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Cerastes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The cerastes (Greek: κεράστης, English: cerastēs , English translation: "having horns") is a creature of Greek legend, a serpent that is incredibly flexible—so much so that it is said to have no s...
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Cerastes (genus) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cerastes cerastes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Latin name: Cerastes ... The cerastes is the most flexible of all serpents, so flexible that is seems to have no spine. It has either two horns, which are like a ram's horns, or four pairs of small horns. The cerastes hides in the sand so that only its horns show;
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Adult, San Bernardino County ... Crotalus cerastes - Hallowell, 1854 - Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia, Vol. 7, p. 95 ; from Original Description Citations for the Reptiles and Amphibians of North America © Ellin Beltz ;
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Genus Cerastes; (horned vipers) ... Home Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Subphylum Vertebrata Class Reptilia Order Squamata Suborder Serpentes Family Viperidae Genus Cerastes ... Species Cerastes cerastes...
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CalPhotos Photo Database ... Number of matches: 36; ... Query: SELECT * FROM img WHERE ready=1 and taxon = "Crotalus cerastes" and lifeform = "Reptile" ORDER BY taxon;
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From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository ... Jump to: navigation, search ... Category: Crotalus cerastes...
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Hutchinson encyclopedia article about cerastes. cerastes. Information about cerastes in the Hutchinson encyclopedia. ... The horned viper Cerastes cornutus belongs to the family Viperidae, suborder Serpentes, order Squamata, class Reptilia.
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DESCRIPTION: L=up to just over 2' (61cm). Overall sandy brown with dark blotches down the back separated by light-colored bands. Horn-like structures above each eye ... The toxin is extremely painful and medical attention should be sought immediately (the bite is potentially fatal -- ... Carnivorous, feeding mostly on rodents,
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