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Snakes
Encyclopedia entry from: UXL Encyclopedia of Science
...Elapidae (cobras, coral snakes, mambas, and kraits), Colubridae (king snakes, water snakes, garter snakes, black snakes...may grow to nearly four meters (12 feet) in length. The Colubridae family is huge, with more than 1,400 species, and includes...
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racer
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...some of the coachwhip snakes ( Masticophis ). The speckled racers are species of the genus Dryombius. All of the racers are classified in the phylum Chordata , subphylum Vertebrata, class Reptilia, order Squamata, family Colubridae.
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garter snake
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...yellow stripes. The ribbon snake, T. sauritus, is a very slender garter snake that prefers wet places. Garter snakes are classified in the phylum Chordata , subphylum Vertebrata, class Reptilia, order Squamata, family Colubridae.
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snake
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...islands) and are found in greatest profusion in the tropics. About two thirds of all snake species belong to the family Colubridae; most of these are nonvenomous. Among the harmless colubrid snakes of North America are the garter snakes (including the...
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black snake
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...m). The poisonous Australian black snake belongs to the cobra family and has a hood. The North American black snakes are classified in the phylum Chordata , subphylum Vertebrata, class Reptilia, order Squamata, family Colubridae.
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king snake
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...called milk snakes, because they are reputed by legend to milk cows. King snakes are valuable destroyers of rodents. They are classified in the phylum Chordata , subphylum Vertebrata, class Reptilia, order Squamata, family Colubridae.
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