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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snakes) and three families (Anomalepididae, Leptotyphlopidae, Typhlopidae) are within the infraorder Scolecophidia (blind snakes). The largest snake ever...
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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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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...
This is a listof the scientific names of extant snakes. It includes 517 genera and 3,738 species: Acanthophis Acanthophis antarcticus Acanthophis cryptamydros...
largest extant snakes, making it an appropriate method. They also add that the results recovered are consistent with large extant snakes, which are also...
confused coral snake or Langsdorff's coral snake, is a species ofsnakeof the family Elapidae. The snake is found in Brazil, Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador...
"Exotic snakes are not native, but they are now on St. Croix". Virgin Islands Daily News. Retrieved 2 May 2023. Stidworthy J (1974). Snakesof the World...
the regal coral snake or anchor coral snake, is a species ofsnakeof the family Elapidae. The snake is found in Panama, Colombia, and Ecuador. Ibáñez...
dissoleucus, the pygmy coral snake, is a species ofsnakeof the family Elapidae. The snake is found in Panama, Colombia, and Venezuela. Ibáñez, R.; Jaramillo...
snake, is a species ofsnake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to South America. R. lentiginosum is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia...
Micrurus spixii, the Amazon coral snake, is a species ofsnakeof the family Elapidae. The snake is found in Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Brazil...
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dumerilii, the Capuchin coral snake, is a species ofsnakeof the family Elapidae. The snake is found in Ecuador, Colombia, Panama, and Venezuela. Ibáñez...
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...
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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filiformis, the thread coral snake or slender coral snake, is a species ofsnakeof the family Elapidae. The snake is found in Colombia, Brazil, and Peru. Ines...
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)...
lineatus, the lined ground snake, is a species ofsnake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname...
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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