ColubridaeColubridae
The largest group of snakes worldwide. In this family there are species that are rear-fanged; however, most are completely harmless to man. They have a venom-producing gland and enlarged, grooved rear fangs that allow venom to flow into the wound. The inefficient venom apparatus and the specialized venom is effective on cold-blooded animals (such as frogs and lizards) but not considered a threat to human life. The boomslang and the twig snake of Africa have, however, caused human deaths.
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Viperidae |
Common adder |
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Long-nosed adder |
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Gaboon viper |
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Levant viper |
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Horned desert viper |
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McMahon's viper |
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Mole viper |
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Palestinian viper |
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Puff adder |
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Rhinoceros viper |
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Russell's viper |
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Sand viper |
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Saw-scaled viper |
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Ursini's viper |
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Elapidae |
Australian copperhead |
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Common cobra |
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Coral snake |
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Death adder |
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Egyptian cobra |
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Green mamba |
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King cobra |
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Krait |
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Taipan |
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Tiger snake |
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Crotalidae |
American copperhead |
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Boomslang |
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Bush viper |
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Bushmaster |
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Cottonmouth |
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Eastern diamondback rattlesnake |
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Eyelash pit viper |
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Fer-de-lance |
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Green tree pit viper |
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Habu pit viper |
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Jumping viper |
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Malayan pit viper |
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Mojave rattlesnake |
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Pallas' viper |
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Tropical rattlesnake |
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Wagler's pit viper |
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Western diamondback rattlesnake |
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Hydrophiidae |
Banded sea snake |
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Yellow-bellied sea snake |
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