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suborder Serpentes timber rattlesnake
Behold the rattlesnake's rattle, thought to be a warning device to other organisms
garter snake Adam and Eve snakeskin
Learn how the predatory pilot black snake strikes, suffocates, and consumes whole its rodent prey
sea snake
Observe a female black pilot snake hatch a clutch of eggs and a newborn use its egg tooth to hatch
snake: hatching
For Students
snake summary
Quizzes
Rattlesnake. A rattle snake coiled on rock. Rattlesnakes are poisonous snakes that have rattles in their tails. Reptile. Possibly mounted or stuffed taxidermy snake.
Vipers, Cobras, and Boas...Oh My!
vulture. An adult bearded vulture at a raptor recovery center. The Gypaetus barbatus also known as the Lammergeier or Lammergeyer, is a bird of prey and considered an Old World vulture.
Animal Factoids
Nine-Banded Armadillo.
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Sea otter (Enhydra lutris), also called great sea otter, rare, completely marine otter of the northern Pacific, usually found in kelp beds. Floats on back. Looks like sea otter laughing. saltwater otters
Animal Group Names
Lion (panthera leo)
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The fierce snake (also known as the inland taipan, western taipan and Oxyuranus microlepidotus) is the most venomous snake in the world.
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King Cobra snake in Malaysia. (reptile)
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illustration of the walking titanosaurus, Patagotitan mayorum
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Chapter 4 pg 42 - Chapter header of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. Published in 1884 by The American Publishing Company
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Giorgione, Italian, 1477/1478-1510, The Adoration of the Shepherds, 1505/1510, oil on panel, overall: 90.8 x 110.5 cm (35 3/4 x 43 1/2 in.), Samuel H. Kress Collection, 1939.1.289, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
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Aphrodite. Greek mythology. Sculpture. Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love and beauty.
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airplane in flight (plane, aircraft, flying)
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Marriage. A couple getting married during a church wedding ceremony. (religion, ceremony, bride, groom)
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American bison (Bison bison) also known as buffalo or plains buffalo on the prairie, western U.S.
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A regularly recurrent event during the activity period of all snakes is the shedding, or molting, of the skin. Dormant individuals do not shed, but quite often this is one of the first events to take place after the end of dormancy. The integument of all animals represents the primary buffer between internal structures and the environment, and it is constantly subject to wear, tear, and other damage. The first line of defense against damage, especially when the skin is completely broken, is the formation of a blood clot or a scab, cellular reorganization, and scar formation. The second line ...(100 of 7507 words)

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