Facts about snakes definition: A limbless scaly elongate reptile; some which are are venom Fact 2 - Snakes are abundant in all warm countries and the majority are harmless to man. Fact 3 - Snakes range in size from the 10 cm thread snake to pythons and anacondas which grow up to 7.6 metres (25 ft) in length. Fact 4 - There are Venomous and Non-venomous snakes Fact 6 - A venomous snake will use venom primarily to killand subdue prey, rather than for self-defense Fact 7 - Snakes are grouped within the suborder Serpentes Fact 8 - The largest snake is the reticulated python, which measures about 9 meters (30 ft) long Fact 9 - The heaviest snake is the anaconda, which measures about 7.5 meters (25 ft) long Fact 10 - The smallest snake isLeptotyphlops carlae, with a length of about 10 centimeters (4 in).[26] Most snakes are fairly small animals, approximately 3 feet in length.[27] Fact 11 - The smallest snake isthe Leptotyphlops carlae, which is only about 10 centimeters (4 in) long Fact 12 - There are 3,100 known snake speciesFact 5 - Non-venomous snakes either swallow prey alive or kill by constriction. Fact 13 - The most famous types of snake (often because they fill us with terror) include the following: Anaconda Boa Constrictor Cobra Garter Snakes Vipers Python Rattlesnakes Sea Snakes and Water Sna Fact 14 - Their scales are made up of Keratin, the same thing that our fingernails are made from Fact 15 - Snakes have no outer ear but they do have an inner ear and are quite capable of hearing Fact 16 - A Snake can eat prey that is three times bigger than their mouths as they have tendons in the mouth that can stretch to this size Fact 17 - The most dangerousor venomous snakes found inthe world are cobras, vipers, mambas, taipans, adders and rattlesnakes Fact 18 - Boas and pythons are non-venomous snakes Fact 19 - The fastest snake in the world is the Black Mamba Fact 20 - The deadly Taipan can kill up to 100 people with its venom Fact 21 - The King Cobra is characterized by its ability to expand the skin of its neck to form a hood when confronted Fact 22 - The San Francisco Garter snake, Eastern Indigo snake, the King Cobra and Dumeril’s Boa are Endangeredspecies of snake Fact 23 - A reptile is defined as any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptiliaincluding the tortoise, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles and other extinct forms Fact 24 - Less than 2% of all snakes are considered harmful to humans.
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