About Animals: Cobras and Relatives

If you can't see this email, click here

Animals Animals Animal Facts Habitat Facts Animal Evolution From Laura Klappenbach, your Guide to Animals Welcome to the Animals / Wildlife Newsletter, a weekly newsletter published by About.com's Animals / Wildlife website. For more about animals and wildlife, be sure to stop by the growing library of animal profiles. Cobras and Relatives Cobras and their relatives (Elapidae), also known as elapids, are a group of snakes that include mambas, kraits, death adders, sheildnose cobras, whipsnakes, spitting cobras, and many other groups. There are about 270 species of elapids alive today. Elapids are venomous snakes with hollow venom fangs and bright coloration. Search Related Topics:  reptiles  squamates  snakes Reptiles Reptiles (Reptilia) are a diverse group of vertebrates that includes creatures such as snakes, worm lizards, lizards, alligators, caimans, crocodiles, tortoises, turtles, and tuataras. There are approximately 7900 species of reptiles alive today that inhabit a wide range of temperate and tropical habitats including deserts, forests, freshwater wetlands, mangroves and open ocean. Search Related Topics:  animals  reptiles  vertebrates Squamates Squamates (Squamata) are the most diverse of all the reptile groups, with approximately 7400 living species. Squamates include lizards, snakes, and worm-lizards. Search Related Topics:  amphisbaenians  lizards  snakes Lizards Lizards (Lacertilia) are the most diverse group of squamates, consisting of more than 4500 species belonging to groups as iguanas, chisel-teeth lizards, chameleons, geckos, night lizards, blind lizards, skinks, anguids, beaded lizards and many others. Search Related Topics:  lizards  reptiles  squamates Related Searches Animals Pictures Animals Shelters Facts of Animals Pet Animals Australian Animals Featured Articles Chordates Vertebrates Animals The Six Basic Groups of Animals Invertebrates Cnidarians   More from About.com Sign-up for Shareables! An every-morning rundown of the day in history, headlines and trends produced by your pals at About.com. Please sign up it's free (of course), we think you will like it! Want More From About.com Check out our social page tailored to your interest! This newsletter is written by: Laura Klappenbach Animals Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About.com Animals newsletter. If you wish to change your email address, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. About.com respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com   Must Reads Animals A to Z What is Evolution? Basic Animal Groups Facts About Animals Biomes of the World   Follow me on: Advertisement