Knowsley safari park

[LushLulu85]

i wish i could get that pic again it was a fantastic view.

the only scientific name i know is Marcianus is a checkered lol not a chance i will remember all the scientific name for all snakes lol

[adamanteus]

Originally Posted by LushLulu85

not a chance i will remember all the scientific name for all snakes lol

You will....in time.

[LushLulu85]

i hope so but with my memory i doubt it very much lol

[Stefan-A]

Originally Posted by LushLulu85

the only scientific name i know is Marcianus is a checkered lol not a chance i will remember all the scientific name for all snakes lol

Neither will I, but the benefit is, that once you get used to using them, you can pretty much instantly figure out where it's from and what kind of snake it is. Sometimes the name tells you something about its environment, habits or appearance. I absolutely love the system. Sometimes, you can even figure out its common name.

[adamanteus]

Originally Posted by Stefan-A

Neither will I, but the benefit is, that once you get used to using them, you can pretty much instantly figure out where it's from and what kind of snake it is. Sometimes the name tells you something about its environment, habits or appearance. I absolutely love the system. Sometimes, you can even figure out its common name.

So true....Dinodon rufozonatum; A red banded species with enlarged teeth! Look it up!

[Stefan-A]

Of that name, Dinodon was the only part that I could have figured out by myself.

[adamanteus]

Originally Posted by Stefan-A

Of that name, Dinodon was the only part that I could have figured out by myself.

Rufo = red, zonatum = banded (or zoned).

[Stefan-A]

..and probably zonatum. More used to thinking of fasciatus or vittatus as meaning banded or striped, though. zonatum should be easy enough to figure out.

What would you call a North American snake, that's spotted and has four lines along its body?
edit: should probably add, that its colors are dull.

[LushLulu85]

i found it but i had to look it up. its a red banded odd-tooth snake aka. madara. found Tsushima Islands and Senkakusyoto Islands lol i cant even pronounce the scientific name for it lol

[adamanteus]

I've kept and bred Dinodon in the past. Bit boring to be honest, they're always under the substrate and they're awkward feeders.