#Colubridae

[herpsandbirds]

Buttermilk Racer (Coluber constrictor anthicus), family Colubridae, East Texas, USA

This snake is a subspecies of the Eastern Racer.

photograph by Stuart Fairbanks Willicombe

#racer #snake #coluber #colubridae #reptile #herpetology #animals #nature #north america

[wildflowers-of-southern-ontario]

Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis Colubridae

Photographs taken on July 28, 2023, at Marmora and Lake, Ontario, Canada.

#wildflowers of southern ontario #fauna #Garter Snake #snake #Thamnophis sirtalis #Thamnophis #Colubridae #marmora and lake #ontario #canada

[snototter]

An Eastern coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum flagellum) in Georgia, USA

by Noah K. Fields

#eastern coachwhip #coachwhip #colubrids #snakes #reptiles #masticophis flagellum #masticophis #colubridae #serpentes #squamata #reptilia #chordata #wildlife: georgia #wildlife: usa #wildlife: north america

[terranlifeform]

Eastern coachwhip (Masticophis flagellum f.) in Missouri, U.S.

Peter Paplanus

#Masticophis flagellum flagellum #Colubridae #reptiles

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

Snakes are widely known for their defense mechanisms; bright colors, fearsome-looking hoods, rattling tails, and of course potent venom. But some snakes, like the western hooknose snake, have another trick up their sleeve: farting! When threatened these snakes make a popping sound with their cloaca (appropriately named cloacal popping); these pops can be quite loud, reaching up to 70 decibels, but thankfully don't carry much of a scent.

(Image: A young western hooknose snake (Gyalopion canum) by Patrick Alexander-- go check out his blog for more cool pics!)

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#western hooknose snake #Squamata #Serpentes #Colubridae #hooknose snakes #colubrid snakes #snakes #reptiles #uncharismatic facts

[pelagodes]

hamburger

#prairie kingsnake #kingsnake #colubridae #snakes #snake #reptiles #herpetology

[mothsperhour]

Another new education ambassador snake at the museum. A western Hognose Snake (Heterodon nasicus) I've taken to calling Wilbur.

#snake #western hognose #hognose snake #reptile #herpetology #reptiblr #colubridae #macro #macrophotography

[stranger-nature]

Western Ribbon Snake (Thamnophis proximus) - Lake County, Tennessee, 3/17/2023

#snakes #ribbon snake #western ribbon snake #reptile #squamata #colubridae #Thamnophis #Thamnophis proximus

[birdblues]

Smooth Green Snake

#smooth green snake #snake #Opheodrys vernalis #Reptilia #Squamata #Serpentes #Colubridae #Opheodrys #upl

[dougdimmadodo]

California Kingsnake (Lampropeltis californiae)

Family: Colubrid Family (Colubridae)

IUCN Conservation Status: Least Concern

Native to the southwestern USA and northwestern Mexico, the California Kingsnake gets its "kingly" name from its unusual diet; members of this species are ophiophagus, meaning that, while they do feed on rodents, frogs and small birds, their diet is made up primarily of other snakes, including numerous venomous species such as rattlesnakes (the venom of which, through means that are not well understood, California Kingsnakes exhibit extreme resistance to.) Although they exhibit an impressive resistance to snake venom members of this species are not venomous themselves (although the striking red-and-yellow bands that run down the bodies of most individuals may be a form of mimicry that allows them to pass for a highly venomous coral snake to deter predators, though this mimicry is notably less convincing than that seen in many related Lampropeltis species such as the Milk Snake,) and instead subdue their prey through constriction, exerting considerably more force than most similarly-sized snakes in what is believed to be an adaptation that aids them in hunting reptiles (constrictor snakes kill their prey by starving the brain and other vital organs of oxygen, but as reptiles use less oxygen than mammals and birds due to their lower metabolic rates exerting greater force is necessary to do so effectively.) Able to survive in a wide range of habitats owing to their ability to enter a dormant state when faced with adverse conditions, California Kingsnakes brumate beneath rocks, logs or within abandoned burrows during the winter and breed shortly after emerging in the late spring, with females laying clutches of 10-20 leathery white eggs among leaf litter or beneath rotting wood throughout the summer.

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Image Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/146199-Lampropeltis-californiae

#California Kingsnake #snake #snakes #kingsnake #kingsnakes #colubridae #colubrids #zoology #biology #herpetology #animal #animals #wildlife #north american wildlife #reptile #reptiles #herpetofauna #north american snakes

[uncivilcivilservice]

Quick! Tell me your favorite Snake Fact :)

Have 3 snakes with cool abilities or behaviours!

1. Kapuas Mud Snake

Poorly studied, rarely seen colubrid snake found near rivers in Borneo

The only snake currently known to have the ability to change it's colour to match it's surroundings

They literally only found this out because they put one in a bucket, checked back a few minutes later and found it had changed to match the pale bucket

2. Olive Sea Snake

One of my favourite snakes, an elapid found in Indo-Pacific coral reefs

Has photoreceptive cells all along it's paddle-like tail so it can know if it's tail is exposed when it hides in crevices and coral

I can confirm this is a useful ability as my hognose will often just stick his head in the ground and assume he is hidden

Look at this wet limbless puppy

3. Arizona Black Rattlesnakes

One of the first species of snake observed to perform extended maternal care to their brood

Will not only forgo feeding in order to incubate their eggs (kept internally), but will continue to care for their young for weeks after they give birth

Most snake mothers only stay with their eggs for a couple of days after laying them

ABR mothers have also be observed grouping together to look after their young

Time-lapse of a momma ABR and her young below

#thank you for the opportinity to gush about snakes! #snakes #rattlesnakes #colubridae #sea snakes #answered #nature

[herpsandbirds]

Northern Ring-necked Snake (Diadophis punctatus edwardsii), family Colubridae, Berks County, PA, USA

photograph by Adrian Bara-Popa

#ring necked snake #diadophis #colubridae #snake #reptile #herpetology #animals #nature #north america

[wildflowers-of-southern-ontario]

Eastern Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis Colubridae

Photograph taken on October 22, 2022, at Marmora and Lake, Ontario, Canada.

#wildflowers of southern ontario #Eastern Garter Snake #garter snake #snake #Thamnophis sirtalis #Thamnophis #Colubridae #Marmora and Lake #Marmora #Ontario #Canada

[snototter]

A viperine water snake (Natrix maura) crosses the water in Spain

by Charles Sharp

#viperine water snake #snakes #reptiles #natrix maura #natrix #colubridae #serpentes #squamata #reptilia #chordata #wildlife: spain

[nynehells]

Garter snake alert!! I love these little guys. I was at work and didnt want him to musk on me so i threw on some gloves, but overall this little guy was extremely polite about being removed from the shop tractor. Makes me think about how badly ive always wanted a colubrid but that won't happen for a long time x)

#garter snake #cute #reptiblr #wild snake #colubridae

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

How could would it be to have swords for teeth? That's exactly how the Palestine kukri snake got its name! This species has especially large, curved back teeth which look similar to a type of large knife known as a kukri.

(Image: A Palestine kukri snake (Rhynchocalamus melanocephalus) By Aziz Avci)

If you send me proof that you’ve made a donation to UNRWA or another organization benefiting Palestinians, I’ll make art of any animal of your choosing.

Remember, the donation can be in any amount– every dollar counts!

#Palestine kukri snake #Squamata #Colubridae #kukri snakes #colubrids #snakes #serpents #squamates #reptiles #uncharismatic facts