Brown tree snake

California and Utah. These are dry areas since the Gila monster likes desert and semi-desert areas. The Gila monster is one of the poisonous lizards in the world, having poison that is similar to the poison of coral snake in terms of toxicity. Since they do not have fangs like snakes, they spread their poison through their saliva by biting and chewing. As it chews, its saliva is spread into the bite wound thus spreading the poison.…

Fading Away Mosquito bites in babies Nothing is more annoying than waking up and finding your baby’s face full of ugly mosquito bites? At times, I really feel like why are they only after my baby? Why can’t they go someplace else? These blood-sucking creatures are really a menace and it hurts immensely to see that they have been feeding upon your child’s sweet blood. When mosquitoes bite babies, one can see small red bumps along with swelling around the bite and rashes. In severe cases, the…

Have you ever been scared of snakes? Believe it or not, snakes are actually more scared of us than we are to them. One of the most feared snakes is the Black Mamba ,but this snake is extremely shy and will most likely run away then, turn and fight. The Black Mamba is best known for its Defense, behavior and its body. First, its defense. Normally it will just run away ,but if you corner the Black Mamba, it will fight back. It doesn't just bite once, it bites multiple times extremely quickly…

This paper offers a well researched written account of the predator prey relationships between the honey badger and one of its prey specie in the family Elapidae, which are venomous snakes. This paper looks to studies done in Africa by Dr. Begg and his colleague’s. They looked at the diet and foraging behavior of the honey badger. Other studies such as the ones done by Danielle Drabeck have looked at the venom resistance of Honey badgers…

Basilisks are a legendary creature. In these legends it is said to be the king of serpents because of a crown-shaped crest on its head. It is said to be extremely poisonous and to be able to breathe poison at its enemies. It is claimed that that accurate descriptions of basilisks do not exist because no one survives an encounter but it is claimed by some that they share features with serpents or lizards and cockerels or raptors. What is considered the most authoritative of descriptions…

Think of a telephone pole then imagine a snake as big around the middle of the pole. Almost 23 feet long! Guess what that's the Burmese python. Huge Right? I am now going to tell you about how the Burmese python is affecting the Everglades. The Burmese python can eat more animals. The newspaper article states,”Burmese pythons are carnivores and survive primarily an small birds and mammals. This shows that as the pythons feed on those small birds and mammals they can have them extinct in the…

Are you afraid of snakes? I wouldn’t blame you if you were. Snakebites infect approximately 2.5 million people each year. An estimated 125,000 of these bites kill their victims (Hellor). Snakes can be extremely dangerous and their venom can cause serious injuries, including death. Snakebites can be cured if they are treated rapidly and in the right way. It is evident that snakes cause serious harm and need to be tended to appropriately, as demonstrated in the short story, “No Witchcraft For…

The common names for the snake are Steppe viper, Orsini’s viper, and meadow viper; meadow snakes are family of snake that are very poisonous. These snakes evolved from animals that have four legs (Reptile), they are part the viperidae family, the old world Vipers. The color of this snake is light gray to brown and yellow, the belly of the snake is usually dark or light gray and also has zig zag line and black line behind the eyes. Even though this is a beautiful snake this snake could be very…

water. Adult Snakeheads are usually a dark brown or black color with some discoloration on their sides. Snakeheads are also different than most fish because they can actually breathe air. They have sacs in the rear portion of their head that can hold air and transfer the oxygen directly to their blood. There are rumors of these fish being able to walk on land which has given the nickname “Frankenfish.” Although they do not actually walk, they are able to wiggle their way from pond to pond over…

with a snake on your stomach? In the story of Poison a man named Harry was reading a book and felt a snake slither up his leg. The man named Roald Dahl was the writer of this book. The book took place in the early 1800's. This tell is still a belief in Asia today. The three main characters are the man with the snake on him(Harry) his friend that found him(Timber) and the doctor(Dr. Ganderbai). There was a snake in his bed because of his actions, emotions, and beliefs. There was a snake in…