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Albany adder
The Albany adder, or ‘Bitis cornita’, is an extremely rare viper species found only in the eastern and southern regions of Cape Province in South Africa. There have only been 12 Albany adder specimens found since the species was identified in 1937. They are so rare, they were believed to be extinct until four live and one dead specimen were found in 2017. They are venomous like all vipers, and are reddish brown with prominent bumps over the eyes. The longest recorded length of an Albany adder is 27 cm, or 11 inches. Due to the rarity of this species, very little is known about them.
I've been calling garter snakes GARDEN SNAKES my entire life and I only just learned their real name. To me I think they will always be garden snakes :)
Snake and flowers
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What is a Native Species?
Here in Florida, we are privy to a ton of unique and exciting wildlife due to our proximity to two very important natural features: The Everglades and the ocean. These two exciting ecosystems provide us with animals like Key Deer, the Everglades Snail Kite, and the Florida Panther that may not be found elsewhere in the world.
Any ecosystem or habitat in the world has native species. This means that the species arrived and has evolved in an area by only natural processes. Other species in the ecosystem often evolved together and adapt to sharing an environment. For example, Florida Panthers and deer have adapted to sharing an environment together despite one being predator and the other being prey. It is a relationship they share and rely on to keep each other’s populations in check.
Unfortunately, not every animal we see in the wild is meant to be here. Take, for example, the Burmese Python in the Everglades.
An introduced species like the Burmese Python could affect the environment is several ways. They could adapt poorly in the new environment and perish, they could live within their new home and cause no major harm, or they could thrive with the lack of natural predators and outcompete native species. That scenario could mean that they could take the food, water, space, and other resources that would typically go to native animals. This would disrupt the natural balance in the ecosystem that has evolved over time. When this happens, the non-native species becomes invasive.
Wildlife hospitals like the Sawgrass Nature Center and Wildlife Hospital (SNC) take in and treat native wildlife, but it is illegal for the SNC and anyone else in the State of Florida to release non-native species into the local ecosystem. That means, the SNC can only admit injured or orphaned native animals for rehabilitation and release. Unfortunately, any non-native animal that might come our way would legally have to be euthanized or provided a forever home. Since we cannot always guarantee the space for all non-native animals and do not prefer to euthanize a healthy animal, we encourage finding other places that are specifically meant for taking in and sheltering non-native species.
Here's my draw: The Road to the Sun, I drew Lucifer Angel and Demon, May you find them?! Holy Spirit replace Lucifer with Virgin Mary It's the nature of Ecuador There is The Phoenix: is a rooster condor that can fly Please realize how Instagram did a special margin in the picture of Fallen Angel Hoho XD!! ヘ(>_<ヘ) ￢o(￣ ￣ﾒ)🕆🕇⛤🕍💒😀🌈🏞🏔🌋🎴🦃🕊🔥🐉🐬🐍🐟 #lucifer #sun #godofsun #roadtosun #snakes #drawings #phoenix (at Sauces 6) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6b1ouLF1Qk/?igshid=3ak8u641edwc
"Oh hell yeah finally some good information about Pythagoras and Goetia, this is really interes- what the fuck is snake-blasting."
Titanoboa
Titanoboa is an extinct genus of snakes that is known to have lived in present-day La Guajira in northern Colombia. The giant snake lived during the Middle to Late Paleocene epoch, a 10-million-year period immediately following the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event.
The only known species is Titanoboa cerrejonensis, the largest snake ever discovered. By comparing the sizes and shapes of its fossilized vertebrae to those of extant snakes, researchers estimated that the largest individuals of T. cerrejonensis found had a total length around 42 feet and weighed about 2,500 pounds.
While initially thought to have been an apex predator of the Paleocene ecosystem in which it lived, evidence has pointed to the genus being predominantly piscivorous. Titanoboa’s massive size would have made it difficult to move on land, so the giant snake would probably have spent most of its life in the water, hunting for fish and other aquatic prey.
The Titanoboa, is a 48ft long snake dating from around 60-58million years ago. It had a rib cage 2ft wide, allowing it to eat whole crocodiles, and surrounding the ribcage were muscles so powerful that it could crush a rhino. Titanoboa was so big it couldn’t even spend long amounts of time on land, because the force of gravity acting on it would cause it to suffocate under its own weight.
Go, Tetris snake, go!!
Venomous bandy-bandy (Vermicella annulata), a.k.a. "hoop snake." The word bandy-bandy (bandi-bandi) traces back to the indigenous dialect of Kattang, from the Taree region, New South Wales.
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man, i just love a keeled scale. not that there are bad scales, keeled scales are just so good.
I'm assuming you will like this gorgeous little friend...
Hairy Bush Viper aka Rough-scaled Bush Viper (Atheris hispida), family Viperidae, found in central Africa
Venomous.
photograph by Cristian Torica
photographs by Mark Kostich
everyone shut the fuck up and look at this snake named barcode
Taylor releasing a snippet of LWYMMD and taylornation announcing a LOVER livestream is CRAZY. What is going ON?????
Something is in the works and I’m clowning so hard…if it’s rep TV I’ll actually lose my mind.
Screaming, crying, throwing up, punch me in the face.
Fight, fight, fight!
Finished my Daywalker piece! Inspired largely by the lyrics. The flowers are apple blossoms!
Today I learned that my sister's snake is more active when he hears E-girls Are Ruining My Life by Corpse Husband
An adorable little hognose doing their best to become a ring
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Common Watersnake (Nerodia sipedon), juvenile, taken September 2, 2024, in Georgia, US
I found this little guy while flipping rocks in my creek looking for salamanders! I'm obsessed with how the water makes his face look angry while he's submerged, but he's adorable and friendly looking when he pokes his head out. I don't see enough snakes! Literature says they're all around me, but clearly they don't want to be friends because they never show themselves!!
I just think he’s really neat
look at my baby! Her name is khaleesi and she's a butter (aka lesser) pastel ball python, she's a big girl at 2 1/2 years old and 1536 grams! She's truly a sweetheart and she's my baby
jokes on you emily i already know how to do that
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Hi have a good day! Can you do something with snakes. Thank you!
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when im trying to look at cool snakes on instagram but all of the posts are just morons freehandling hots
Western Hognose Snake (Heterodon n. nasicus) and a Central Plains Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum gentilis), both family Colubridae, CO, USA
photograph by Matthias Lemm
Eastern Mud Snake (Farancia a. abacura), family Colubridae, GA, USA
This gorgeous nocturnal aquatic snake feeds on aquatic salamanders, such as sirens and amphiumas, which it pins down with its sharp pointed tail.
photograph by Jeremy Chamberlain