snake, n.Trivia

Antarctica is the only continent without reptiles or snakes

The African Rock Python can live 2 years without eating

King Cobras are the only snake that builds a nest for its young.

Snakes are unable to bite in rivers or swamps; they would drown.

Honey bees kill more people each year than snakes

Snakes generally have one lung

The honey badger is the "World Is Most Fearless Creature." They feast on porcupines and deadly snakes, attack beehives for honey, steal baby cheetahs and snatch food from hungry lions.

Snakes smell with their tongues.

Snakes are necessarily carnivorous

King Cobras are the largest poisonous snake --- They can grow to over 4 metres (13 feet) long

Snakes can't close their eyes, so they must sleep with their eyes open.

Snakes can see through their eyelids even when they close their eyes.

Snakes are unable to blink

Snakes are dangerous --- they kill an estimated 94,000 humans each year.

Baby rattlesnakes are born in August and September