- 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 5 - Non-venomous snakes either
swallow prey alive or kill by constriction.
- Fact 6 - A venomous snake will use
venom primarily to kill and 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 is
Leptotyphlops 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 is the
Leptotyphlops carlae, which is only about 10 centimeters (4 in)
long
- Fact 12 - There are 3,100 known
snake species
- Fact 13 - Less than 2% of all
snakes are considered harmful to humans
- 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 dangerous or
venomous snakes found in the 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
Endangered
species of snake
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