BLACK SNAKE

name for several snakes, not all closely related, that are black in color. In the United States the name is applied chiefly to the black racer and to the black rat snake (Elaphe obsoleta), both partly arboreal in their habits. The black rat snake, also called pilot black snake and mountain black snake, is found in the NE United States. Like other rat snakes (Elaphe species), it is a constrictor and a valuable destroyer of rats and mice. It has shiny, slightly keeled scales and reaches a length of 8 ft (2.4 m). The poisonous Australian black snake belongs to the cobra family and has a hood. The North American black snakes are classified in the phylum Chordata, subphylum Vertebrata, class Reptilia, order Squamata, family Colubridae.

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books on: Black Snake  - 3707 results

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The Subtle Beast: Snakes, from Myth to Medicine
Book by André Ménez; Taylor & Francis, 2003
Subjects: Poisonous Snakes--Venom, Serpents--Mythology, Snakes
...be employed in the case of snake bite. Once bitten by a venomous snake, he recommended application...diseases, including poisoning by snakes. The addition of viper extracts...was not the only remedy for snake bites. An impressive list...substance, the snake stone or black
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Salvation on Sand Mountain: Snake Handling and Redemption in Southern Appalachia
Book by Dennis Covington; Addison-Wesley, 1995
Subjects: Appalachian Region, Southern--Religious Life And Customs, Covington, Dennis, Snake Cults (Holiness Churches)
...lids, and taking out the poisonous snakes. Reason told me it was too early in the service. The snakes hadnt been prayed over enough. There...Soon, Punkin Brown was shouting at his snake, a big black-phase timber rattler that he had draped...
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Snake's Pillow and Other Stories
Book by Zhu Lin, Richard King; University of Hawaii Press, 1998
Subjects: Chu, Lin--1949---Translations Into English
...bag and weigh some out, so who needed snake coils any longer? Now the land had been...family had a full grain bin. Sellers of the snake coils were showing up all over the place...waste from the factories; sometimes its black, sometimes its green, and sometimes it...
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Snake Pits, Talking Cures and Magic Bullets: A History of Mental Illness
Book by Deborah Kent; Twenty-First Century Books, 2003
Subjects: Mental Illness--History--Juvenile Literature
...contained four humors, or vital substances: black bile, yellow bile, phlegm, and blood...elements thought to compose the universe: black bile to earth, yellow bile to fire, phlegm...and blood to air. Too much earth, or black bile, caused the sufferer to have a melancholy...
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Snakes and Ladders: Young People, Transitions and Social Exclusion
Book by Les Johnston, Robert Macdonald, Paul Mason, Louise Ridley, Colin Webster; Policy Press, 2000
Subjects: Marginality, Social--Great Britain, Youth With Social Disabilities--Great Britain
...sibling, partner or child. We should not be surprised by the experience of bereavement in such a young population. Both the Black Report of 1979 and the recent Acheson Report (DoH, 1998) confirm the relationship between morbidity, mortality and socioeconomic...
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Voices from Inside a Black Snake: Religious Monuments of Sonora's Highways
Journal article by James S. Griffith; Journal of the Southwest, Vol. 47, 2005
Subjects: Sonora, Mexico--Natural history, Traffic accidents--Causes of
...Beside this slab stands a small black cross. Km 134, median: A large...this essay: the highway as a giant black snake. Snakes figure heavily in...the case may be, this particular snake, black today, trail-dust brown in the...
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Voices from Inside a Black Snake, Part II: Sonoran Roadside Capillas
Journal article by James S/. Griffith, Francisco Manzo Taylor; Journal of the Southwest, Vol. 48, 2006
Subjects: Religious art--Forecasts and trends, Religious art--Social aspects, Sonora, Mexico--History, Sonora, Mexico--Social aspects
Voices from Inside a Black Snake, Part II: Sonoran Roadside Capillas...road cut had been painted over with black spray paint and the words "NO EXISTE...Griffith, "Voices from Inside a Black Snake: Religious Monuments of Sonoras Highways...
