The giraffe's prehensile tongue is about 50 cm (20 in) long. It is purplish-black in colour, perhaps to protect against sunburn, and is useful for grasping foliage, as well as for grooming and cleaning the animal's nose. The upper lip of the giraffe is also prehensile and useful when foraging.
This common species, often referred to as the âchicken snake,â occurs across all of Tennessee. Description: A large snake (42.0 to 72.0 inches in length) with a variable color pattern. Dorsal color is usually black spackled with bits of white between scales and having a light throat. Some specimens may be gray with blotches of brown or darker gray on back. Scales are slightly keeled.
Interesting Pine snake Facts: 1  Pine snake can reach 48 to 66 inches in length and 4 to 8 pounds of weight. 2  Basic color of the body is white, yellow or brownish grey. Dark (black, brown or reddish) blotches cover entire body. 3  Pine snakes can be identified by 4 prefrontal scales (other colubrids have 2 prefrontal scales).