Posts Tagged ‘Evolution’

Snake strikes camera lense

Big Black Snake strikes camera lense, close up picture. The southeastern United States is home to a great diversity of snakes. There are about 45 species of snakes (only 6 of which are venomous) that may be found along the Atlantic and Gulf coastal states from Louisiana to North Carolina. These snakes live in a variety of upland and wetland habitats and play important roles in the region’s ecology. They are both predators and prey, and thus form important links in natural food webs …