Snakely Speaking

[BUSHSNAKE]

the change has been hard to swallow who knows if it will ever be accepted

[Stefan-A]

the change has been hard to swallow who knows if it will ever be accepted

The genus Elaphe was chopped up for good reasons. It's best to just accept it.

[infernalis]

Thanks Stefan, appreciate the correction.

[guidofatherof5]

Oviparous(ō-vĭp'ər-əs)*egg laying* snakes.

Ovoviviparous(ō'vō-vī-vĭp'ər-əs)*live birth* snakes.

[ConcinusMan]

Hey, only "vivi" was added in the second word. I wonder if it's related to the word "vivarium"

Hey, they are related! This is latin we're talking about. In that case, the "vivi" part added to the second word, means "alive" and so the word really comes together now and basically means that the animal does produce eggs,(ovi, ovo, ovulate pertains to eggs) but that they are "alive" or "live" (vivi) and the "parous" part pertains to reproduction. Cool. I guess latin can be fun too.

Wait... what I am I talking about. That stuff is boring.

I might point out that those two words don't just apply to snakes obviously.

[guidofatherof5]

I thought this may be a good link for this thread.
I know I very rarely look at this info. but every time I do I enjoy it. and learn something.
Anatomy of a Snake - Caresheets

[katach]

I love this thread, very educational!!

[guidofatherof5]

I'm glad you like it.
I think many times we are stuck in the present threads and we don't make time to look at past ones.
Many of these older thread are still very valuable to this community.

[katach]

I like using the search to find the older threads that could help answer my questions. This forum is such a wealth of valuable information.

[Mrs N1ntndo]

Im so happy that this thread was started. I agree that this is such a learning place and I love it.