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The Snake Resource Page

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Snakes long, legless and flexible slithering creatures. There more than 2,400 species and they live on every continent expect in Antarctica. This is because snakes cannot survive on cold ground. Snakes have a bad reputation of being predators and poisonous. Snakes only attack humans when startled and not all snakes are poisonous only 375 species are venomous. As a matter of fact, docile snakes are popular as pets in the Western world. Snakes have a symbolic role in religion and mythology.

Snake Biology

Microhabitat of Black Rat Snakes: A study of the movement and habitat selection of black rat snakes.

Corn Snake: Biology of corn snakes.

Snake biology: The biology of snakes in general.

General biology: General biology and identification of damage caused by snakes.

Water Snakes: The biology of water snakes that inhabit Dallas Fort Worth.

Missouri Snakes: A fact sheet for the biology and identification of Missouri snakes.

Scarlet Snake: A description of the living environment of the scarlet snake.

Brown Tree Snakes: A detail look at the description, geography, and the impact of the brown tree snake.

The Evolution of Snakes

Evolution of Snakes: A selection from Lenny Frank s, Jr. book Snakes: Their Care and Behavior.

Viviparity in Reptiles: The evolution of snakes bringing forth living young rather than eggs.

Lizards Turn Into Snakes: Evolution on the vertebrate of lizard transition to a limbless body.

Constriction in snakes: The role constriction plays in the diversity and evolution of snakes.

Originally Rear-fanged: An international group of researchers explore Freek Vonk s thesis of snakes originally having rear teeth.

Evolution of Venomous Snakes: A review of several studies on the evolution of the function of venom.

Transitional Forms of Snakes: Examines the origin of snakes.

Evolution of Snake Mating: A study of snakes mating systems throughout history.

Snake Behavior

Snake Behavior and National History: Images and videos depicting snake behavior.

Blind Snake Predatory Behavior: The author describes his experience with blind snakes and the predatory behavior of these snakes.

Cottonmouth Aggression A study of Agkistroden piscivotus behavior towards humans.

Albino Corn Snake: A brief description of albino corn snakes' behavior.

Coiling Direction: Like humans, snakes may have a left or right side preference. Dr. Roth studies the coiling direction preference in snakes.

Types of Snakes

Copper Heads: A comprehensive fact sheet on copperheads and images of the North American snakes in Texas.

Family Leptotyphlopidae: A scientific guide on slender blind snakes with images.

Boidae Family: A brief explanation of the Boidae family.

Colubridae: Information and images of the most familiar large family of snakes.

Elapinae: Details of the appearance, habitat, and breading habits of this snake family.

Family Viperidae: A look at the venomous snake family the Viperidae.

Keeping Snakes as Pets

Caring for a Snake: A care sheet for snakes, also in PDF format.

The Dangers: Explore the dangers of possessing snakes as pets.

Selecting a Reptile: A comprehensive guide to selecting a reptile.

Snake Companion Guide: A snake companion guide for helping you choose a snake.

Snake Care: A pet care guide.

Caring for Hatchlings: A guide to caring for hatchling snakes.

Snakes & Gardens

Garden Hints: This article explores the benefits of having a snake come in the garden.

Snakes in the Garden: A brief tutorial for ridding a garden of snakes.

Out the Garden: Tips for getting snakes out the garden.

A Gardeners Friend: David J. Robinson explains why having snakes in the garden could be a good thing.

Snakes in Culture

Snake Mythology: The University of Massachusetts Amherst lists modern snake myths.

Snake Goddess: A comprehensive look at Minoan Snake Goddess.

A Southern Place: Snake handling in Southern culture.

The Truth Behind Snake-Charming: Description of what really happens during a snake charmer's performance.

Misconceptions: A list of 22 frequent misbeliefs of snakes.

Gorgons: Snakes played a role in Greek Mythology. This paper tells of the myths of the Gorgon.

Objects of Religion, Fear, and Myth: Jonathan Stanley explores the reasons that snakes are so highly feared.

Modern Myths: A list of common myths about snakes.