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The brown water snake, aka great water snake, greater water snake, pied water snake, southern water snake, water-pilot, aspic, false moccasin, or water rattler, can be found throughout the southeastern United States. They prefer lower coastal regions, that contain canals, lakes, ponds, rivers, streams, and swamps. Even though they face […]

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The dekay’s brown snake, aka brown snake or northern brown snake, hails from Quebec, southern Ontario, the eastern half of the United States, on down throughout Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and potentially El Salvador. They prefer forests, grasslands, riparian woodlands, savannas, moist meadows, and wetland habitats. These snakes are abundant and […]

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The brown tree snake is an arboreal (lives in trees), rear-fanged colubrid snake native to eastern and northern coastal Australia, eastern Indonesia (Sulawesi to Papua), Papua New Guinea, and a large number of islands in northwestern Melanesia. This snake is quite infamous for being a highly invasive snake species responsible […]

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Ranked as the 3rd deadliest snake in the world, it’s the coastal taipan. This snake is also called the common taipan snake by Australian locals. They are generally non-confrontational but will strike repeatedly if cornered. These snakes pack a multiple punch with regards to their venom which they inject via […]

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