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31/03/2021

Some species of harmless and non-venomous snakes look almost indistinguishable from their venomous counterparts - in this way they protect themselves from the attack of predators.
Poisonous snakes use poison mainly not for defense, but for attack while hunting.

29/03/2021

The largest and most massive snake on the planet is the anaconda, or water boa. There is plenty of evidence for anacondas over 6 meters in length, but none of them has been scientifically proven. But the record weight of anacondas is well known - adult snakes weigh from 30 to 70 kg. Among the scaly, the anaconda is second in weight only to the Komodo monitor lizard, among the snakes it has no equal.
The shortest snakes on Earth live on the island of Barbados - adults grow up to a maximum of 10 centimeters. On average, the size of land snakes rarely exceeds 1 meter (facts about Barbados).
The finds made by scientists allow us to speak about the existence of snakes on Earth about 167 million years ago.

27/03/2021

The eyelids of snakes are always closed, but this does not prevent the snake from seeing, since its eyelids are transparent. However, the eyesight in most species of snakes is still weak, which cannot be said about the sense of smell. However, snakes smells not with their nostrils, but with their tongue, tasting the air.
All snakes shed periodically throughout their lives.

26/03/2021

All snakes shed periodically throughout their lives.
The smallest snakes in the world are the Tetracheilostoma carlae snakes living on the island of Barbados. Their length does not exceed 10 centimeters (see interesting facts about Barbados).
Most snakes can see well warm objects, such as mammals, due to their advanced infrared vision.
Without exception, all snakes are predators.

25/03/2021

The largest living snake is the anaconda. It can reach a length of 5-7 meters, and its weight can exceed a hundred kilograms. It is found in tropical countries of South America, in particular, in Bolivia, Venezuela and Ecuador (see interesting facts about Ecuador).
The eyelids of snakes are always closed, but this does not prevent the snake from seeing, since its eyelids are transparent. However, the eyesight in most species of snakes is still weak, which cannot be said about the sense of smell. However, snakes smells not with their nostrils, but with their tongue, tasting the air.
All snakes shed periodically throughout their lives.

24/03/2021

24/03/2021

Sea snakes are smaller than land snakes, but among them there are very dangerous ones. However, all of them are not too aggressive towards a person, if you do not try to harm them.

23/03/2021

23/03/2021

There is not a single snake in New Zealand (see interesting facts about New Zealand).
Some species of harmless and non-venomous snakes look almost indistinguishable from their venomous counterparts - in this way they protect themselves from the attack of predators.