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 		Venomous Snakes
Only about 250 species of snakes have venom powerful enough to kill a human. Those snakes account for the deaths of an estimated 30,000-40,000 people per year worldwide.
The Characteristics of Snakes
"Always carry a small flagon of whiskey in case of snakebite and furthermore always carry a small snake." (W. C. Fields)
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 		Before Buying That Cute Baby Python
Burmese python's can make rewarding and fascinating captives when kept properly. Be sure to look into individual state and city laws pertaining to large python ownership.
Florida Okays Python Hunt
The State of Florida, buoyed by a successful 2009 season, will let a few hunters seek boa constrictors and reticulated pythons all year long in 2010.
How to Determine the Gender of Your Snake
This article is aimed to assist snake enthusiasts who are new to captive breeding snakes. The most basic step is figuring out whether your snake is male or female.
Pet Snakes and Live Feeder Mice
When choosing food for a pet snake, it is important to take its health and welfare into account. Feeding a snake live feeder mice has potential to be disastrous.
Burmese Pythons
The United States faces a new, inhuman threat - the Burmese Python.
Purchasing and Caring for a Pet Snake
Pet snake owners can be fanatical in their devotion to owning and caring for snakes, and they are the best to ask for pet snake advice.
Choosing a Ball Python as a Pet
Ball pythons make wonderful, gentle pets for children and adults alike. Once a suitable home is set up for them, they are low-maintenance.
The Best Pet Snakes for Beginners
What kind of snake should a future snake owner choose? This guide to the best pet snakes for newbies gives some suggestions.
Snake Senses
Snakes are limbless reptiles, related to lizards. There are over 2,500 species of snakes, living on land, the sea and in fresh water (with the majority found on land).
Pet Snakes
Snakes are, surprisingly to some people, generally a low-maintenance pet. Small snakes are popular, fascinating and easy to care for.
Cheap Snake-Keeping
Getting past the terror, many people may think keeping a pet snake is expensive. But there are ways to properly care for these exotic pets that are easy and inexpensive.
Caring for a Ball Python
Considering a ball python as a pet? Ball pythons can be one of the easiest snakes to care for, but here are some important things to consider before purchasing one.
Springtime in Narcisse Snake Pits
Writhing balls of mating snakes announce spring in Manitoba.
How to Skin a Snake
Fascinated by snakes since childhood, naturalist Rudy Mancke teaches others how to skin a snake.
The Rattlesnakes, an Overview
Rattlesnakes are classified within the subfamily Crotalinae - the pit vipers. Possessed of unique adaptations, they are considered to be the most evolved of the snakes.
Animal Ecdysiasts
When insects, spiders, crabs, and snakes grow too large, they must shed their outer covering and make a new one to grow into.
Snake Advice for Beginners
Contrary to popular belief snakes make great pets. They are relatively inexpensive to keep, do not require much exercise, and carry an unmistakable air of mystery.
The Deadly Gaboon Viper of Africa
The Gaboon Viper is one of the most beautiful snakes on the planet. Behind that beauty lies a deadly bite from the longest fangs in the world.
Snakes: Nature's Beneficial Ally
The lowly snake has been misunderstood and feared for centuries. Learn how they work and how the snake plays a vital role in the environment
The Black Mamba
Black Mambas are Africa's most dangerous and feared snake. Their poison can kill any living creature. Their main vulnerability is to habitat destruction.
The Puff Adder
The Puff Adder's long fangs, potent venom, bad temper, reluctance to flee and willingness to bite make it a formidable danger to the populace of Africa.
Starving Snakes Conserve Energy
Snakes have been known to survive periods of up to two years without food, but it was not clear how. Now a biologist has shown it's the way they conserve energy.
The King Cobra
The King Cobra is a massive poisonous snake, found in Southeast Asia, that can be quite aggressive.
Texas Rattlesnake: Lore and Legend
A look at the Texas lore and legend of the Diamondback Rattlesnake, then go on a virtual Texas rattlesnake hunt and experience the creature up close and personal.
Western Diamondback Rattlesnakes
The western diamondback rattlesnake accounts for the most fatalities in North America. This article sill describe its characteristics an habitat.
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