Cats are amazing and fascinating animals. Their purr not only means they’re content, but also if they are worried or in pain. Did you know they even purr when they’re dying? It’s a way to comfort themselves as opposed to using it for communication. But maybe the most fascinating part about a cat’s purr is…
The Elapid snake family is home to some of the most venomous snakes in the world, including cobras, sea kraits, mambas, and many more. These snakes are similar to the colubrids in their body structure, with one large lung, and a complete absence of legs (unlike the constrictors). However, these are front fanged venomous, and…
Many people love keeping exotic pets (including myself) but not everyone necessarily should. With any pet, and especially exotics, it’s really important to know what you’re getting into first. You don’t want to get a chameleon and then be surprised that it eats insects. The likely case that started the invasive pythons of the Florida…
There are many snakes that may seem very dangerous. The Inland Taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus) has the strongest venom in the world. They are a species of colubrid endemic to Australia. The mycotoxins in the snake’s venom can dissolve muscle tissue. But an Inland Taipan has no desire to come out of its hole and hunt…
Colubrid or Colubridae snakes are the largest family of snakes in the world. They are slender and more active than other snakes, and most of them are non venomous. Those that are venomous, however, are just mildly venomous and are rear fanged, so it just helps the snake swallow its food. Colubrid snakes have one…