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Cobra (PowerPark Roller Coaster)
Cobra is the common name of various venomous snakes, most of which belong to the genus ''Naja''. Many cobras are capable of rearing upwards and producing a hood when threatened. Other snakes known as "cobras" While the members of the genus ''Naja'' constitute the true cobras, the name ''cobra'' is also applied to these other genera and species: * The rinkhals, ringhals or ring-necked spitting cobra (''Hemachatus haemachatus'') so-called for its neck band as well as its habit of rearing upwards and producing a hood when threatened * The king cobra or hamadryad (''Ophiophagus hannah'') * The two species of tree cobras, Goldie's tree cobra ('' Pseudohaje goldii'') and the black tree cobra ('' Pseudohaje nigra'') * The two species of shield-nosed cobras, the Cape coral snake ('' Aspidelaps lubricus'') and the shield-nosed cobra (''Aspidelaps scutatus'') * The two species of black desert cobras or desert black snakes, '' Walterinnesia aegyptia'' and ''Walterinnesia morgani'', ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miocene
The Miocene ( ) is the first epoch (geology), geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma). The Miocene was named by Scottish geologist Charles Lyell; the name comes from the Greek words (', "less") and (', "new") and means "less recent" because it has 18% fewer modern marine invertebrates than the Pliocene has. The Miocene followed the Oligocene and preceded the Pliocene. As Earth went from the Oligocene through the Miocene and into the Pliocene, the climate slowly cooled towards a series of ice ages. The Miocene boundaries are not marked by distinct global events but by regionally defined transitions from the warmer Oligocene to the cooler Pliocene Epoch. During the Early Miocene, Afro-Arabia collided with Eurasia, severing the connection between the Mediterranean and Indian Oceans, and allowing the interchange of fauna between Eurasia and Africa, including the dispersal of proboscideans and Ape, hominoids into Eurasia. During the late Miocene, the conn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Mamba
The black mamba (''Dendroaspis polylepis'') is a species of highly venomous snake belonging to the family Elapidae. It is native to parts of sub-Saharan Africa. First formally species description, described by Albert Günther in 1864, it is the second-longest venomous snake after the king cobra; mature specimens generally exceed and commonly grow to . Specimens of have been reported. It varies in colour from grey to dark brown. Juvenile black mambas tend to be more pale in colour than adults, and darken with age. Despite the common name, the black mamba is not black; the colour name describes rather the inside of its mouth, which it displays when feeling threatened. The species is both terrestrial animal, terrestrial (ground-living) and arboreal (tree-living); it inhabits savannah, woodland, rocky slopes and in some regions, dense forest. It is Diurnality, diurnal and is known to prey on birds and small mammals. Over suitable surfaces, it can move at speeds up to for short ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Micrurus Fulvius
''Micrurus fulvius'', Common name, commonly known as the eastern coral snake,John L. Behler, Behler John L.; Frederic Wayne King, King, F. Wayne (1979). ''The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Reptiles and Amphibians''. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. 743 pp., 657 color plates. LCCCN 79-2217. . (''Micrurus fulvius'', p. 681 + Plates 617, 618). common coral snake, American cobra,Albert Hazen WWright, Albert Hazen; Anna Allen WWright, Anna Allen (1957). ''Handbook of Snakes of the United States and Canada''. Ithaca and London: Comstock Publishing Associates, a Division of Cornell University Press. (7th printing, 1985). 1,105 pp. (in 2 volumes). . (''Micrurus fulvius'', pp. 890–897, Map 63, Figures 256–257). and #Common names, more, is a species of highly venomous coral snake in the Family (biology), family Elapidae that is Endemism, endemic to the southeastern United States. The family also contains the cobras and sea snakes. Its appearance is sometimes confused with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walterinnesia Aegyptia
''Walterinnesia aegyptia'', also known as the desert cobra or desert black snake, is a species of venomous snakes in the family Elapidae that is native to the Middle East. The specific epithet ''aegyptia'' (“of Egypt”) refers to part of its geographic range. Description and behaviour (See the article on the genus at '' Walterinnesia'') Distribution The range of the species encompasses southern Israel, north-western Saudi Arabia, western Jordan, Iraq, Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula and possibly Lebanon. The type locality is Cairo, where the type specimen was purchased. Venom The desert cobra is highly venomous. The subcutaneous for the venom of ''W. aegyptia'' is 0.4 mg/kg. For comparison, the Indian cobra's (''Naja naja'') subcutaneous is 0.80 mg/kg, while the Cape cobra's (''Naja nivea'') subcutaneous is 0.72 mg/kg. This makes the desert black snake a more venomous snake than both. Venom toxins of the desert cobra are similar to those of the king cobra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shield-nosed Cobra
The shield-nosed cobra (''Aspidelaps scutatus''), also known commonly as the eastern shield-nose snake, is a species of venomous snake of the family Elapidae. The species is native to southern Africa. There are three recognized subspecies. Description Adults of ''Aspidelaps scutatus'' have an average snout-to-vent length (SVL) of . The dorsal scales are arranged in 21–25 rows at midbody, and they are keeled on the posterior portion of the body. Geographic range The shield-nosed cobra is found in Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''Aspidelaps scutatus'' is sandy-soiled savanna, at altitudes of . In captivity ''Aspidelaps scutatus'' can survive between 20 and 28 years in captivity, though this age is normally not attained in the wild due to predation, accidents, etc. Venom The species ''Aspidelaps scutatus'' is highly venomous, and its bite has caused at least one reported dea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aspidelaps Lubricus
