Evolution of Snakes

Though serpents do connect to the negative, they can also connect to the positive. As snakes grow, ecdysis takes

The song “Black Snakes” by A Tribe called Red and Prolific the Rappers explains to the world that the citizens need to stand up and protest to protect the water between North Dakota to Patoka, Illinois. Prolific the Rappers tell the audience that enough is enough with the companies trying to make a pipeline to collect oil. Prolific the Rappers stated in his line, “A black snake with some black tanks (ugh), how much money do these companies need to make? They could drive their product, but they want to save a buck. Already extracted billions when is enough’s enough.”. He raps this lyric to send a message about the Dakota Access pipeline is only letting the company get rich from the oil and they do not care about what the effect will happen

Snakes don’t have a left and right side but there is an interesting study about that which is that Adult snakes (16 of 20 snakes) preferred to coil in the clockwise direction. Many female snakes (15 of 20 snakes), but few male snakes (only 4 of 10 snakes), also tended to coil in a clockwise pattern. This suggests that the location of internal organs such as the lungs, kidney and stomach may affect coiling direction. For example, in some snakes, the right lung is pushed

The python’s intestines thicken, their insulin levels shoot up, liver and kidneys double in size, they have a 6-degree temp increase, their metabolism jumps 8-fold, and their pulse quickens as they digest.

Burmese pythons are an invading species that are causing problems to the local animal population, the local ecosystems, and the people in the area of Florida’s Everglades. These snakes are one of the biggest snakes in the world and grow up to be twenty three feet long and weigh up to two hundred pounds. They are able to hunt in the dark due to the chemical receptors on their tongues and heat sensors all over their jaw. This is bad for humans, as we cannot see very well in the dark. This can cause the snake to see us, but us not be able to see them. Without natural predators, these animals are lean, mean killing machines that can destroy many populations of animals and stand as a threat to humans.

There are many different species of snakes that inhabit Arizona, but the Sonoran Coral Snake, the Sonoran Mountain Kingsnake, the Milk Snake, and the Sonoran Shovel-Nosed Snake are particularly interesting because despite being different species they all look like one another. The red, black, and yellow stripes they share can be attributed to evolution and environment. The four species of snakes have different diets, habitats, and distribution, but they do share one environmental element: primary predators. All four snakes have raptors, long tailed weasels, and badgers as predators. These snakes have evolved to have stripes because raptors, long tailed weasels, and badgers are less likely to eat snakes with red, black, and yellow stripes

Scientists say reptiles evolved from amphibians 340 million years ago. The first reptile was an insect eater. Reptiles were more adaptable and able to

The Burmese python is a very powerful and extraordinary animal. This huge reptile is among the largest snakes in the world. This gigantic snake is capable of growing to twenty-three feet and a weight of two hundred pounds. These exotic animals are carnivores and usually, survive eating smaller mammals. This is no ordinary snake, it has no venom but has other deadly features. They have back-curving teeth that help clench their prey and the more the animal struggles, the tighter it gets. The Burmese python wraps itself around its food and squeezes until it is dead. This snake swallows its dinner whole. Somehow, people have thought this was a better pet than the family dog and went out to find one. Soon after that, they must have learned otherwise.

The Burmese python is a very large and dangerous snake. Owners go into the store and buy a snake, they like, not realizing how big it's going to get. According to source one, “… Capable of growing to an astonishing length of  23 feet and weigh up to about 200 pounds.” This example provides proof the pythons grow to big to be kept in the house. This article also states, “When animal tries to pull away, it only sinks further into the python grip then the python coils its large and powerful body around the animal… And swallows

The ring-neck snake has a yellow ring on its neck, and its backside's body color varies between gray, blue, greenish-gray,

The Hipster lifestyle is quickly taking over the world. While thousands of youngsters are picking out their wardrobes based on this strange new style, it now appears that some animals are following the same patterns. In fact, one snake in Texas seems to have come up with a way to wear a pair of sunglasses and even a mustache.

Mostly because there are 10’s of thousands of these snakes and that they have no natural predators. In source two by Andrew Ng, the text states, “With no natural predators these eating machines seem to be wiping out huge numbers of opossums, raccoons, and bobcats, as well as many bird species.” As you could most likely tell, these snakes are completely wiping out the Ecosystem. People finally started to notice the large growth in the Burmese python’s population. The people of Florida knew that they had to do something or the ecosystem would absolutely die, because at this point they were fed up with doing nothing. Source two states, “Florida senator Bill Nelson took the skin from a 16-foot python to senate committee on the

When looking at their physical appearance, they are slim and scaly and sometimes rough. In addition to being the second most venomous snake, rattlesnakes are infamous for being quick, silent killers that only make noise to intimidate. “…the rattlesnake which known as the 'rattler is a symbol of potency and fertility…the rattle is a symbol of death and transformation since its venom can turn one nearing death to life” (Hallberg). Although they are patient and typically coiled into tight loops, the consequences of pushing these reptiles too far to the edge can be quick and fatal. When analyzing Delia Jones' character, many of the traits depicted in snakes are evident in her as

It is hypothesized that snakes are capable of leaving pheromone trails for themselves or their offspring to locate hibernacula because the hibernacula keep them from freezing in the winter[cite conspecific trailing behavior of red-sided garter snakes] To contrary belief, snakes are not solitary animals when it comes to hibernacula.Snakes are often highly selective in the choice of sites for hibernation, and suitable sites can potentially be a limiting resource(.Pine Snake (Pituophis Ruthveni and Pituophis Melanoleucus Lodingi) Hibernacula D. C. Rudolph, R. R. Schaefer, S. J. Burgdorf, M. Duran, and R. N. Conner) Snakes colonize together and use hibernaculum to escape frigid winters (Macartney et al. 1989; Sexton et al. 1992) and are likely to overwinter to avoid freezing temperatures (Mathies T. and Martin. J.D 2008) in order to regulate physiological processes after spring emergence for basking (Gregory 1984). Given the benefits of hibernaculum, in the off chance snakes do not locate hibernacula is it more like for that snake to run the risk of not surviving. "The high fidelity that snakes display towards specific hibernacula suggests that hibernacula have unique characteristics which allow them to be repeatedly relocated and features which may be critical in allowing overwinter survival" (Burger et al. 1988;

Non-fiction books are very helpful when it comes to retaining information and learning new things about the world. Nevertheless, this nonfiction book that I read taught me many things. Something that I learned in the book “A journey into Adaptation with Max Axiom, Super Scientist” that stuck out to me was how intelligent the Hognose snake was. The Hognose has created a unique adaptation to help them when being hunted by predators. First the snake twists and turns and with pain or agony. Then the snake rolls over onto their back and stick out their tongue like they are dead. The snakes know that most predators do not like dead food because it can have a disease that can make them sick. Moreover, I also did not know was that an animal with the