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| − | '''Snakes''' are long, [[limb]]less, [[scale|scaly]] [[reptile]]s which [[slither]] upon the ground and sometimes swim in [[water]]. Some snakes are [[poison]]ous. Snakes are abundant in warmer climates, and | + | '''Snakes''' are long, [[limb]]less, [[scale|scaly]] [[reptile]]s which [[slither]] upon the ground and sometimes swim in [[water]]. Some snakes (about one third of species) are [[poison]]ous (venomous). Snakes are abundant in warmer climates, and most of them are quite harmless to man. |
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| + | ==The origin of snakes: Evolutionary View== | ||
| + | Snakes are suborder within the order of ''Squamata'', class of reptiles (''Reptilia''), subphylum vertebrats, phylum ''Chordata''. They originate from lizard-like reptiles with legs. Their ancestors probably lived under the ground and lost their legs. The most primitive snakes (''Boidae'' and ''Pythonidae'') still have rudimentary back limbs. | ||
==The origin of snakes: Creationists View== | ==The origin of snakes: Creationists View== | ||
Revision as of 23:34, January 4, 2008
Snakes are long, limbless, scaly reptiles which slither upon the ground and sometimes swim in water. Some snakes (about one third of species) are poisonous (venomous). Snakes are abundant in warmer climates, and most of them are quite harmless to man.
The origin of snakes: Evolutionary View
Snakes are suborder within the order of Squamata, class of reptiles (Reptilia), subphylum vertebrats, phylum Chordata. They originate from lizard-like reptiles with legs. Their ancestors probably lived under the ground and lost their legs. The most primitive snakes (Boidae and Pythonidae) still have rudimentary back limbs.
The origin of snakes: Creationists View
Snakes are a group of animals that have frustrated evolutionists for many years. They are anatomically unlike any other vertebrate and can hybridize regularly, supporting the notion that they are a apobaramin. Snakes can be classified into three families based on hydridization data: Boidae (boas and pythons), Colubridae (colubrid snakes), and Viperidae (Vipers). Since hydrids can be formed within each family, but not between any family, each of the three can be classified as a holobaramin, suggesting that an ancestral pair for each family was present on Noah's Ark. Other research suggest multiple holobaramins in each family suggesting up to 12 snake pairs on the Ark during the Flood.[1]
Types of Snake
- Garter Snake
- Boa Constrictor
- King Snake
- Rock Snake
- Viper
- Cottonmouth Snake
- Black Mamba
- Python
- Garden Snake
- Asp
- Rattle Snake
- Cobra
References
1. Hennigan, T. 2005. An initial investigation into the baraminology of snakes: order--Squamata, suborder Serpentes. Creation Reasearch Society Quarterly Vol. 42.
- ↑ 1. Hennigan, T. 2005. An initial investigation into the baraminology of snakes: order--Squamata, suborder Serpentes. Creation Reasearch Society Quarterly Vol. 42.