''Aspidelaps lubricus'', commonly known as the Cape coral snake, Cape coral cobra or coral shield cobra, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to southern Africa. Geographic range and habitat ''Aspidelaps lubricus'' is found in regions of the Karoo, former Cape Province, and northward into Namibia. It mostly inhabits very arid regions, like deserts and rocky/sandy ecosystems. These areas within South Africa within the Karoo are known for low predictable rainfall and little vegetation, mostly shrubs and scrubs. Taxonomy Etymology The subspecific name, ''cowlesi'', is in honor of African-born American herpetologist Raymond Bridgman Cowles. Description ''Aspidelaps lubricus'' is a relatively small, slender bodied snake, around in total length (tail included), with some growing up to in some cases. The Cape coral snake is a small elapid Elapidae (, commonly known as elapids , from , variant of "sea-fish") is a family (biology), fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudohaje Nigra
The black tree cobra (''Pseudohaje nigra'') is a species of venomous tree cobra found in central and western Africa. This species is one of the two tree cobras in Africa, the other being Goldie's tree cobra (''Pseudohaje goldii''). Distribution and habitat ''P. nigra'' is found in Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togo. Description ''P. nigra'' is black dorsally Standard anatomical terms of location are used to describe unambiguously the anatomy of humans and other animals. The terms, typically derived from Latin or Greek roots, describe something in its standard anatomical position. This position provi ..., and brown ventrally. Adults may attain a total length (including tail) of . Boulenger GA. 1896. ''Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural History). Volume III., Containing the Colubridæ (Opisthoglyphæ and Proteroglyphæ) ...'' London: Trustees of the British Museum (Natural History). (Taylor and Francis, printers). xiv + 727 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudohaje Goldii
Goldie's tree cobra (''Pseudohaje goldii)'', also known commonly as the African tree cobra and (in error) as Gold's tree cobra, is a species of venomous tree cobra (genus ''Pseudohaje'' meaning "false cobra") in the family Elapidae. The species is native to Central and Western Africa. This species is one of the two tree cobras in Africa, the other being the black tree cobra (''Pseudohaje nigra''). Goldie's tree cobra is one of the most venomous snakes and creatures in Africa. Taxonomy and etymology Belgian-British zoologist George Albert Boulenger described the species in 1895 as ''Naia goldii''. Boulenger GA (1895). "On some new or little-known Reptiles obtained by W. H. Crosse, Esq., on the Niger". ''Annals and Magazine of Natural History, Sixth Series'' 16: 32-34. (''Naia goldii'', new species, p. 34). The specific name, ''goldii'', is in honor of George Taubman Goldie, a Manx administrator in Nigeria. Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King Cobra
The king cobra (''Ophiophagus hannah'') is a species complex of snakes Endemism, endemic to Asia. With an average of and a record length of , it is the world's longest venomous snake and among the heaviest. Under the genus ''Ophiophagus'', it is not phylogenetics, phylogenetically a Naja, true cobra despite its common name and some resemblance. Spanning from the Indian Subcontinent through Southeastern Asia to Southern China, the king cobra is widely distributed albeit not commonly seen. Individuals have Polymorphism (biology), diversified colouration across its habitats, from black with white strips to unbroken brownish grey, although after taxonomic re-evaluation, it is no longer the monotypic, sole member of its genus but is now a species complex; these differences in pattern and other aspects may cause the genus to be split into at least four species, spread across its large Species distribution, geographic range. It chiefly Ophiophagy, hunts other snakes, including Can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rinkhals
The rinkhals (; ''Hemachatus haemachatus''), also known as the ringhals or ring-necked spitting cobra, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is found in parts of southern Africa. It is not a true cobra in that it does not belong to the genus ''Naja'', but instead belongs to the monotypic genus ''Hemachatus''. While rinkhals bear a great resemblance to true cobras, they also possess some remarkable differences from these, resulting in their placement outside the genus ''Naja''. In 2023, the Zimbabwe population was described as a new species, ''H. nyangensis''. Description Colouration of the rinkhals varies throughout its distribution area, but a characteristic of the species is that the belly is dark with one or two light-coloured crossbands on the throat. Its usual total length (tail included) is . Some individuals may have a mostly black body, while others are striped. The dorsal scales are distinct from those of ''Naja'' cobras in that they are k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Striped Keelback
The striped keelback (''Xenochrophis vittatus'') is a species of colubrid snake native to Indonesia. It has also been introduced to Singapore and Puerto Rico. Description The striped keelback is a medium sized snake, with females growing to about 70 cm in length and males reaching 50 cm. They are noticeably thin and are colored bronze with black stripes running down the top and sides of the body. The chin and ventral areas of this snake is barred black and white. Distribution The native range of this snake is the western parts of Indonesia, mostly Sumatra and Java. Boulenger reported this species in Sulawesi, but as this was in 1897 and no other records have been made it is likely this snake is not found there. They have been introduced to Singapore, with the first record in July 1982 at Pandan Gardens. It was first recorded in western Singapore, but has since spread to the eastern parts of the island where it can be found around beaches and mangrove swamps. The white-th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
