colubridae

The 9,999th Reptile - Reptilenesia

Number of new snake species by decade, with highlights Data from The Reptile Database Linnaeus's 1758 Systema Naturae , the starting poi...

reptilenesia 25 Apr, 2021

Dragonsnakes - Xenodermus Javanicus - Reptilenesia

Head of Xenodermus javanicus One of the weirdest-looking snakes in the world is Xenodermus javanicus , also called the Javan Tubercle Snake,...

reptilenesia 25 Apr, 2021

Basics of Snake Taxonomy - Reptilenesia

A while back, medical-doctor-turned-snake-blog-post-translator-extraordinaire 1 Alvaro Pemartin asked me to write an article covering basic...

reptilenesia 25 Apr, 2021

Tibetan Hot-spring Snakes - Reptilenesia

Everyone likes a good soak in a hot spring now and again, but imagine spending your whole life in one! Now imagine being the size of a penci...

reptilenesia 25 Apr, 2021