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Population Patterns of Copperbelly Water Snakes (Nerodia Erythrogaster Neglecta) in a Riparian Corridor Impacted by Mining and Reclamation
Journal article by Michael J. Lacki, Joseph W. Hummer, Joyce L. Fitzgerald; The American Midland Naturalist, Vol. 153, 2005
Subjects: Animal populations, Animal reproduction, Coal mining, Environmental impact, Habitats, Indiana, Land reclamation, Snakes
...representing 73.2% of all snake observations where the species...be identified. Unidentified snakes averaged 10-11% of the observations...any analysis. The remaining snakes observed included the Northern/Midland Water Snake complex (Nerodia sipedon sipedon...pleuralis; n = 184), Northern Black Racer (Coluber constrictor...
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Mating and Nesting Behavior of the Eastern Hognose Snake (Heterodon Platirhinos) in the Northern Portion of Its Range
Journal article by Glenn M. Cunnington, Joseph E. Cebek; The American Midland Naturalist, Vol. 154, 2005
Subjects: Animal populations, Animal reproduction, Biological diversity, Ontario Canada, Snakes
...mating and nesting seasons snakes were located daily to record...record the location of the snake. Once relocated, the snakes internal body temperature was...oviposition for the Texas rat snake (Elaphe obsolete lindheimeri...communal nesting practices in black ratsnakes (Elaphe obsoleta...
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Miriam Robertson, (1998) Snake Charmers: The Jogi Nath Kalbelias of Rajastan
Journal article by Joseph C. Berland; Nomadic Peoples, Vol. 7, 2003
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Snake Charmers: The Jogi Nath Kalbelias of Rajastan (Book)--Book reviews
...alignment with the crafts of black magic. She then illustrates...suggests dominion over poisonous snakes and the fear of death). Following...Kalbelia from other communities of snake handlers/charmers in South...association with poisonous snakes--especially the cobra and...animals and begging, these snake handlers were honoured with...
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Snake in the Kitchen
Magazine article by Maynard Good Stoddard; The Saturday Evening Post, Vol. 264, March 1992
Subjects: Nostalgia, Snakes
...and all. We havent seen the snake since...to date, that...the Nature Center, I saw our snakes identical twin. It was in a cage labeled, "Black Rat Snake." And above the cage hung...how little they know about snakes.
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For Goodness Snakes: Treating and Preventing Venomous Bites
Magazine article by John Henkel; FDA Consumer, Vol. 29, November 1995
Subjects: Antivenins--Health aspects, Bites (Injuries)--Care and treatment, Bites and stings--Care and treatment, Poisonous snakes, Poisonous snakes--Venom, Snake venom, Stings (Injuries)--Care and treatment
...Some nonpoisonous snakes, such as the scarlet king snake, mimic the bright red, yellow and black coloration of the coral snake. This potential...of a nonpoisonous snake can be made). The...vipers and coral snakes can be effectively...
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The Mystique of India's Snake Charming
Magazine article by Peter Gorman; World and I, Vol. 20, February 2005
Subjects: Cobras--History, Indian Serpent-Lore (Book)--Analysis, Indian culture--Analysis, Pet snakes--Analysis, Snakes as pets--Analysis, Snakes--Analysis
...the cobra, a relatively slow snake, would have no chance of surviving...intense presence and bright black eyes. Bengali is a showman...at the handling of venomous snakes, the product of five generations...grandfathers grandfather knew snake remedies in his village in...was no priest, he just liked snakes and scorpions. His son was...
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American Heritage - Tracking North America's Largest Snake
Magazine article by Don Stap; National Wildlife, October 2001
Subjects: Snakes--Behavior
...most of these areas the snake is becoming increasingly...Some people kill indigo snakes simply because they are snakes, while others--poachers...feet, seven inches.) The snake is entirely iridescent black except for a pale wash of...
