Austin Reptile
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Reptiles are cold-blooded animals with over 6,800 species worldwide, most having bodies covered with dry, horny scales. They employ various defense mechanisms like hissing, striking, shedding tails, warning colors, camouflage, or tough skin. Major reptile groups include crocodilians, lizards, snakes, and turtles, such as the loggerhead turtle which can lay up to 500 eggs per year.
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Austin Reptile
- 1. Reptiles By: Austin Hughes
- 2. What is a Reptile? Reptiles are cold-blooded. There are more then 6,800 reptile species in the world! They have bodies covered with dry and horny scales.
- 3. Defense When snake gets mad flattens it’s head and neck and hisses loudly. It makes a strike but rarely bites. Some lizards have tails that fall off when they are attacked. Ringneck Snake it shows a red warning color underneath its tail as a warning sign. Most lizards depend on camouflage. Some reptiles such as alligators are protected by their tough skin. Some harmless snakes have colors and patterns that are the same as some venomous snakes. With their jaws they kill.
- 4. Types of Reptiles Crocodilians Lizards Snakes Turtles
- 5. Examples of Reptiles Spectacled Caiman Yellow Mud Turtle Spiny Softshell Striped Racer Rubber Boa
- 6. My Favorite Reptile Loggerhead Turtle Female may lay 5 clutches with a 100 eggs in each clutch. Look for a large turtle with a big head. Is 31-48 feet. Costal bays, salt marshes, river mouths.