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#10 The Largest Snake In The World Is 76 Times Bigger Than The Smallest Snake Alive
The tiniest snake in the world, being the Barbados Thread snake measures a mere 10 centimetres in length and can easily fit into a dollar coin. On the other hand, the reticulated python holds the record for being the longest snake at 7.67 meters long, almost four times taller than the average human.
#9 More Than 90,000 People Die From Snake Bites Each Year
Out of the 1.2 million people that get bitten by snakes each year, more than 90,000 people end up dying from the fatal bite of a snake in spite of medical advances in anti-toxins.
#8 All Snakes Are Carnivorous
These may seem terrifying at first, but snakes are one of the few predators that help keep pests such as rodents at bay.
#7 Flexible Snake Jaws
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Snakes are the only animals that are able to open their mouths at large angles ranging from 150 to 170 degrees. This is because their jawbones are connected by ligaments instead of being directly fused to the skull.
#6 Snake Charming Performances Are A Myth
Snakes do not respond to the sounds coming out from the gourd-like flute during such performances, but instead are simply following the movement of the flute during the “charming” process.
#5 Snakes sleep with their eyes open
Instead of eyelids, snakes have small scales above each eye to protect it from irritation. As such, they simply sleep with their eyes wide open during the day.
#4 Snake Senses
Although snakes have nostrils, a majority of their sense of smell actually comes from them using their tongue. The tongue utilises air particles found around its environment to “taste” the surrounding, before being registered by the snake.
#3 Snakes As A Rite Of Passage And Delicacy
Lebanese commandos display their fortitude and masculinity by eating a snake alive during their completion of the commando training. Separately from street vendors in Vietnam, you could order a shot of snake’s blood freshly killed and topped off with the beating heart of the snake.
#2 The Island of Snakes
Off the shore of Brazil lies an island called Ilha da Queimada Grande where not a single human lives. This seem about right as the island is covered with 1 to 5 snakes per square meter of highly venomous snakes that include the deadly Golden Lancehead, pit viper.
#1 Breeding Balls
The anacondas are not only one of the most feared, but they have the most peculiar breeding habits. These snakes mate in a “breeding ball” where one female is surrounded by up to 12 males wrapped around its body for up to 4 weeks at a time. During this period, the female may breed with multiple males at different times until the mating process is completed.
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With such crazy facts about snakes in light, the real question arises – Do you still fear these reptiles?
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