Poisonous Snakes
By: Samuel T.
The King Cobra
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The King Cobra
Is one of the most poisonous snakes in the world.
Can grow to be almost 18 feet long.
Is part of the Elapidae family.
Diet is mainly consisted of other snakes.
Lives in Africa and South Asia.
Cannot hear so it finds its food smelling body heat and using its eyes.
The hood of the King Cobra helps warn predators it might strike at any moment.
The Coral Snake
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The Coral Snake is another poisonous snake.
Do you know this rhyme?
"Red
touches yellow it could kill a fellow.
Red touches black he's a friend of Jack."
That phrase Is based on the Coral Snake because the Coral Snake has the colors red, black , and yellow.
Now let's get down to business.
The Coral Snake
Can grow to be up to about 2 1/2 feet long.
Is also part of the Elapidae family.
Feeds mostly on lizards and other snakes.
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The Black Snake
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The Black Snake
can grow to be 8ft long.
is in the Colubridae family.
The name for the Black Snake in the United States is the Black Racer.
found in the Northeastern United States.
has a hood like the King Cobra.
is mostly a constrictor.
Although the Black Snake is a constrictor, the Black Snake has a poisonous bite.
The Copperhead Snake
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The Copperhead Snake
Can grow to be 4 feet long.
Is part of the Crotalidae family.
Is considered a pit viper.
Is a warm-blooded animal.
Has a heat-sensitive organ behind its nostrils.
Diet consists of small mammals.
Lives in the Eastern United States.
The Sea Snake
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The Sea Snake
Is part of the Hydrohidae family.
Can grow to be 3 feet long.
Has lungs with valves to help it stay under water for up to 8 hours.
Lives in the Indian and Pacific oceans.
Bears live young.
Is prey to sea birds and sharks.
Feeds on smaller fish.
Rarely bites humans.
The Water Moccasin
Is a very venomous snake.
Grows to be 3 to 4 feet long.
Is an olive or blackish color.
Is also part of the Crotalidae family.
Sometimes relaxes on branches overhanging the water.
Lives in the swamps of the southern United States.
Also gives birth to live young.
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The Rattle Snake
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The Rattle Snake
Is part of the Crotlidae family like the Water Moccasin.
Is one of the poisonous new world snakes.
Grows to be 3 1/2 to 5feet long.
Lives in the South and Southeastern United States and in south Maine.
Another type of the Rattle Snake is found in the United States and in Mexico.
Has heat -sensitive organs in the sides of his head.
The Bushmaster
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The Bushmaster
Is part of the Cotalidae family.
Can grow to be 8 to 12 feet long.
Is one of the biggest venomous snakes.
Is gray and brown and has a diamond pattern on its body.
Does not lay eggs but bears live young.
Lives in Central America and North and South America.
Is classified as the largest new world snake.
This is the bibliography to give credit to the websites I got my pictures from.
King Cobra picture is from www.ReptileCenter.Com.
The Coral Snake picture from www.BelizeZoo.org.
The Black Snake from www.WildcareWebbone.com.
The Sea Snake from www.DiveGallery.com.
The Water Moccasin picture from www.Time.Er.usqs.gov.
The Rattle Snake picture from www.Abouttitusville.com.
The Bushmaster picture from www.1000Petstores.com.