Facts
- If your are bitten by a black mamba there's a 95% chance you will die
- there are over 3000 species of snakes
- 375 snakes are venomous
- King cobras eat other snakes
- On average 50,000 people die from snakes every year more than any other animals
- They don't have eyelids
- Snakes smell through their tongue
- The reticulated python can grow up to 8.7m
- The pre-historic snake titanoboa live 60 million tears ago and grew up to 48ft long and could kill a t-Rex
- Sea snakes have been measured swimming at 100mph
- Sea snakes can breath through their scales black mambas are faster than the average humans.
- Snakes are not poisonous they are venomous.
- You can drink venom and stay alive
- The venom of a king cobra could kill an elephant
- They swallow their food whole
- The king cobra is the longest venomous snake
- The black mambas venom is 5 times more potent than a king cobras
- The smallest snake in the world is the Barbados thread-snake, growing to around four inches. This species was discovered in 2008
- The snake with the longest fangs is the gaboon viper, with fangs of up to 50 millimetres in length
- The black mamba is one of the fastest snakes in the world, reaching speeds of up to 20 kph (12mph) faster than the average human
- Spitting cobras can spit venom up to about 8 feet
- The longest living snake, the reticulated python, can grow to over 10 metres long
- All snakes lay eggs, but some of the eggs hatch inside the mother
- Snakes can lay 1 to 150 eggs at a time
- Only 10% of snakes are venomous
- In the old English language snake means to crawl or to creep
- A spitting cobra can spray venom 5-7 feet away
- The venom of a king cobra could kill an elephant
- Snakes are found anywhere except Antarctica
- The largest snake known is a reticulated python which is 32 ft 10 in (10m)
- The tiatanoboa (pre-historic) grew up to 39 ft (13m) it weighed up to 2 tonnes
- The highest living snake climed 4,900m or 16,076 ft
- The largest spitting cobra was 2.7m (8 ft 10 in)
- The largest albino snake is 7m or 23ft
- The heaviest snake species is a green anaconda it weighs 227kg
- The heaviest venomous snake species is the eastern diamondback rattlesnake it weighs 5.5-6.8 kg
- The longest sea snake is 2.75m or 9ft
- The longest species of viper is the south American bushmaster measuring 2-3m or (6ft 7in -10ft)
- The longest fanged snake is the gaboon viper measuring 2 inchs
- Australia has more venomous species of snakes than any other country
- The most common venomous snake is the saw- scaled or carpet viper
- The shortest snake is 10 cm long
- The yellow bellied sea snake can go for 6 or 7 months without
Myths
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Snakes don't have to coil to strike.
A snake only coils as a defence mechanism and to see more clearly. They do not have to be coiled when they strike. They strike quickly and can reach a victim at a distance nearly equal to the length of the snake's body.
A snake only coils as a defence mechanism and to see more clearly. They do not have to be coiled when they strike. They strike quickly and can reach a victim at a distance nearly equal to the length of the snake's body.
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Snakes are'nt mean.
A snake lives in a world where they must defend themselves. They are not out to get people. They are just defending themselves because a human is so much larger than they are.
A snake lives in a world where they must defend themselves. They are not out to get people. They are just defending themselves because a human is so much larger than they are.
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Rattlesnakes don't rattle before they attack.
A rattlesnake rattles to warn if they are afraid they have been seen, but studies show that if they are camouflaged, they might not rattle.
A rattlesnake rattles to warn if they are afraid they have been seen, but studies show that if they are camouflaged, they might not rattle.
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Not only venomous snakes bite
Any snake can bite and although their bite has no venom, it can cause infection.
Any snake can bite and although their bite has no venom, it can cause infection.
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The number of rattles on a rattlesnake doen'nt tells the age in years
A rattlesnake can shed its skin several times per year, so although this does create a new rattle with each shedding, it is not representative of a year's time period. Older rattlesnakes can lose rattles in battle or while hunting food, as well.
A rattlesnake can shed its skin several times per year, so although this does create a new rattle with each shedding, it is not representative of a year's time period. Older rattlesnakes can lose rattles in battle or while hunting food, as well.