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[[Image:Cobra_-_718065.jpg|250px|thumb|right|©RVC and its licensors, Peer Zwart and Fredric Frye. All rights reserved]]
 
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The Colubridae are a complex group and tend to come in all shapes, sizes and colours. All lack a pelvic girdle, a functional left lung and a coronoid bone. There are nine subfamilies:
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The Colubridae are a complex group and tend to come in all shapes, sizes and colours. Many of the small pet snakes are colubrids (pertaining to Colubridae). Some are rear-fanged with a potent venom; all lack a pelvic girdle, a functional left lung and a coronoid bone. Their distribution is worldwide.
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There are nine subfamilies:
    
*Colubrinae
 
*Colubrinae
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*Xenodontinae
 
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*Psammophinae[[Category:Lizard_and_Snake_Glossary]]
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*Psammophinae
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*Find out more about the [[Corn Snake]]
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*Find out more about the [[Garter Snake]]
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[[Category:Lizard_and_Snake_Glossary]]
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