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Any living creature of the Kingdom Animalia constituting multi-celled organisms as well as single-celled organisms lacking chlorophyll and having the ability for spontaneous movement, such as protozoans.
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burrowing asp
Animals; Snakes
The burrowing asp is a smallish snake from Africa that spends most of its time underground. It feeds on rodents, and has enlarged fangs that function basically as venomous ...
tiger keelback snake
Animals; Snakes
Also known as yamakagashi, or Japanese water snake, this species is found mostly in Eastern Asia. It is small, rarely exceeding one meter in length, and very shy, so much in fact ...
flying snake
Animals; Snakes
Flying snakes are found in the rainforests of India and southeastern Asia, and, despite their rather alarming name, they can’t actually fly. They are, however, accomplished ...
gaboon viper
Animals; Snakes
The gaboon viper (bitis gabonica) has the longest fangs and the highest venom yield of any venomous snake in the world. Gaboon vipers can be found in West, Central and parts of ...
carpet viper
Animals; Snakes
Carpet vipers (echis genus) are small, bad tempered, highly venomous snakes found north of the equator in Africa. Adults vipers reach an average length of just 20-30 inches. Their ...
copperhead snake
Animals; Snakes
The copperhead snake is one of the most common venomous snakes in North America. Its name is derived from the copper color of its head, no surprise. The main color is chestnut ...
cottonmouth snake
Animals; Snakes
The cottonmouth is a large and venomous aquatic snake. The cottonmouth earns its name from the white lining on the inside of its mouth. Their main defense mechanism is to open ...
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