what is it called when an animals body temperature fluctuate with the temperature of their surroundings
poikilothermic
which is the only aquatic lizard
marine iguana
snake bends into a series of curves as it keeps its body flat on the ground
lateral undulation
snake alternately stretches and shortens segments of its body in order to creep forward I a straight line
Rectilinear movement
snake moves the front part of its body forward, coils it slightly to anchor it, and then pull the back part forward
concertina movement
snake supports its body with its head, tail and two or three other points of contact, it lefts the remainder of its body off the ground an moves it sideways
sidewinding movement
what is the fastest snake
black mamba
what is the sense organ used to smell
Jacobson's organ
what is the largest venomous snake
king cobra
snakes with immovable fangs in the front of the upper jaw and are poisonous
elapids
what scientist studies reptiles
Herpetologist
what bone loosely attaches the skull to the lower jaw on each side