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Snake Hunting in Mysore, India
Magazine article by Ramesh Avadhani; World and I, Vol. 25, January 2010
Subjects: Hunting--Personal narratives, Mysore, India--Description and travel, Snakes--Appreciation
...started catching snakes twenty-seven years...neighborhood called him Snake Shyam. The name...Shyam means blue black. He isnt of course...will do with the snake that hes going to...nose and laughs. "Snakes smell like that...demonstration of snakes in a college. I showed them a trinket snake, vine snake, sand...
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SNAKE CHARMER; Christina Ricci Begged Movie Bosses to Land Role as Sex Addict Who Beds Justin Timberlake in Black Snake Moan
Newspaper article; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), April 18, 2007
Subjects: Black Snake Moan (Motion picture), The Addams Family (Motion picture)
SNAKE CHARMER; Christina Ricci Begged...Who Beds Justin Timberlake in Black Snake Moan. Byline: By Siobhan...only granted an audition for Black Snake Moan after sending the...firm friends as they filmed Black Snake Moan in Justins hometown...
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MOVIES: SNAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL; THE BIG RELEASE BLACK SNAKE MOAN Cert 15, 116mins ***
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), May 18, 2007
Subjects: Motion pictures, Movies, Ricci, Christina, Snakes
MOVIES: SNAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL; THE BIG RELEASE BLACK SNAKE MOAN Cert 15, 116mins ***. Byline: DAVID EDWARDS Go...top form, even if their best efforts cant make up for Black Snake Moans inescapable senselessness (just what is this...
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Black Snake Moan
Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), May 18, 2007
Subjects: Snakes
Black Snake Moan. Wide-eyed sex kitten Rae (Ricci) is bereft since the departure...fit to put you in my path and I will cure you," he says. Verdict: Black Snake Moan juxtaposes Raes unorthodox journey to salvation, refusing to take...
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Killed by a Snake; 1.no Chance: Nathan Layton with His Girlfriend Laura Woolley 2.black Mamba: Deadly Poison
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), March 12, 2008
Subjects: Poisonous snakes--Casualties
Killed by a Snake; 1.no Chance: Nathan Layton...Girlfriend Laura Woolley 2.black Mamba: Deadly Poison. Byline...died after being bitten by a snake inSouth Africa. Nathan Layton...making it one of the fastest snakes. Its poison is the seconddeadliest...rural parts of Africa where the snake is mostcommon. The snakes...
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'Black Snake' Captures Flawed Figures; D.C. Festival Screens 100-Plus Independent Films
Newspaper article; The Washington Times, March 2, 2007
Subjects: Motion pictures--Movie reviews
Black Snake Captures Flawed Figures; D.C. Festival...stamp as unredeemable. His latest film, "Black Snake Moan," offers more flawed figures...leaving his wife and young son behind. "Black Snake Moan was me dealing with the anxiety...
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encyclopedia articles on: Black Snake  - 18 results

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Black Snake
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
BLACK SNAKE name for several snakes, not all closely related...racer and to the black rat snake ( Elaphe obsoleta...snake and mountain black snake, is found in the NE United States. Like other rat snakes ( Elaphe species), it...
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Rat Snake
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
RAT SNAKE see black snake . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Coral Snake
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...for poisonous New World snakes of the same family as...States. The Eastern coral snake ( Micrurus fulvius...Mexico. It is a burrowing snake with a small, blunt...ringed with bands of black, red, and yellow...or Western, coral snake ( Micruroides euryxanthus...Eastern species. Coral snakes can be distinguished...
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Snake , in Zoology
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...North America are the garter snakes (including the ribbon snake), the water snakes, the green, or grass, snakes, the black snakes , the racers , the king snakes (including the milk snake), and the bull, hognose, and rat snakes. The family...
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King Snake
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...laying, constricting snakes of North America which...markings. The common king snake, or chain snake ( Lampropeltis getulus...90 150 cm) long and black or brown with yellow...rodents, birds, and snakes. It is immune to the...constriction. The scarlet king snake ( L. doliata ) has a...
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