
A wide range of reptiles inhabit the remoter rivers, coastal lagoons, and swamps, including caimans, alligators, lizards, and several species of turtles. Many types of snakes, too, are found in the forested interior, including such venomous species as coral snakes, striped rattlesnakes, and bushmasters and such nonvenomous varieties as boa constrictors and anacondas.
Birds, both migratory and nonmigratory, are plentiful and diverse. The coastal swamps are the tropical venue for migratory cranes, herons, storks, and ducks. There are vast ibis colonies in the Orinoco mangrove delta, and bellbirds are prevalent in the Orinoco basin's forests. Birds of prey are found throughout the country.
Pelagic and coral reef fish are plentiful off the Caribbean coast and along the delta of the Orinoco River, and the deltaic channels foster mollusks and shrimps. Swarming freshwater species in the interior rivers include electric eels and piranhas. In briefly, there are 323 species of mammals in the wildlife of Venezuela of which 15 species are native and is ranked number fifteen in World. There are 254 species of amphibians that 122 of them are native, and are ranked number 122 in World from this view point. There are 21073 plants species of Venezuela of which 8000 species are native. The country bears number five from this point in the world. There 283 species of reptiles in Venezuela. 66 species are native. Venezuela is ranked number 19 in the world in this view point.