fact and Habitat

Coachwhip Snake Biology The coachwhip snake (Masticophis flagellum) is a species of snake that is native to the southern continental United States, stretching from the east to west coasts. Coach whips are also native to northern Mexico. Coachwhips are very thin snakes, which is why they are said to resemble a type of whip....

Black Rat Snake, Most Black and Most Amazing

Black Rat Snake Biology In general, black rat snakes are a medium-sized snake. Their average length is between 40 to 70 inches. The widest point of the snake’s body is usually near the tail section and the snake has an average diameter of around two inches. This length and width makes black rat snakes have a powerful and...

Coral Snake. Many Habitat in US

Coral Snake Appearance There are many varieties of coral snakes throughout the Americas, but we will address the USA snakes. The most common species in the United States have a universal red-yellow-black-yellow pattern. Not all coral snakes have the same color scheme, so it is important to be familiar with the snakes specific...

Fact About Banded Water Snake

Banded Water Snake Biology The banded water snake also known as the Nerodia Fasciata Fasciata is one of the types of snakes that you rarely see. In the southern area of North America is mostly where these snakes are found. Over time, they have adopted many scientific names such as Natrix Sipedon Fasciata, Tropidonotous Fasciatus,...

Fable of Snake

A Greek writer named Aesop wrote many stories called fables.  Fables are stories that are told in order to teach a lesson.  They aren’t necessarily true.  Aesop wrote the following stories about snakes.  The moral, or lesson, of the story is at the end. Here are some examples: The Laborer and the Snake A snake,...

Myth and Snake Story

All through history snakes have been both good and evil.  Here are some historic examples: In the Christian bible, the story of Adam and Eve being tempted by the evil snake.  It was the snake (Satan) the tempted Eve with an apple and caused them to be kicked out of the beautiful Garden of Eden.  Also in the...

Rattlesnake is Amazing Snake

Rattlesnakes are a group of venomous snakes of the genera Crotalus and Sistrurus of the subfamily Crotalinae ("pit vipers"). The 32 known species of rattlesnakes have between 65 and 70 subspecies, all native to the Americas, ranging from southern Alberta and...

Cobra is Very Amazing Snake!

Cobra is the Portuguese word for "snake". In English and in some other languages, it has been adopted as the name for any of various species of venomous snakes. Most of those species are in the family Elapidae, all of which are venomous. Most of them can spread their neck ribs to form a flattened, widened...