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Colubrid

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Colubrids
Scientific classification
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Squamata
Family Colubridae
Genera
80-90 genera

A Colubrid is a snake that is a member of the Colubridae family. It is a broad classification of snakes that includes well over half of all of the snake species on earth. Colubrids are non-venomous (or have venom that isn't known to be harmful to humans) and are normally harmless, though some can inflict quite a fearsome bite.

Examples of snakes found in the colubridae family include: