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 Reptiles and Amphibians
Alligator. Also the loudest during mating season.
Musk Turtle. When annoyed, they secrete a foul-smelling yellowish fluid.
Ensatina Salamander. This tail pops off if grabbed.
Eastern Newt. Newts form a family of salamanders that lack the side grooves typical of most salmanders.
Woodhouse's Toad. True toads range in size from 1-9 inches.
Treefrogs. There are 13 species of treefrogs.
Frogs lay their eggs in water; toads lay them on dry land. Both frogs and toads lay their eggs in water.
Yes. They are in the southeast U.S.A. and on the Northeast shore line.
Rat Snake. They are Rat Snakes and they will eat birds and mice/rats.
4-5 ft. Most of the time they are a good sized snake, but some are are small (about 3 ft.) and some about 6 ft..
20+ yr. They can live to 30. The record is 32 years.
Constriction. They constrict like Boas and Pythons.
Yes. Thay are very popular snakes, and they are calm.
Crayfish. They love crayfish but they aren't always easy to catch. Crayfish hide in rocks so the spiny softshell turtle has a long neck.
Little spines on the front of the carapace. They have small spines near the head.
the top shell. All turtles have a top shell which is named carapace.
the bottom shell. All turtles have a bottom shell named plastron. It's fused to the carapace.
black. Females turn black, males stay the same color.
7. Males mature at five years old.
Lizards. At approximately 4300 species, lizards have the most. Snakes are next with about 2700 species.
Tuatara. The two species of tuatara live in New Zealand. Once common, all other species became extinct around 60 million years ago.
Sense of smell. The Jacobson's organ is present in the mouths of snakes. The snake's tongue picks up chemicals in the air that are analysed by the Jacobson's organ. Essentially, the snake "tastes" the air.
Bears live young. Viviparous animals bear live young. Oviparous animals are egg laying.
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Mimicry . Mimicry by non-poisonous species occurs throughout the animal kingdom.
No. While other types of reptiles eat plants, all snakes are meat eaters.
Squamata. Lizards, snakes, and amphisbaenians all belong to the order Squamata. Turtles and tortoises belong to Testudinata. Reptilia is the class that all belong to.
South America. Anacondas are found in South America, east of the Amazon River. They can be found from Venezuela right the way down to the south of Argentina.
Constriction. Anacondas are constrictors, which means that they constrict or crush their prey to death. They do have fangs but they are non venomous and are used mainly to help swallow the prey. The anaconda catches its prey by wrapping its powerful coils around the victim until it is suffocated, or it drags it under the water until drowning occurs.
Swamps and sluggish streams. Although their broader habitat are the rain forests of the Amazon Basin, anacondas spend most of their time in or under the water. They are sometimes found basking in the sun or hanging from low branches of trees to dry out and warm up. Because of their size, anacondas cannot move very quickly over dry land - therefore they spend most of their lives in the water, where they have learnt to stalk their prey using stealth.
Tamil. In Tamil the word "anaconda" means "elephant killer". It was the word originally used for the python in Sri Lanka. In South America the snake is also known locally by the Spanish term "matatoro", which means “bull killer”. The Native American terms sucuri, yakumama, and jibóia are also used.
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