The garter snake also called a grass snake, is part of the family Colubridae. Its genus Thamnophis includes about 35 species of snakes. The name is derived from the Greek words thamnos ...

There are also 1,800 rear-fanged snake species. These belong to the family Colubridae. Many of them are likely to be venomous too, though this group generally poses less of a threat to humans, with a ...

However, not all snake species are suitable for pets. The most popular pet snakes are from the families Boidae Pythonidae and ...

FAMILY: Colubridae DESCRIPTION: The nonvenomous eastern indigo snake ... FEEDING: Eastern indigo snakes' diet consists of a variety of species, including small mammals, birds, toads, frogs, turtles ...