cat snake

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• cat snake — ▪ reptile       any of several groups of arboreal or semiarboreal rear fanged snakes (snake) in the family Colubridae with eyes having vertically elliptical pupils similar to those found in felines (feline). Cat snakes are nocturnal hunters that… …   Universalium

• cat snake — noun Etymology: so called from its manner of stalking lizards 1. : a back fanged terrestrial snake (Tarbophis fallax) of southern Europe and Syria 2. : a member of the genus Boiga which includes various green eyed nocturnal arboreal Old World… …   Useful english dictionary

• European cat snake — Taxobox name=European Cat Snake image caption = European cat snake (telecopus fallax) regnum=Animalia phylum=Chordata classis=Reptilia ordo=Squamata subordo=Serpentes familia=Colubridae genus= Telescopus species=T. fallax binomial= Telescopus… …   Wikipedia

• Snake oil — is a traditional Chinese medicine used to treat joint pain. However, the most common usage of the phrase is as a derogatory term for compounds offered as medicines which implies that they are fake, fraudulent, quackish, or ineffective. The… …   Wikipedia

• Cat senses — are adaptations that allow cats to be highly efficient predators. Cats have acute sight, hearing and smell, and their sense of touch is enhanced by long whiskers that protrude from their heads and bodies. These senses allow cats to hunt… …   Wikipedia

• Cat play and toys — incorporates predatory games of play aggression . These activities allow kittens and younger cats to grow and acquire cognitive and motor skills, and to socialize with other cats. Cat play behavior can be either solitary (with toys or other… …   Wikipedia

• Cat Tales Zoological Park — is a Class C Exhibitor that helps rescue and protect big cats. It is located in Spokane, Washington, Washington, United States. As of Spring 2005 they provided a home to 42 Big Cats, 2 Bears, 3 Parrots, 2 Snakes, 2 Lizards, 1 Raptor, 2 Hamsters,… …   Wikipedia

• Cat Island (Tasmania) — Cat Island is a granite island, with an area of 39 ha, in south eastern Australia. It is part of Tasmania’s Babel Island Group, lying in eastern Bass Strait off the east coast of Flinders Island in the Furneaux Group.FaunaSeabirds and waders… …   Wikipedia

• Snake in the Eagle's Shadow — Infobox Film name = Snake in the Eagle s Shadow caption = UK DVD cover imdb rating = 7.3/10 (1,007 votes) writer = Ng See Yuen Choi Gai gwong Tsai Chi kuang starring = Jackie Chan Hwang Jang Lee Yuen Siu Tien director = Yuen Woo ping producer =… …   Wikipedia

• Snake venom — Contents 1 Chemistry 1.1 Neurotoxins 1.2 Cytotoxins 2 …   Wikipedia

• snake — snakelike, adj. /snayk/, n., v., snaked, snaking. n. 1. any of numerous limbless, scaly, elongate reptiles of the suborder Serpentes, comprising venomous and nonvenomous species inhabiting tropical and temperate areas. 2. a treacherous person; an …   Universalium