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Narcisse Snake Dens welcome sign A red-sided garter snake. The Narcisse Snake Dens is a provincial wildlife management area located in the Rural Municipality of Armstrong about 6 km (3.7 mi) north of Narcisse, Manitoba. The dens are the winter home of tens of thousands of red-sided garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis). These pits are ...
The corn snake is named for the species' regular presence near grain stores, where it preys on mice and rats that eat harvested corn (). [9]The Oxford English Dictionary cites this usage as far back as 1675, whilst other sources maintain that the corn snake is so-named because the distinctive, nearly-checkered pattern of the snake's belly scales resembles the kernels of variegated corn.
The yellow anaconda (Eunectes notaeus), also known as the Paraguayan anaconda, [2] is a boa species endemic to southern South America. It is one of the largest snakes in the world but smaller than its close relative, the green anaconda.
Rubber boas are the most northerly of all boa species. The distribution of rubber boas covers a large portion of the western United States, stretching from the Pacific Coast east to western Utah and Montana, as far south as central California, and as far north as southern British Columbia in Canada.
The Hohokam Pima National Monument is an ancient Hohokam village within the Gila River Indian Community, near present-day Sacaton, Arizona.The monument features the archaeological site Snaketown 30 miles (48 km) southeast of Phoenix, Arizona, [6] designated a National Historic Landmark in 1964. [3]
Map of the Culebra National Wildlife Refuge. These small islands are all classified as nature reserves and several nature reserves also exist on the main island. One of the oldest bird sanctuaries in United States territory was established in Culebra on February 27, 1909, by President Teddy Roosevelt. [26]
The VIPeR robot, designed for enhanced mobility in challenging environments, employs a unique pair of wheel/track systems known as the Galileo Wheel system. This technology, patented by Galileo Mobility Instrument of Israel, allows the wheels to change shape to adapt to various terrains.
A satellite photo of Iriomote Island, April 2014. Iriomote is in the center and there are other small islands surrounding it. 90% of the island is covered by dense jungle and mangrove swamps. 80% of the island is protected state land, and 34.3% of the island forms the Iriomote National Park.