Snakes (Serpentes)

 

Snakes (Serpentes) are elongated, legless reptiles covered in overlapping scales. Unlike legless lizards most snakes lack eyelids and external ears. They are found on every continent (except Antarctica) and most continental islands, with some notable exceptions. Additionally, the sea snakes are widespread in warm coastal waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. There are up to 24 families of snakes, comprising 520 genera and 3,620 contemporary species (as of August 2016). The taxonomy of Serpentes is unsettled and some of the existing families may be split in the future. The majority of snakes are nonvenomous and kill their prey by constriction or swallow it alive. Although nearly 600 species are considered venomous, only 200 are of medical concern to humans.

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		Leptotyphlopidae	Slender Blind Snakes
		Boidae	Boas
		Colubridae	Colubrid Snakes
		Colubrinae	Rat Snakes, Whip Snakes and Racers
		Dipsadinae	Ring-necked Snakes, Caribbean Racers, and Keelbacks
		Natricinae	Water Snakes, Garter Snakes, and Crayfish Snakes
		Psammophiinae	Psammophiinae
		Xenodontinae	Xenodontinae
		Viperidae	Vipers and Pit-Vipers
		Viperinae	Vipers
		Crotalinae	Pit-vipers

 

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