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Reptiles are tetrapod (four-limbed vertebrate) animals in the class Reptilia, comprising today's turtles, crocodilians, snakes, amphisbaenians, lizards, tuatara, and their extinct relatives.

The study of these traditional reptile orders, historically combined with that of modern amphibians, is called herpetology.

The Colubridae (from Latin coluber, snake) are a family of snakes.

With 304 genera and 1,938 species, they are the largest snake family, and include about two-thirds of all known living snake species.

The earliest species of the family date back to the Oligocene epoch.

Colubrid species are found on every continent except Antarctica.

The ball python (Python regius), also known as the royal python, is a python species found in sub-Saharan Africa.

Like all other pythons, it is a non-venomous constrictor.

This is the smallest of the African pythons and is popular in the pet trade, largely due to its small size and typically docile temperament.

No subspecies are currently recognized.

Life expectancy in captivity is as much as 47 years, though such outcomes require regular care and a clean, well-maintained living environment.

The name "ball python" refers to the animal's tendency to curl into a ball when stressed or frightened.

The name "royal python"(from the Latin regius) comes from the fact that rulers in Africa would wear the python as jewelry.

Hognose snake is a common name for several colubrid snake species with upturned snouts.

They include three distantly related genera:

Lampropeltis triangulum, commonly known as a milk snake or milksnake, (French: Couleuvre tachetée; Spanish: Culebra-real coralillo) is a species of king snake.

There are 24 subspecies of milk snakes.

Lampropeltis elapsoides, the scarlet kingsnake, was formerly classified as the subspecies L.

t.

elapsoides, but is now recognized as a distinct species.

The subspecies have strikingly different appearances, and many of them have their own common names.

Some authorities suggest that this species may be split into several separate species.

They are not venomous or otherwise dangerous to humans.