Saturday, August 6, 2011

Ten Most Amazing Snakes in the World [Top Ten]

Here we've collected the List of 10  Most Amazing Snakes in the World, and this also include the most dangerous ones, So check them all!

1: Emerald Tree Boa




Corallus caninus is a non-venomous boa species found in the rainforests of South America. No subspecies are currently recognized. A strictly nocturnal and arboreal species. It spends its days in a characteristic coil over a tree branch with its head perched at the center. At night, it will remain coiled on its branch. But extends its head downwards.

2: California Red-sided Garter Snake




The Garter snake is a Colubrid snake genus (Thamnophis) common across North America, ranging from Alaska and Canada to Central America. It is the single most widely distributed genus of reptile in North America[citation needed]. The garter snake is also the Massachusetts state reptile.There is no real consensus on the classification of species of Thamnophis. Disagreement among taxonomists and sources, such as field guides, over whether two types of snakes are separate species or subspecies of the same species is common. They are also closely related to the snakes of the genus Nerodia, and some species have been moved back and forth between genera.


3: Blind Snake




Leptotyphlops humilis is a blind snake species found in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Nine subspecies are currently recognized, including the nominate subspecies described here.[2]

4: Albino Burmese Pythons




The Burmese Python (Python molurus bivittatus) is the largest subspecies of the Indian Python and one of the 6 largest snakes in the world, native to a large variation of tropic and subtropic areas of Southern- and Southeast Asia. They are often found near water and are sometimes semi-aquatic, but can also be found in trees. Wild individuals average 3.7 metres (12 ft) long, but may reach up to 5.8 metres (19 ft).

5: Bright Pink Snake




The snake Liophidium pattoni grows to about 16 inches (40 centimeters) and preys on small rodents and lizards. ‘The bright pink markings on its back make it one of the most colorful snakes in all of Madagascar. It's very unusual,' Ratsifandrihamanana said. L. pattoni was first reported in 2010 in Masoala National Park in northeastern Madagascar.

6: Albino Nelsoni




The Nelson's Milksnake (Lampropeltis triangulum nelsoni) is a type of king snake that is found in Mexico from southern Guanajuato[2] and central Jalisco[2] to the Pacific Coast. It is also found on the narrow plains of northwestern Michoacánand on the Tres Marias Islands. The range of this snake appears to be tied to the proximity of watercourses, including ones utilized for irrigation and agriculture. It is a subspecies of the milksnake, Lampropeltis triangulum. It is similar in size to other king snakes, averaging 42 inches (110 cm) long, and like them, is nonvenomous.This species is named in honor of Edward W. Nelson who worked for the U.S. Biological Survey from 1890, becoming chief in 1916.

7: Blue Coral Snake




Calliophis bivirgatus, Maticora bivirgata, or the Blue Malaysian Coral Snake is a venomous elapid snake found in Indonesia, Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. It was first identified in print by Friedrich Boie in 1827.


8: Elephant Trunk Snake



Commonly known as the Elephant Trunk Snake, though that name can be used for all members of this family, this species is the best known member of the wart snake family. It is found throughout southeastern Asia, particularly in Indonesia, northern Australia, and New Guinea. It is the largest member of its family. Like other wart snakes, it is totally aquatic, and feeds on fish.It hunts fish mostly at night.It's specialize raised scales help it hold on to slippery fish.

9: Langaha Nasuta




The Langaha snake (also known as the leaf-nosed snake) is adapted to an arboreal lifestyle and feeds mostly on lizards. Its most interesting trait is, of course, the weird “horn” or projection on its snout. Easily is one of the weirdest reptiles in the World.

10: Horned Viper




A nocturnal viper which inhabits the dunes of the north west Negev desert of Israel. The snake was found early in the morning hiding in the sand next to a gerbil hole.

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