Sentences with word «nonvenomous»

But while a wide assortment of creatures classified as «exotic» make wonderful pets — in addition to the ones previously mentioned, an exotic menagerie could include gerbils and even rats to geckos, iguanas, nonvenomous snakes, hedgehogs, fennec foxes and geese — some exotic animals do not.

New research found that dogs are the second most dangerous fatal nonvenomous animal encounter in the United States, with children under 4 years of...

Forces of natural selection nudged nonvenomous fang blennies toward colors and stripes similar enough to those of their venomous cousins to discourage attacks from an educated predator.

Experiments with nonvenomous garter snakes — selected because «we were nervous about bringing an animal with a really bad attitude, a pair of poisonous hypodermic needles in its mouth, and a deadly viral infection into the lab,» Unnasch says — showed that the virus persisted even during the snakes» hibernation and remained active even after 30 days of cold - induced sleep.

Dogs were the second most common cause of nonvenomous animal - related death, the study found.

Exotic companion animal patients seen at Macungie Animal Hospital include small mammals, turtles, lizards, pet birds (not poultry) and nonvenomous snakes.

Nonvenomous fang blennies and other small fish capitalize on the venom's success by mimicking venomous fang blennies» colors and patterns.

Nonvenomous animals accounted for 57 percent of the deaths in the latest analysis.

Handle all the nonvenomous ones you want, but only a fool would read that scripture and handle a rattler.

The Burmese python, whose range stretches from Eastern Indian through mainland Southeast Asia, is a nonvenomous constrictor but can overpower a human.

The pine snakes are large, nonvenomous, docile and beautiful (at least to the non-phobic).

Corn snakes are nonvenomous and usually make excellent pets because they're calm and generally easy to take care of.

A venomous snake bite can be fatal if not treated immediately, and even a bite from a nonvenomous snake can be dangerous for your pets.

While most snakes are nonvenomous, there are two families of poisonous snakes, the Elapidae and the Crotalidae, that populate the United States.

And while some people are afraid of all snakes, basic care and handling practices can eliminate almost all of the risk of having a nonvenomous companion animal snake.