Ad
related to: bathtubs under 5 feet long snake connecticut city list of animalsamazon.com has been visited by 1M+ users in the past month
Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Connecticut is home to 15 species of snakes and only two are venomous. In the state of the Connecticut, the timber rattlesnake is listed as endangered and the gray rat snake, eastern ribbonsnake and eastern hog-nosed snake are listed as species of special concern. [1]
As of late 2007, the species was the only mammal listed on the Connecticut endangered species list, [7] and it was the first mammal ever put on the list. [6] The greatest threat facing least shrews in the state is land development along the coast, which limits the land available for the species and isolates breeding populations.
There are, as of 2004, 256 Connecticut species listed as endangered, threatened or of special concern. These are 11 species of mammals, [1] 50 species of birds, [2] 11 species of reptiles, [3] 7 species of amphibians, [4] 7 species of fish, [5] and 170 species of invertebrates. [6]
The timber rattlesnake is one of two venomous snakes found in Connecticut — the other being the northern copperhead — and is extremely rare, according to the Connecticut Department of Energy ...
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us
This is a list of extant snakes, given by their common names. Note that the snakes are grouped by name, and in some cases the grouping may have no scientific basis. Contents:
The longest venomous snake, with a length up to 18.5–18.8 ft (5.6–5.7 m), is the king cobra, [1] while contesters for the heaviest title include the Gaboon viper and the Eastern diamondback rattlesnake. All of these three species reach a maximum mass in the range of 6–20 kg (13–44 lb).