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Reptiles - Spectacled Caiman and Diamondback Rattlesnake


Hi, like I promised, we are moving on to reptiles. Sorry for not posting so long, but I've been thinking about some things I would like to post. I assure you, things will be getting interesting...

This resident of South America is named for the bony ridge between it's eyes which resembles the nose bridge of a pair of eye glasses. They build their nests on land but mate and hunt for food in the water. So if you ever come across a Spectacled Caiman in the zoo, you'll know what it's called!

Check out this site I found. Roll over the picture of the Caiman and you can see his body parts up close.

Now for the Rattlesnake! (It's on the picture above).

Western Diamondback Rattlesnakes occasionally reach a length of 7 feet. This rattler causes more snakebite related deaths than any other species. Look out! Sssssss... ssssss...

That's done it with reptiles! Cheers!

2 comments:

Brooksie said...

Recently on tv they showed a reporter being bitten by a Caiman Crocodile but in the clip you cannot see the devil. Thanks for the pictures - especially the one that allows you to get up close to a Caiman without being bitten!
Here is the link to the clip.
http://bit.ly/cDym9M

Anonymous said...

cheers :-)))