Snakes are considered as one of the scariest and most aggressive creatures on the planet with 3000 different species. Do you know how to identify which one is worse than the other? Find out in this list of snake facts.
1. Snakes are carnivores.
2. Snakes do not have eyelids.
3. Snakes cannot bite food, that is why they swallow their food.
4. Snakes have internal ears.
5. Snakes are found on every continent except Antarctica.
6. Due to flexible jaws, snakes can eat bigger preys than their head.
7. There are around 3000 different species of snakes.
8. The skin of a snake is smooth and dry.
9. Snakes shed their skin a number of times a year.
10. Snakes use their tongue to smell.
11. Pythons kill their prey by tightly wrapping around it.
12. Pythons are considered the longest snakes in the world.
13. The most dangerous snake in the world is the saw-scaled viper.
14. There are around 725 species of venomous snakes worldwide.
15. The fear of snakes is called philophobia or herpetophobia.
16. It takes 3 to 5 days for a snake to digest its meal.
17. The flowerpot snake does not need a mate to reproduce.
18. The heaviest snake in the world is the Anaconda and it weighs over 595 pounds.