Chelydra Serpentina

The scientific name for the Eastern Spadefoot toad is Scaphiopus holbrookii. They have vertically elliptical pupils with grayish or blackish brown- skin with olive skin scattered with warts. Two yellow lines originate from each eye and formed a lyre shaped pattern along each side of the body. The sickle- shaped spade on the side of its foot belongs to the primitive amphibian family that is neither true frog nor true toad.

The ornate box turtle is a extremely common species of turtle that lives throughout the United States. The turtles can be easily recognized by their dark brown shell with bright yellow markings. Almost every box turtle is unique in marking, from yellow to orange spots on their body to the different patterns on their shell. The male and female box turtle are distinguishable by their eye color and tail size. Male ornate box turtles have red eyes and longer tails, while females have brown eyes and shorter tails. These turtles have a interesting life style because they usually live their entire life's within only a few acres. The turtles start out the day basking in the sun. from there they go out hunting for food. Ornate box turtles move and hunt

Kingdom- Animalia, Phylum- Arthropoda, Class- Insecta, Order- Hemiptera, Superfamily- Conoidea, Family- Rhopalidae, Genus- Boisea, Species- B. trivittata

The Cumberland slider turtle is my favorite animal, I’ll tell you all about where it lives and what it lives in.

CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Achieve3000, August 7, 2015). A rare leatherback sea turtle was found on a South Carolina beach in March 2015. The enormous reptile weighed 476 pounds (216 kilograms). It was spotted on the Yawkey-South Island Reserve in Georgetown County. The creature was brought to the South Carolina Aquarium. Workers named her Yawkey. She was treated with fluids, antibiotics, and vitamins. She was the first leatherback to be found alive in South Carolina. Caretakers were eager to see her returned to the sea.

To many the Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake is considered the king of rattle snakes as they are able to grow up to 15 feet. Many people may recognize them by there infamous deafening rattle. If threatened they will coil up into an S shape and raise there tail and shake their tail making a loud threatening sound similar to a baby rattle. The rattle is made from Keratin (the same material as human fingernails). Each time they shed there skin a notch is added in the rattle, but since they usually end up knocking them off from hitting them against rocks and other items, it is not a reliable way of telling age. The Eastern back rattlesnake is usually docile unless you happen to step on it or provoke it. This species of snake can be found in the

Another species worth mentioning are the clown snakes. They are huge herbivore snakes that are up to twenty feet long. They have extremely hard scales that need a tremendous amount of force to be broken, and they also have large flat teeth. The teeth usually so large that the snakes look like they’re smiling, and their scales are very bright with a variety of colors.The snake seem very harmless with their large grin and rainbow scales,

The northern water snake belongs to the class Reptilia. To be classified within the class Reptilia, the animal has

The Western Painted Turtle is the largest of four species of turtles. They can grow up to about 8 inches and the males are generally smaller than the females. Their shells are nice and smooth and are about 250mm long. They are called painted turtles because their lower shell is a bright red with yellow and olive green colored designs spread through their shells. They have yellow lines on each side of their neck that are about the same size that go all the way to their head. They are cold blooded animals so they cannot control their body temperature. They have to go under the mud or sand to keep themselves warm. Western Painted Turtles are aquatic reptiles so

Nathaniel Hawthorne was a brilliant writer of many stories, especially dealing with the nature of human beings, with themes including religion, perfection, and the natural world. His works have been lauded for their treatment of the human condition. Several stories, such as “The Birthmark”, “Rappaccini’s Daughter”, “Young Goodman Brown”, and “The Black Veil”, have been chosen to explain Hawthorne’s understanding of human nature. “The Birthmark” especially explains the pursuit of human perfection and the notion that nature cannot be overcome by humankind. “Rappaccini’s Daughter” details the human temptation to sin. “Young Goodman Brown” expresses the belief that once one sins, they will always be a sinner, cannot atone for their sins, and must pay for it. Finally, “The Black Veil” considers the idea of inherent sin, where the Black Veil represents all of sin in the town. Through his stories, Hawthorne conceptualizes his perspective on human nature by considering that because human beings pursue perfection, and are not content with their inherent imperfection, they experience the loss of their humanity.

A group of Brazilian construction workers have uncovered and recorded on camera what appears to be one hell of a monster snake. The cold-blooded reptile measured 33feet, and weighted 63 stones.

It is a Keelback, as everyone has mentioned. A great explanation by Bundybear regarding the Loreal Scale and the difference between the two snakes (rough-scaled) that commonly get misidentified. Interesting to see the snake eating its common prey head first, their common eating habit is consuming their prey from the rear. They are only a small snake Simmo,grow to less than a metre at the most, with most adults growing to around 50-75cm.

(A–C) Photographs of a D. longipes specimen in dorsal (A and B) and ventral (C) view. The yellow-orange eyeshine in the upward-looking, tubular eyes (A and B) and the eyeshine from the diverticulum (C) is from the camera flash. The black structures beside the main eyes (A and B) are the upper surfaces of the diverticula.

The realistic looking turtle slippers keep your feet warm and comfortable! The admirable design of the turtle details the green, doomed shell, with and the multi-colored scales upon its face, neck, and legs. With the realistic eyes, others will think they are real! The animal feet slippers have 1" foam on the bottom that keeps all feet happy with comfort and non-slipping rubber. Animal feet slippers are available in men’s, women’s and children’s sizes to please the entire family!

Senecio is a huge genus in the family Asteracea, which in turn is one of the biggest families: meaning “Senecio is one of the most largest genus in the world with up to 3000 species found.” (Voss, 1985) Since then, phylogeny has separated many members of the Senecio genus and reclassified them as Packera. However, Packera spp. are still complex, so much so that Robert Kowal discovered a new species on Isle Royal in Michigan in 2011, and aptly named it Packera insulae-regalis. According to Kowal, “The populations that are currently grouped under the name Packera paupercula do represent a motley lot that should be split into a handful of species.” (personal communication, 8/1/2013)