Reptiles of Asia

The king cobra is not one to mess with. If you ever think you’re safe around a cobra, think again. The cobra can spit venom, and at one specific target, your eye. The king cobra’s life is that of an eventful one that is characterized by its diet, it’s environment, and its defense. The diet of this carnivorous cobra usually includes many things such as eggs, chickens, small mammals, toads, lizards, mongooses, and rat snakes for dinner. After a meal, it will lay in the sun to speed up the…

evolution of arthropods which are ancestors of today's insects and crustaceans, as well as chordates which are animals with rudimentary spinal cords. Vertebrates are a well-known group of animals that includes birds, amphibians mammals, fish, and reptiles. The vertebrates can be well described by their backbone, an anatomical feature that first occurred in the fossil record about 500 million years ago. When scientists describe vertebrate evolution, they most often originate it as a change…

For my final write up, I will be talking about interesting adaptions of the Great Blue Heron. From my research, I found that Great Blue Herons are foragers. They usually hunt alone, and can be found across much of the United States. The Great Blue Heron is the largest of the North American herons and can live up to 17 years of age. This species is often seen wading slowly through shallow areas of water, or standing absolutely still, staring into the water for prey such as fish and frogs. In…

between the two. For example, both reptiles have a way of protecting themselves, but each animal has a different trait that does just that. Both the turtle and alligator have traits that help them survive in the wilderness.They have shields,jaws,and traits,but each one of these is different for each reptile. The alligator snapping turtle…

Turtles? In My Bath? It’s More Likely Than You’d Think. Sometimes live gives you lemons, and we all have varied responses to the newly discovered citrus, but other times life gives you turtles, which elicits a plethora of new and mysterious reactions. Bathers with a Turtle shows a scene of three lovely ladies bathing within a pool, but everything changed with the turtle appeared. Throwing a wringer into their plans, Henri Matisse captures a moment of pure shock, awe, and despair through his…

eptiles are very sneaky, some of them are I hope you enjoy. Snakes Snakes have very slippery scales. They are carnivores (meat eaters), they will even eat other snakes! They do not have eyelids so they never blink. Snakes have to swallow their prey whole and there jaws are very flexible so they will eat almost anything they can get their jaws on. Snakes are found on every continent in the world except Antarctica. Lizards Lizards can detach their tails if caught by a predator. Some can…

1 maro and 87 oram was all she had. Orams saved one at a time. Three times Mij counted the orams as they were so valuable at the time. The next day was Christmas and she had to get something for Alled, her husband. She had only one perfect gift she wanted to buy but she could never buy it with the money she had right now. Mij called her dog and her companion, Mark Watney. Mark stood next to Mij and waited for his owner to give him a friendly command. Mij looked into Mark’s eyes, they were full…

Crocodiles Vs Alligators According to the National Park Service crocodiles and alligators belong to a group of reptiles called crocodilians, which are the largest of the living reptiles. Crocodiles and alligators are often mistaken for one another, because of their vast amount of similarities. How do people tell them apart? Crocodiles are considered an endangered species. They live in fresh or brackish water. Such as river estuaries, coastal lagoons, and mangrove swamps. The crocodile is…

Respiratory systems vary from species to species but the basic anatomy for Serpentes suborder is straightforward. The average Serpentes respiratory system has two external nares, two internal nares, and a nasal cavity. While Serpentes have a nose, their nose is only meant to be another pathway for respiration. They are not used to smell like a human nose is used for. Serpentes have a glottis that is a vertical slit because it is always closed. The glottis is situated right behind the tongue and…

T.Rex, Spinosaurus, Velociraptor and Pteranodons. All these aren the “popular” dinosaurs but they make up a tiny amount of the total dinosaur race. One of the thousands of dinosaurs was the Giganotosaurus. There are some interesting aspect about this dinosaur, such as its diet, habitat, and some of its special features. The Giganotosaurus was a massive beast and as you may know it would need a lot of food for energy to sustain it. You may be thinking, so what everything needs food, but the…