Introduction. What are reptiles and amphibians? ; Habitat and distribution ; Feeding ; Defense ; Reproduction ; Conservation -- Reptiles. Snakes ; Lizards ; Worm lizards ; Turtles and tortoises ; ...

The night snake, whose scientific classification is Hypsiglena torquata, is a small nocturnal snake found in a broad but irregular range in the western parts of the United States, as well as in ...

Yellowstone National Park is home to 11 species of reptiles and amphibians. Snakes make up nearly half of that number, with several species found throughout Yellowstone’s 3,471 square miles. The park ...

Snakes, like most reptiles in the world, are oviparous. This means that rather than producing live young ones, the way mammals do, snakes produce an immature single cell — an egg. Most snakes follow ...