10 AMAZING FACTS ABOUT SNAKES||THE APPU WORLD
10 AMAZING FACTS ABOUT SNAKES
I got a very amazing idea for today what about we learn about snakes?
Oh you love to learn about them ok then let's learn 10 AMAZING FACTS ABOUT SNAKES
1. They have a very large family
According to the latest figures, there are 3,789 species of snakes, making it the second-largest reptiles of lizards. They are divided into 30 different families and many more families. Canada is home to about 35 people, of whom 26 are native. It is thought that with climate change, the numbers could increase because more species of snakes will be able to survive in warmer climates.
2. You can find them all over the world
You can find snakes on every continent except Antarctica. There is even a species of snake, the common European snake, that lives north of the Arctic circle. You can also find snakes in any type of habitat from the sea, to the mountains, from forests to savannas.
3. Canada is home to the world's largest snake group
The province of Manitoba here in Canada is home to the largest snake meeting in the world. The red-horned snake is dormant in the burrows, to survive the cold Canadian winters. In the spring they came up from the nest and gathered in the holes of the snakes, where they met. These circles can attract tens of thousands of garter snakes!
4. Not all snakes lay eggs
You may have learned at school that reptiles are different from mammals because they lay eggs. Although we like to divide and divide everything around us, nature has its rules. While about 70% of snakes lay eggs, some do not. Cold snakes in particular are born live because the eggs would not survive outside.
5. Snakes do not have eyelashes
Have you ever wondered why snakes can give you a scary feeling? They have no eyelids! This means they are not sleepy and should sleep with their eyes open. Instead of eyelids the eyes have a thin layer attached to each eye to protect them. The membrane is called ‘brille,’ which means in German it means glasses.
6. They smell with their tongues
Snakes have noses, but they do not use sniffers. Instead they turned to sniffing with their tongue and using their Jacobson organ on the roof of their mouth. Their aroma is delicious and is also described as “stinky”. They have a forked tongue and many receptors that are able to take different amounts of chemical signals.
7. Their table habits are different from ours
When snakes eat, they cannot hold themselves to swallow their food completely because they cannot chew. Instead, snakes have flexible lower jaws that allow them to eat 75% of the animals - 100% larger than their heads. The chemicals in their digestive system will do all the work and break down the food once it is imported.
8. We are made of the same materials
While snakes are very different from us, we have some things in common. Another very striking resemblance is that their skin is made of keratin, like our nails and hair. The skin feels exactly like our nails. But when we cut our nails or cut our hair, snakes peel off their skin, often with just one piece.
9. Snakes have 5 types of locomotion
Imagine a snake crawling on the grass. What do you think? A well-known s-movement? This should not be surprising, since this is a very common form of snake bites, also known as lateral reduction. But snakes have four other types of travel. Arboreal snakes, for example, use a type of locomotion that uses seven times more energy, called concertina. There is even a special locomotion used when the snake tries to escape from a slippery surface, known as slide pushing.
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