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did you know....Coral Snakes!

Scientific Classification:

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Reptilia

Order: Squamata

Suborder: Serpentes

Family: Elapidae

~Elapids have hollow fangs

~Coral snakes molt 2 to 10 times a year

~Old coral snakes don't molt as often as younger ones

~Their color bands turn pale before they molt

~How to tell the Coral snake from other look-alike snakes: "Red against yellow, kill a fellow, red against black, poison lack." The Kingsnake's (nonvenomous) rings go red-black-yellow-black, but the Coral's goes red-yellow-black-yellow. But only South and Eastern U.S. has the Coral snake with that pattern. Other Coral snakes that live in other areas can have different colored bands or even no bands at all.

~They sometimes shake their tails down animal holes to scare out prey.

~Coral snakes can't eat prey larger than their own head because they can't open their jaws very wide.

~They have small heads the same size of their bodies (about 1 inch)

~Aquatic Coral snakes have flattened tails to help them swim.

~Corals don't usually bite and aren't that aggressive.

~They're very venomous, and they are a relative of the cobra

~Their venom is a neurotoxin

~Coral snakes are mostly ophiophagou, feeding on other snakes.

I have 4 talkers! Thank you people!

Sunday 23 September 2007 hey!!

Posted by Emma92

I thought all snakes' fangs were hollow, that's how they got the venom out???
~emy

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Sunday 23 September 2007 Hey

Posted by cherryblossom

I love to help educate people along with Toria :)

Elapids are one family of venomous snakes, including Colubrid and Viperids. All Snakes have teeth some have fangs. Most venomous snakes have what they call fixed fangs. Fixed fangs are the fangs that stay in one put. Whereas, when a rattlesnake closes it's mouth the fangs fold back into the roof of their mouth. Does that make sense?

Some venomous snakes have grooved fangs in which the venom comes out in one single spot. The hollow ones comes out through the opening. Does that make sense?? :)

So Basically some venomous have hollow and some have grooved fangs that are not :)

BTW, where do you get your info Toria??

Julia

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Sunday 23 September 2007 Untitled Comment

Posted by croctoria

Julia~
Thanks so much for explaining to her. You said it so much better than I was going to say. You always come in when I need you, girl! *giggle* Thanks for being my WWS!

Where I get my info? From things I read or watch on TV I guess. A little of both. Why? Did I get something wrong? Didn't think I did but I'm not perfect....

Got your e-mail, I'll give you a "buz" sometime. Don't know when but I'll try to soon.

Love ya,
Croc Toria

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Monday 24 September 2007 Untitled Comment

Posted by Mydogfoxy

Hey, I'm at my c-box right now!

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