SNAKES
About the
snakes
There are more than 3000
species of snakes on the
planet and they’re found
everywhere except in
Antarctica, Iceland,
Ireland, Greenland, and
New Zealand. About 600
species are venomous,
and only about 200—
seven percent—are able
to kill or significantly
wound a human.
How snakes hunt
Snakes also have
forked tongues,
which they flick in
different
directions to smell
their
surroundings. That
lets them know That’s how snakes tongue look like
when danger or
food is nearby.
Habits
About once a month
snakes shed their
skin, a process
called ecdysis that
makes room for
growth and gets rid
of parasites. They This is a sheded snakes skin
rub against a tree
branch or other
object, then slither
out of their skin
head first, leaving it
discarded inside-out.
How snakes produce venom
Snake venoms are complex
mixtures of enzymatic and
nonenzymatic proteins. Derived
from modified salivary glands,
snake venoms immobilize prey
and predigest their tissue.
Hyaluronidase is present in
most snake venom and works
by catalyzing the cleavage of
internal glycoside bonds and
Snakes venom
mucopolysaccharides.
7 cool facts about snakes
1. They have a very big family
2. They are “solar-powered” and rely fully on external heat or light
sources
3. Not all snakes lay eggs
4. Snakes don't have eyelids
5. They smell with their tongues
6. Their table manners are different than ours
7. Snakes have 5 forms of locomotion
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