Are you curious to learn some weird and wonderful facts about snakes?
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It’s time to chat about snake facts.
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Facts About Snakes
1 – Snakes have no eyelids.
2 – A group of snakes is called a “clutch.”
3 – The longest snake in the world is the reticulated python, which can grow up to 25 feet long!
4 – There are about 2,900 different species of snakes on earth today.
5 – Some people believe that if you kill a snake it will come back to life and haunt you as revenge for killing it.
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6 – Snakes can’t hear.
7 – All snakes are venomous, but not all venom is poisonous.
8 – Some people keep pet pythons as pets because they’re intelligent and easy to take care of.
9 – Snakes have no eyelids so they lick their eyes clean with their tongues every time they shed skin or blink.
10 – Snakes are the second most feared animal in the world.
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11 – Some snakes have venom that can kill humans within hours or even minutes.
12 – There are two kinds of venomous snakes – those with hemotoxic venom and those with neurotoxic venom.
13 – Snakes are ectothermic, meaning they have to get their body heat from the environment (they rely on external heat sources to regulate their body temperature).
14 – Some kinds of snakes lay eggs while others can even give birth to live young.
15 – Pythons do not actually coil around their prey – they just hold them down with their weight until they suffocate.
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16 – The fastest snake on land is the black mamba; it can reach speeds up to 12 mph (20 km/h) by running and leaping forward at an angle.
17 – Snakes are the oldest land-dwelling animals.
18 – Snake venom is used for making antivenin and painkillers.
19 – Snakes are reptiles.
20 – Most snakes live in warm climates near water sources like lakes or rivers (examples include pythons, boas, cobras).
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21 – If you’re bitten by a snake, put on clothes and shoes before going for help so other animals won’t find your blood trail and bite you too.
22 – Snakes don’t need to eat every day – they only need to eat once or twice a week!
23 – The smallest snake is the thread snake which grows only 10 inches long and weighs less than an ounce.
24 – A group of snakes is called a “brood” or “clutch.”
25 – Snakes have a forked tongue that helps them taste and smell their environment.
BONUS FACTS
26 – Some snakes can hear with their belly because they have an inner ear on this part of their body.
27 – Some people believe that there is a snake called “The Rainbow Snake” who lives under waterfalls and lures children to him by singing a beautiful song.
28 – The word “snake” comes from the Old English word “snaca”, meaning to crawl or creep.
