Snakes Flashcards
1
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Colubridae
A
SF: Colubrinae
King snakes, rat snakes, gopher snakes, garter snakes
Opisthoglyphous- rear fanged with enlarged teeth on the posterior maxilla
2
Q
Viparidae
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Solenoglyphous dentition: Fang (hollow) erection posterior and anterior, can fold caudodorsally (hematoxin and neurotoxin)
True vipers, pit vipers, rattlesnakes, moccasins
3
Q
Crotalinae
A
Subfamily of Viparidae
4
Q
Red Rat Snake/Cornsnake
A
Elaphe guttata
5
Q
Indigo Snake
A
Drymarchon couperi
6
Q
Florida Pine Snake
A
Piuophus melanoleucus mugitis