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Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online The late rocker Jim Morrison may have been known as “the Lizard King” during his heyday in the late-1960s, but another creature that lived 40 million years ago is being hailed as the “king of lizards.” The lizard, measuring some six feet long and weighing upwards of 60 pounds, was a giant plant-eating reptile that competed with mammals of the time in the hot tropical forests of Southeast Asia. Perhaps it is only fitting...
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Those feeling as if there had been something missing in this world can rest easily tonight: A George Washington University (GWU) biologist and a team of researchers have finally finished the first large-scale evolutionary tree of every known squamate in the world. Squamates are reptiles such as snakes and larger lizards. This project had been underway since 2008, but according to GWU the last five years have been particularly...
George Washington University Alex Pyron’s expertise is in family trees. Who is related to whom, who begat whom, how did they get where they are now. But not for humans: reptiles. In 2011, his fieldwork in Sri Lanka studying snake diversity on the island led him to confirm the identity of 60 known species of snakes. With Sri Lankan collaborators, Ruchira Somaweera, an author on snakes and expert on amphibians and reptiles, and Dushantha Kandambi, a local naturalist and snake expert,...
To Celebrate the Chinese New Year of the Snake, EverydaySource.com offers 2 Days Only 25% Off Accessories. El Monte, CA (PRWEB) February 09, 2013 The Chinese New Year is often a reunion dinner for friends and family. It marks the start of the New Year based on the Chinese luni-solar calendar. Each Chinese New Year represents one of the twelve Chinese Zodiacs. This year, 2013, is the Year of the Snake. For the first time, EverydaySource would like to celebrate the Chinese New Year with...
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Shore Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: PSHR) When the temperature rises in Southern California, rattlesnakes come out in droves. The snakes like the heat as much as we do, so there's a good chance you might see one if you're out and about in local wilderness areas. As the six species of rattlesnakes indigenous to the Southland slither into the sun with warmer weather, curious kids, unsuspecting gardeners, nature lovers and their dogs will end...
The Chinese New Year Festival Celebration at the Shaolin Institute Atlanta campus embraces youth and families for great fun and a wonderful cultural experience that is one of the most unique events in the Southern United Sates. This year’s festivities will be held at the campus on February 9, 2013, starting from 10:00AM through 4:00PM. Atlanta, GA (PRWEB) January 14, 2013 The Shaolin Institute Atlanta campus has open their welcome hands to children and families from all neighborhoods...
University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences Speculation about how animals will respond to climate change due to global warming led University of Illinois researcher Patrick Weatherhead and his students to conduct a study of ratsnakes at three different latitudes—Ontario, Illinois, and Texas. His findings suggest that ratsnakes will be able to adapt to the higher temperatures by becoming more active at night. "Ratsnakes are a species with a broad...
TORONTO, Jan. 8, 2013 /CNW/ - Today Canada Post marks the Year of the Snake with a duo stamp issue, the fifth pair in our series recognizing the Chinese Lunar New Year. The coming Year of the Snake, in particular, a water snake, spans from Feb. 10 to Jan 30, 2014. Those born in "snake years" are said to be intelligent, graceful and cunning. These are the attributes they skillfully use to lavish themselves in the level of luxury they adore. "This is a very popular stamp series,...
Half enquiries generated by UK's only native poisonous snake, the adder Snakebite injuries account for around two phone queries every week to the UK National Poisons Information Service, indicates an audit published online in Emergency Medicine Journal. Changes in data recording mean that these figures are probably an underestimate of the true numbers of snakebite injuries in the UK, suggest the authors. They audited telephone enquiries made to the Cardiff, Edinburgh, Birmingham and...
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Despite the name, a new species of lizard reported about in the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences is not related to our President, because it went extinct when the giant asteroid hit Earth millions of years ago. Obamadon gracilis was one of the lizard species that suffered from the asteroid event that ended the reign of the dinosaurs 65.5 million years ago. Previous studies suggested that some snake...
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The Children's Python (Antaresia childreni), is a non-venomous python found in Australia. It is found mainly in the extreme north of Western Australia, the northern third of Northern territory, and in northeastern Queensland. It is also found on the islands of the Torres Strait. It was named in honor of John George Children, who was a curator of the zoological collection at the British Museum around that time. No subspecies are currently recognized. Adults grow to about 30 inches in...
The Colubrine Sea Krait or Yellow-lipped Sea Krait (Laticauda colubrina), is a species of sea snake found in tropical waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is common around East India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Borneo, Vietnam, Philippines, Nicobar Islands, Coastal Taiwan, Bay of Bengal, New Guinea, Japan's Ryukyu Islands, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Mexico, El Salvador and Nicaragua. Adult females are about 56 inches in length with males being only about 35 inches in length. They are...
The Arafura File Snake (Acrochordus arafurae), is an aquatic species of snake found in northern Australia and New guinea. This quite common snake is often hunted by the indigenous people of northern Australia. They simply catch a snake and toss it on the bank as the snake is quite immobilized without the support of the water. The skin of the Arafura file snake is used to make drums in New guinea. Adult Arafura File Snakes grow to 8.25 feet in length. Females are known to grow larger than...
The Northern Ribbon Snake, Thamnophis sauritus septentrionalis, is a species of garter snake and occurs in the United States and Canada. It can be found in southern Maine, Michigan, New York, northern Ohio and Indiana, in the United States and southern Ontario in Canada. Ribbon Snakes inhabit marshes or live near the edges of lakes, ponds, and streams. It is a slender black or brown snake with three bright yellow or white stripes on its back. The head is black, with the scales alongside...
The Green Vine Snake, Ahaetulla nasuta, is a slender tree snake found all over India except for very arid zones of Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. This snake is diurnal and only mildly venomous. It is bright green or pale brown. Adults grow to about 5 feet long. The green vine snake feeds on frogs and lizards. It is a slow moving snake and relies on its camouflage for protection. When disturbed they expand their body showing the black and white markings....
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