Sentence examples for terrestrial snakes from inspiring English sources
There are four terrestrial snakes known to occur in Galapagos.
They have enlarged belly scales like those of terrestrial snakes and can crawl and climb on land.
King snake (genus Lampropeltis), any of seven species of moderate- to large-sized terrestrial snakes found from southeastern Canada to Ecuador.
These terrestrial snakes are often subterranean, and most live in arid and semiarid habitats, where they prey on lizards and small mammals.
There are four varieties of terrestrial snakes native to the Galápagos Islands and this is not one of them.
They are found in warm coastal waters from the Indian Ocean to the Pacific and are closely related to venomous terrestrial snakes in Australia.
The venom of the fierce snake is widely known as the most toxic of any terrestrial snake in the world.
Russell's viper (Daboia russelii), also called daboia, ortic polonga, abundant, highly venomous terrestrial snake of the family Viperidae.
Ring-necked snake (Diadophis punctatus), small terrestrial snake (family Colubridae), found widely in North America, that sports a ring or collar of contrasting colour around its neck or nape.
As opposed to terrestrial snake species that have imbricate scales to protect against abrasion, the scales of most pelagic sea snakes do not overlap.
Since it is easier for a snake's tongue to fulfill its olfactory function under water, its action is short compared to that of terrestrial snake species.
