Snakes (suborder Serpentes ) are elongated, limbless, flexible reptiles. There are about 2,900 species of snakes. Of these, 375 are venomous.


DIET
Snakes consume a variety of items including termites, rodents, birds, frogs, small deer and other reptiles. Snakes eat their prey whole and are able to consume prey three times larger than the diameter of their head because their lower jaw can separate from the upper jaw. To keep prey from escaping, snakes have rear-facing teeth that hold their prey in their mouths.
Venomous snakes inject their prey with venom, while constrictors squeeze their prey. They do not need to hunt everyday. Anacondas and pythons can survive for up to a year without food after feeding. Snakes hunt mostly at night.


BEHAVIOUR
Often observed flicking its tongue, snakes use their forked tongue to smell the air. Snakes are ectotherms, meaning they must regulate their body temperature externally by sunning themselves or retreating to cool, shaded areas. Snakes hibernate during the winter. Snakes must shed their skin three to six times per year.

REPRODUCTION
Most snake species lay eggs, but some species give birth to live young. Snakes lay their eggs in a warm location. With the exception of some python species, eggs and young are not cared for by the male or female.
http://www.defenders.org/snakes/basic-facts

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SNAKE FACTS
1. Snakes are carnivores (meat eaters).

2. Snakes don’t have eyelids.

3. Snakes can’t bite food so have to swallow it whole.

4. Snakes have flexible jaws which allow them to eat prey bigger than their head!

5. Snakes are found on every continent of the world except Antarctica.

6. Snakes have internal ears but not external ones.

7. Snakes have a unique anatomy which allows them to swallow and digest large prey.

8. Some species of snake, such as cobras and black mambas, use venom to hunt and kill their prey.

9. Snakes smell with their tongue.

10. Pythons kill their prey by tightly wrapping around it and suffocating it in a process called constriction.

11. Some sea snakes can breathe partially through their skin, allowing for longer dives underwater.

12. Anacondas are large, non-venomous snakes found in South America that can reach over 5 m (16 ft) in length.

14. Python reticulates can grow over 8.7 m (28 ft) in length and are considered the longest snakes in the world.

15. Snakes have smooth and dry skin
http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/animals/snake.html
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