top of page

Family - Colubridae
(Colubrids)

1.jpg

While most of the snakes on Colubridae family are non-venomous, there are some that can be harmful to humans and other creatures. These snakes are very common and found on every continent except Antarctica, they also make up two-thirds of all the snake population. One feature of Colubrids are there teeth, they have "grooved" fangs unlike their close relatives the viper.

 

Author: Vivian Y

Published: 3/11

 

Photo Credit: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Red_milk_snake.JPG

bottom of page