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15 Fact about snakes.

    


1.The decapitated head of a dead snake 

can still bite, even hours after death. These 

types of bites usually contain huge 

amounts of venom.

2.What is considered the most 

“dangerous” snake depends on both a 

specific country’s health care and the 

availability of antivenom following a bite. 

Based on these criteria, the most 

dangerous snake in the world is the saw-

scaled viper, which bites and kills more 

people each year than any other snake.

3.Snakes live on everywhere on Earth 

except for Ireland, Iceland, New Zealand, and 

the North and South Poles.

4.Of the approximately 725 species of 

venomous snakes worldwide, 250 can kill a 

human with one bite.

5.Snakes evolved from a four-legged 

reptilian ancestor—most likely a small, 

burrowing, land-bound lizard—about 100 

million years ago. Some snakes, such as 

pythons and boas, still have traces of back 

legs.


6.The fear of snakes (ophiophobia or 

herpetophobia) is one of the most common 

phobias worldwide. Approximately 1/3 of all 

adult humans are ophidiophobic, which 

suggests that humans have an innate, 

evolutionary fear of snakes.

7.The top 5 most venomous snakes in the 

world is the inland taipan, the eastern 

brown snake, the coastal taipan, the tiger 

snake, and the black tiger snake.

8.The warmer a snake’s body, the more 

quickly it can digest its prey. Typically, it 

takes 3–5 days for a snake to digest its 

meal. For very large snakes, such as the 

anaconda, digestion can take weeks.

9.Some animals, such as the Mongoose, 

are immune to snake venom.

10.To avoid predators, some snakes can 

poop whenever they want. They make 

themselves so dirty and smelly that 

predators will run away.

11.The heaviest snake in the world is the 

anaconda. It weighs over 595 pounds (270 

kg) and can grow to over 30 feet (9m) long. 

It has been known to eat caimans, 

capybaras, and jaguars.

12.The Brahminy Blind Snake, or flowerpot 

snake is the only snake species made up 

of sole females and, as such, does not 

need a mate to reproduce. It is also the 

most widespread terrestrial snake in the 

world.

13.If a person suddenly turned into a 

snake, they would be about 4 times longer 

then they are now and only a few inches 

thick. While humans have 24 ribs, some 

snakes can have more than 400.

14.The most advanced snake species in the 

world is believed to be the black mamba. It 

has the most highly evolved venom 

the delivery system of any snake on Earth. It 

can strike up to 12 times in a row, though 

just one bite is enough to kill a grown man.

15.The inland taipan is the world’s most 

toxic snake, meaning it has both the most 


toxic venom and it injects the most venom 

when it bites. Its venom sacs hold enough 

poison to kill up to 80 people.
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