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The nearly 300 species of snake found in Colombia represent nine of the eighteen families.[1][2] Six families (Aniliidae, Boidae, Colubridae, Elapidae, Tropidophiidae, Viperidae) are within the infraorder Alethinophidia (advanced snakes) and three families (Anomalepididae, Leptotyphlopidae, Typhlopidae) are within the infraorder Scolecophidia (blind snakes).

The largest snake ever known, Titanoboa, was discovered as a fossil in northeastern Colombia.

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  2. ^ "Snake Database".

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List of snakes of Colombia

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snakes) and three families (Anomalepididae, Leptotyphlopidae, Typhlopidae) are within the infraorder Scolecophidia (blind snakes). The largest snake ever...

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List of dangerous snakes

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PMID 7244896. Visser, Chapman, John, David S (1978). Snakes and Snakebite: Venomous snakes and management of snake bite in Southern Africa. Purnell. ISBN 978-0-86843-011-9...

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List of reptiles of Colombia

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Species". "Colombian Endemic Reptiles". "Pictures of Lizards in Colombia". "Pictures of Snakes in Colombia". "Herps of Colombia (Herpetofauna de Colombia)"....

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Colombian longtail snake

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The Colombian longtail snake (Enuliophis sclateri), also known commonly as the sock-headed snake and the white-headed snake, is a species of snake in the...

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Milk snake

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into Colombia and Ecuador. Across the wide range of this species, habitat varies; typically, milk snakes prefer to live in forested regions or areas of open...

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List of birds of Colombia

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This is a list of the bird species recorded in Colombia. According to the South American Classification Committee (SACC) of the American Ornithological...

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Coral snake

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Coral snakes are a large group of elapid snakes that can be divided into two distinct groups, the Old World coral snakes and New World coral snakes. There...

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Snake

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Snakes are elongated, limbless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes (/sɜːrˈpɛntiːz/). Like all other squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote...

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List of lizards of Colombia

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Lizard (Dracaena guianensis) Colombian Tegu (Tupinambis teguixin) Fauna of Colombia Reptiles of Colombia Snakes of Colombia "The Reptile Database". "Basiliscus...

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Micrurus mipartitus

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and northern South America. The red-tailed coral snake is common in agricultural areas in Colombia. Its highly neurotoxic venom is known to cause seizures...

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List of snakes by scientific name

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This is a list of the scientific names of extant snakes. It includes 517 genera and 3,738 species: Acanthophis Acanthophis antarcticus Acanthophis cryptamydros...

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Titanoboa

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largest extant snakes, making it an appropriate method. They also add that the results recovered are consistent with large extant snakes, which are also...

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Micrurus langsdorffi

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confused coral snake or Langsdorff's coral snake, is a species of snake of the family Elapidae. The snake is found in Brazil, Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador...

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Boa constrictor

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"Exotic snakes are not native, but they are now on St. Croix". Virgin Islands Daily News. Retrieved 2 May 2023. Stidworthy J (1974). Snakes of the World...

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Micrurus ancoralis

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the regal coral snake or anchor coral snake, is a species of snake of the family Elapidae. The snake is found in Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador. Ibáñez...

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Micrurus dissoleucus

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dissoleucus, the pygmy coral snake, is a species of snake of the family Elapidae. The snake is found in Panama, Colombia, and Venezuela. Ibáñez, R.; Jaramillo...

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Rhinobothryum lentiginosum

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snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to South America. R. lentiginosum is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia...

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Micrurus spixii

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Micrurus spixii, the Amazon coral snake, is a species of snake of the family Elapidae. The snake is found in Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Brazil...

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Biodiversity of Colombia

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biodiversity of Colombia is the variety of indigenous organisms in the country with the second-highest biodiversity in the world. As of 2021, around 63...

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Micrurus dumerilii

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dumerilii, the Capuchin coral snake, is a species of snake of the family Elapidae. The snake is found in Ecuador, Colombia, Panama, and Venezuela. Ibáñez...

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Micrurus nigrocinctus

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nigrocinctus is mainly a terrestrial snake that often dwells in burrows, leaf litter, or under logs. Like most coral snakes it is usually nocturnal, though...

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Oxybelis fulgidus

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when handling these snakes. Vine snakes must be kept in large terrariums with a height of at least 2 m (79 in) and a surface of 6–16 square meters (65–172...

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Gigantophis

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largest snakes". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 24 (Supp. 3): 68A–69A. doi:10.1080/02724634.2004.10010643. S2CID 220415208. "A giant among snakes". New...

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Micrurus filiformis

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filiformis, the thread coral snake or slender coral snake, is a species of snake of the family Elapidae. The snake is found in Colombia, Brazil, and Peru. Ines...

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Bothrops asper

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sea level in the Colombian and Ecuadorian Andes, as well as Venezuela. With a mass of up to 6 kilograms (13 lb), and a maximal length of 2.5 metres (8.2 ft)...

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Lygophis lineatus

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lineatus, the lined ground snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname...

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Boa imperator

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heavy-bodied arboreal species of nonvenomous, constrictor-type snake in the family Boidae. One of the most popular pet snakes (often bred in captivity) in...

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Rough coffee snake

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The rough coffee snake (Nothopsis rugosus) is a snake found in Central America, western Colombia, and western Ecuador. Sasa, M.; Porras, L.W.; Köhler...

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Snake antivenom

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Snake antivenom is a medication made up of antibodies used to treat snake bites by venomous snakes. It is a type of antivenom. It is a biological product...

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