1. BY NATHANIEL COLON 7/8/11 SNAKES

2. THINGS THAT I WILL BE INCLUDING IN THIS SLIDE SHOW. INFORMATION ON 5 DIFFERENT TYPES OF SNAKES: THE EASTERN DIAMONDBACK RATTLESNAKE,KING COBRA, ANACONDA, EYE-LASH VIPER, AND THE EASTERN CORAL SNAKE.

3. CROTALUS ADAMANTEUS THE EASTERN DIAMOND RATTLESNAKE

4. SIZE, HEIGHT, WEIGHT, LIFE SPAN 8 FEET (2.4 METERS) IN LENGTH AND IT WEIGHS UP TO 10-26 POUNDS LIFE SPAN: THEY CAN LIVE TO OVER 20 YEARS, BUT IN CAPTIVITY, EVEN LONGER At birth they are between 12 and 15 inches in length and are born with venom and fangs. Females usually lay up 14 eggs

5. FOOD! THEY MOSTLY EAT SMALL MAMMALS SUCH AS RATS, RABBITS, AND OTHER RODENTS ONLY REQUIRES 2-6 RODENTS A YEAR Rat Snake

6. THE SNAKE’S HABITAT IS IN THE SOUTHEAST REGION OF THE UNITED STATES OR FLORIDA HABITAT Florida This snake prefers a dry area such as a sandy dune Sandy Dune

7. (OPHIOPHAGUS HANNAH) KING COBRA Crazy guy kissing the snake King Cobra

8. COBRAS CAN BE UP TO 18 FEET IN LENGTH, THAT MAKES THEM THE LARGEST,VENOMOUS SNAKE HEIGHT, WEIGHT, LENGTH, LIFE SPAN Life span: 20 years Size: 13 feet Weight: up to 20 pounds FACT: ONE BITE CAN KILL AN ELEPHANT FACT: VENOM IS USED FOR PAIN RELIVEVERS

9. THEY WOULD EAT OTHER SNAKES, MAMMALS, AND LIZARD EGGS FOOD Do not attack unless provoked to.

10. THIS SNAKE IS INDIGENOUS TO SOUTHEAST ASIA NEAR OR NEXT TO THE INDIAN OCEAN HABITAT Prefers a rainforest or a humid jungle

11. (EUNECTES MURINUS) ANACONDA BIG SNAKE!

12. CAN REACH UP TO 30 FEET MAKING THEM THE LARGEST SNAKE IN THE WORLD! HEIGHT, WEIGHT, LENGTH, LIFE SPAN Life Span: up to 10 years Size: 20 to 30 feet Weight: Up to 550 pounds

13. MAINLY EAT WILD PIGS, DEER, BIRDS, TURTLES, CAPYBARA, CAIMANS, AND EVEN JAGUARS FOOD Their mouth has stretchable ligaments so they can eat a big animal no matter what the size To kill it’s prey it coils it’s muscle until the animal loses all oxygen

14. HABITAT LIVES IN CENTRAL AFRICA ;NORTHERN REGION OF AFRICA Anacondas mostly live in swamps and marshes, but mostly in a rain forest

15. BOTHRIECHIS SCHLEGELI EYE-LASH VIPER

16. THEY ARE 18 TO 30 INCHES LONG, NOTE THAT FEMALES ON LONGER THAN MALES HEIGHT, WEIGHT, LIFE SPAN Life Span: up 10 years Weight: 226 g(0.5 lbs.)

17. THE EYE-LASH VIPER MOSTLY LIKE TO EAT LIZARDS AND SNAKES FOOD! Only needs 2-6 meals a year

18. THE EYE-LASH VIPER IS INDIGENOUS TO CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA HABITAT Mostly live in rainforest

19. (MICRURUS FULVIUS) EASTERN CORAL SNAKE

20. THEY ARE 20 TO 30 INCHES IN SIZE AND THEY CAN REACH UP TO 2 FEET AS A FULLY GROWN ADULT HEIGHT, WEIGHT, LENGTH, AND LIFE SPAN Life Span: up to 7 years

21. THE EASTERN CORAL SNAKE EATS FROG, LIZARDS, AND THERE OWN KIND FOOD! Like the King Cobra this snake does not attack humans unless provoked

22. THE EASTERN CORAL SNAKE IS INDIGENOUS TO THE SOUTHEAST AREA OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE NORTHEAST REGION OF NEW MEXICO HABITAT

23. Bibliography Nationalgeographic.com Animalsw.com Amerisol.com Venomoussnakesfl.com