Aesculapian snake

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• Aesculapian Snake — Taxobox | name = Aesculapian Snake image width = 250px status = NE status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Reptilia ordo = Squamata subordo = Serpentes familia = Colubridae genus = Elaphe species = E. longissima… …   Wikipedia

• aesculapian snake — noun see aesculapius snake …   Useful english dictionary

• Italian Aesculapian Snake — Taxobox name = Italian Aesculapian Snake status = DD | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Reptilia ordo = Squamata familia = Colubridae genus = Zamenis species = Z. lineatus binomial = Zamenis lineatus binomial… …   Wikipedia

• aesculapian staff — noun A symbol of the medical profession, consisting of a branched staff with a single snake twined around it …   Wiktionary

• Rat snake — Taxobox name = Colubrids image width = 240px image caption = A yellow rat snake regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata subphylum = Vertebrata classis = Sauropsida subclassis = Diapsida infraclassis = Lepidosauromorpha superordo = Lepidosauria ordo …   Wikipedia

• rat snake — any of several New and Old World colubrid snakes, of the genus Elaphe, that feed chiefly on small mammals and birds. Also called house snake. [1855 60] * * * Any of 40–55 snake species in the genus Elaphe (family Colubridae) and similar forms,… …   Universalium

• aesculapius' snake — ēəsˈsn noun or aesculapian snake Usage: usually capitalized A Etymology: from Aesculapius, god of medicine : a harmless European snake (Coluber, or Elaphe, longissimus) believed to have been held sacred to Aesculapius by the Romans …   Useful english dictionary

• List of European reptiles — This is a list of European reptiles. It includes all reptiles currently found in Europe. It does not include species found only in captivity or extinct in Europe, except where there is some doubt about this, nor does it currently include species… …   Wikipedia

• List of snakes by common name — This is a list of extant snakes, given by their common names. Note that the snakes are grouped by name, and in some cases the grouping may have no scientific basis. A *Adder **Berg adder **Common adder **Deaf adder **Death adder **Desert death… …   Wikipedia

• List of reptiles of Great Britain — Adder Six species of reptiles breed naturally in Great Britain: three snakes and three lizards. They are: Adder Vipera berus Grass Snake Natrix natrix Smooth Snake Coronella austriaca …   Wikipedia

• List of Polish reptiles — Nine species of reptiles breed naturally in Poland: one turtle, four lizards and four snakes. They are:* European Pond Terrapin, Emys orbicularis * Slow worm Anguis fragilis * Sand Lizard Lacerta agilis * Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara * European …   Wikipedia