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20 Amazing Facts About The Snake

1). There Are 3000 Kinds Of Snakes On The Earth.
2). Only 70% Of Snakes Lay Eggs.
3). Snakes Kills Upwards Of 40,000 People Each Year.
4). A Snake Uses Its Forked Tongue To Smell.
5). The Biggest Variety Of Snake Goes To The Anaconda, It Can Top Out At 595 Pounds And Stretch Out To 30 Feet.
6). There Are Five Kinds Of Flying Snakes And They Can Take Off And Fly Up To 330 Feet In The Air.
7). Snakes Don't Have Ears On The Outside, Those Internal Ears Pick Up Sound Waves From Its Skin, Muscles And Bones.
8). It Can Take A Snake Up To Five Days To Digest Its Last Meal.
9). A Snake Tracks Its Prey By Using Smell, Collecting Airbone Particles With Its Forked Tongue.
10). The Skin Of A Snake Is Covered In Scales.
11). There Are Around 700 Species Of Venomous Snakes.
12). Snakes Are Not Aggressive, They Are Shy Secretive Animals.
13). Snake's Diet Consist Of Small Mammals Like Rats, Rabbits, Birds, Bats, Lizards And Frogs Etc.
14). Snakes Found Everywhere Except In Antarctica, Iceland, Ireland, Greenland And New Zealand.
15). Snake's Skin Is Smooth And Dry, And Snakes Can Not Bite Food So Have To Swallow It Whole.
16). The Tiniest Snake Of The World Is Barbados Threadsnake.
17). The Longest Snake Of The World Is Reticulated Pythons.
18). The Most Dangerous Snake Of The World Is Black Mamba.
19). Snakes Have A Reputation For Being One Of The Deadliest Creatures In Nature.
20. Venomous Snakes Have Elliptical Pupils And Non-Venomous Snakes Have Round Pupils.

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