Sunday, November 20, 2011

Bronzebacks

 This species grows up to be 1.5 meters it is located in a variety of habitats including closed forests, open secondary growth and scrubland. It romes during the day. They are found along low trees and shrubs, sometimes alonge the ground. It has been seen near grassy and wooded areas and bodies of water to find and eat frogs. Including the frogs this snake preys on lizards and sometimes young birds in their nests. These Bronzbacks range from Southern Thailand, Through Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore to Sumatra. The eyes of this Bronzback are large, and the head is somewhat wider than their body as are other snakes. These Bronzbacks scales do not get bigger with its sleder shape, its lower cheeks and lips are a pale yellow. These types of snakes are best known from the thick black stripes from head to tail and the white background.The head of this snake has a bronz tint to its head and thats where it gets its name.

Golden Tree Snake: Flying Snakes

The Golden Tree Snake can be found in a variety of habitats such as secondary forests, plantations, agricultural areas and rural gardens. People say "Snakes can't fly. Why would you call it that?!"  Well people this snake does. It glides from tree to tree.When these snakes 'fly' they flaten their body so the wind will make them sore. These snakes are not actually brown. They have a striking patern that is green or greenish-yellow and black. It preys on mice, lizards, and other snakes. It ranges from Burma, Thailand, Indochina, and Southern China to Northern Peninsula Malaysia. This sn ake is common in the phang-nga, Krabi area of Southern Thailand. These snakes are active durning the day. Flying snakes are good climbers and hunts coconut palms.

Whip Snakes

These Tropical lime green snakes knows as the Whip Snake. They are mildly venomous, willing to be taught, and easily handled or managed which is kind of interesting. These snakes can also be called the Malayan. They are found mainly in mature secondary forest, near vegetation and forest streams. Sometimes but rarely can these Whip Snakes be found in parks or gardens. Whip Snakes are distinguished from Oriental Whip Snakes by the bigger eyes and skinnier body. Whip Snakes have the bright vivid green and sometimes brown stripes. Like many other snakes when the Whip feels threatened it will expand it's body and pale banding will apear on it's body. The Whip grows up to about one meter in length. These snakes are found in Southern Thailand through Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore to Sumatra and Java.

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Frill-Necked Lizard

The Frill-Neck lizard loves the sun, it is also Autsralia's emblem. These creatures are actice during the day and they run on their hind legs very fast. Over all they grow to be 70cm but tops 95cm. The colors of this lizard varys depending on the land of which it lives on. The male lizards are more colorful then the female, they  are not harmful to man or poisonous at all. When this lizard is in it's natraul stage it's frills fold along his shoulder and head. The frills only spread out when it is scared or feels threatended. It's mouth opens wide to lift the cartilage rods up to spread the frills. The frills also keep the temperature regulated. The Frill-Necked lizard's habitat is tropical to warm temperature dry forests, woodland with open shrubby area. They are found in Australia, Northern Queensland and the Northern Territory. This little creature eats with it's frill down and hunts in trees for insects. They also hunt on the ground eating ants, spiders, and even small lizards. These lizards mate around September, they lay from 8-23 eggs in November. Some females can lay up to two clutches(batches) in one season. The eggs hatch in early Febuary weighing around 3-5 pounds.

Thorny Devil

Thorny Devils are also known as Moloch. These amazing little creatures are found in Australia. These lizards are harmless and extreamly slow. when they walk its more so a waddle and its tail flips back and forth in a jerky motion. These reptiles have the spineage things all over them. There colors vary from yellow brown reddish-brown and camoflage depending on the soil. The Thorny Devil can grow up to 20cm or so, the larger femals wiegh about 90gms. It's diet is strictly ants. Mostly black ants, they eat them one by one and the strnge part is that they eat each 600-3000 ants a day. Their toung has some sort of sticky substance on it and it grabs it's food at a striking 45mph. The Thorny Devil lives in the desertus areas. If it gets to hot durninf the day they burrow them selfs under a little pile of sand, or they find a nearby bush. They also burry themself under the sand at night to keep warm. They get there water from condensation rain or some sort of running water. The water on their body sits on the grooves of the spines and runs to the corner of the mouth. They mate between the months September and January they lay 3-10 eggs and it takes three months to hatch. they are sexually mature by three years of age.

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Asia Rat Snakes


The Asia Ratsnake originate from Asia and Eurpoe these species range from the Green Bush Ratsnake which is a small arboreal species from Southeast Asia to the varioty of species found on the islands near Japan. The Asia Ratsnake eat mailny rodents birds other snakes and amphibians. These snakes grow to be 6 feet sometimes they can get up to 8 1/2 feet. Asian Rat's mostly live in wooded areas. It takes shelter in piles of debrees and vagitational areas.

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Boelens Python

Boelens Pythons are extreamly unique snakes. Boelens Pythons have a rainbow irredecent look to them when rays of sun reflect on their scales. These snakes are also commonly known as Blu Moran speciese Papua New Guinea's. Boelens live in a high elevation in forest, so they slither high in trees about 1000meters. they have a dark bluish-black or purple-black up side and the down side is a pale yellow-ish color. they can get up to 3 meters in length. possibly one of the longest recorded snake, for it's species. They are found on the main island New Guinea.
how many types of boelen pythons are there.