Snakes, Nature

Snakes are elongated, legless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes that can be distinguished from legless lizards by their lack of eyelids and external ears. Many species of snakes have skulls with several more joints than their lizard ancestors, enabling them to swallow prey much larger than their heads with their highly mobile jaws. Living snakes are found on every continent except Antarctica, and on most smaller land masses — exceptions include some large islands, such as Ireland and New Zealand, and many small islands of the Atlantic and central Pacific.

Letters: Snakes in nature see you; be sure to see them, Letters to the Editor

ENJOYING NATURE: Living in Snake Territory, Glade Sun

Composition and natural history of a snake community from the southern Cerrado, southeastern Brazil

Curious Nature: Snakes you'll find in Eagle County

The World of Snakes (Wildlife and Nature by Corwin, Jeff

Curious Nature: Snake hibernacula is the key to a cold-blooded winter

It's In Your Nature: Snakes are not the bad guys – Times News Online

Curious Nature: How to identify the snakes of Eagle County

In Nature: Milk Snake - The Lincoln County News

Nature Phobias: Snakes - Forest Preserves of Cook County