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Snakes
The
American International
Museum has some interesting information about snakes you might enjoy
viewing. |
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Diamondback Rattlesnake
The Western Diamondback will coil, rattle
fearsomely, and stand its ground when threatened. It bites hundreds of
people a year, more than any other venomous snake in the United States.
The venom causes extensive tissue damage, bleeding and swelling in
humans. It hunts from late evening to early morning, crawling
either sinuously like other snakes or rectilinearly like a caterpillar.
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Bullsnake
Bullsnakes are
beneficial snakes because they eat quantities of mice, cotton rats,
gophers and small mammals. They may hiss loudly or even posture
themselves in an S-shaped curve to deter potential threats. Despite
their menacing attitude, they are non-venomous and they will not strike
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Angry
Bullsnake |
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Gopher Snake
This gentle and easygoing snake’s pattern
is similar to a rattlesnake and is often mistaken as one and
unfortunately killed. It may be yellowish or cream colored and have
brown or reddish blotches along the back. It is a very large and
powerful snake and occasionally reaches 6 feet in length. Females lay up
to 15 eggs in loose sand in April/May with young being born at about 8
inches. It lives over much of the desert in rocks, sandy washes and is a
skilled climber. Its prey consists of rodents, rabbits and lizards and
it kill its prey by constriction. This snake is very gentle and normally
easy to handle. |
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Green Garden Snake
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New Mexico Milk Snake
Most wild celaenops probably eat mostly
lizards: Skinks , Fence Lizards earless lizards and
whiptails Small snakes are also eaten, as are small mice .
In captivity, juveniles can usually be started easily on meals of
lizard-scented pinks, and can usually be switched to unscented mice in
short order. Wild caught adults typically feed readily on pre-killed lab
mice (fuzzies or small weanlings). |
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