(Encyclopedia) Ditmars, Raymond LeeDitmars, Raymond Leedĭtˈmärz [key], 1876–1942, American naturalist and author, b. Newark, N.J., grad. Barnard Military Academy, 1891. His early skill in preparing…
Snakes with Legs?And other recent science discoveries by Otto Johnson More Discoveries IntroductionIce Age Haute CoutureAntisocial Brain Tissue DeficitNew Orleans, the New…
WHAT DO REPTILES EAT? HOW DO REPTILES ESCAPE FROM DANGER? WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A TURTLE AND A TORTOISE? HOW DO REPTILES REPRODUCEHOW DO CROCODILES HUNT? REPTILE…
(Encyclopedia) snakebite, wound inflicted by the teeth of a snake. The bite of a nonvenomous snake is rarely serious. Venomous snakes have fangs, hollow teeth through which poison is injected into a…
(Encyclopedia) boaboabōˈə [key], name for live-bearing constrictor snakes of the family Boidae, found mostly in the Americas. This family, which also comprises the egg-laying pythons of the Old World…
Fascinating but Deadly Sharks, snakes, sea wasps, and blue-ringed octopuses by David Johnson SharksSharks are one of nature’s most perfect hunting machines. But despite publicity, shark…
(Encyclopedia) glass snake, common name for the snakelike legless lizards of the genus Ophisaurus found in the S and central United States and in Eurasia. The shiny, scaled body is gray or greenish…
Baseball, football, and basketball may be our favorite games, but in other countries, different sports are just as popular. Here are a few of them. Cricket…
(Encyclopedia) caduceuscaduceuskədy&oomacr;ˈsēəs [key], wing-topped staff, with two snakes winding about it, carried by Hermes, given to him (according to one legend) by Apollo. The symbol of two…
Animals' lives are not peaceful! They must be able to find food for themselves and their young (which often includes tracking and killing it), and avoid becoming food themselves. Sometimes they…
