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Celeste and Mackenzi. History Appeared with the first dinosaurs (200 million yrs ago) Were evolved from burrowing lizards Are grouped within the suborder.

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1 Celeste and Mackenzi

2 History Appeared with the first dinosaurs (200 million yrs ago) Were evolved from burrowing lizards Are grouped within the suborder Serpentines in Linnean Taxonomy Class of Herpetology

3 Description Are flexible, Scaly, Elongate, Legless Aquatic usually have flat bodies Can come in many colors & are related to there habitat They have no eyelids Have poor hearing & limited vision

4 Housing & Equipment Should have its living space ready before bringing it home Have it escape proof Easy to clean ¾ square feet per foot of snake One side of the cage should be 90-95 F. Other side should be 70-75 F

5 Corn Snake Lives in overgrown fields, forest openings, trees Found throughout Southeast America, New Jersey, & Texas 24 to 72 inches long

6 Bullsnake Lives in open grassland & open woodlands Found Mid – Western united states, Louisiana, & Kansas 48 to 72 inches

7 Cottonmouth Lives in wetlands, lakes, ponds, ect. Found in Carolina 38 to 40 inches

8 Copperhead Lives in many different types of habitats Found in the eastern parts of the U.S Most common venomous snake 24 to 36 inches

9 Black mamba The Black Mamba is the most deadly snake in the world. lay 6-17 eggs Are 14 feet in length And lives in South Africa.

10 Found in California and Arizona. Can be nocturnal if it is really hot clutches of 20 or more eggs out. California king snake

11 Blue lipped sea krait length up to 120 cm From the Indian Ocean 2-4 eggs in a clutch Fangs are medium size

12 Anaconda Longest snake in the world Water and land snake http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3T6yeE_Lskd

13 Feeding procedure & Variety of food Snakes are carnivores they eat meat and only meat. When you feed your snakes make sure you have a sprat box to feed the snake in so when you put your hand into its cage it doesn't attack you. You can us live bate or dead it depends on the snake. When the snake is done eating try not to handle it to much only from out of the box and to the cage because it can cause regurgitation.

14 Reproduction http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/animals/r eptiles-animals/snakes/anaconda_breedingball/ http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/animals/r eptiles-animals/snakes/anaconda_breedingball/ This is a video on mating..

15 Training & Supplies needed Snakes don’t need training be sides knows not to bit and who there owners are. And no supplies needed

16 Snakes can have up to or maybe three heads Deformities


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