by: CA
Western Diamondback Snake
"Crotalus Atrox"
ORDER | FAMILY | GENIUS AND SPECIES | FUN FACTS | ART AND POETRY | WORKS CITED|
Facts
Kingdom- Animalia.
multicellular
it is a heterotrouph
eats food and then digests it
is an animal
It is very fast
Phylum- Chordata.
bilateral symmetry segmented body,
including segmented muscles
three germ layers and a well-developed
coelom.
single, dorsal, hollow nerve cord, usually
with an enlarged anterior end (brain)
tail projecting beyond the anus at some
stage of development
Class- Reptilia.
Cold-blooded Persistent tail Tough, waterproof outer layer (scales) Three-chambered heart in most Order- Squamata. closely related to the cobras
horny scales highly venomous
Family- Viperidae.
There are more than 200 species of snakes in this category Genus and Species- Crotalus,
Crotalus atrox
*ART AND POETRY*
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Slithering Nasty Attacker Killing Exquisite |
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Animal Diversity Web. 1995. University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. 7
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