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25 Shocking Facts About Snakes That You Probably Didn't Know by Nobody: 6:00pm On Mar 14, 2017 |
Snakes is one of the most common phobias people have. It is quite understandable – some snakes are venomous, capable of killing us, so fearing them is actually just a matter of instinct. However, it would be unfair to think of snakes as slimy killers only. Snakes can be also viewed as amazing animals with incredible abilities. Did you know, for example, that some snakes can fly? Or how about the snake that scares away predators by farting? To learn more about snakes, check out today’s post with 25 Shocking Facts about Snakes 25. Snakes live on every continent except Antarctica and on most land masses. Exceptions include some large islands, such as Ireland, Iceland, Greenland, Hawaii, and New Zealand, as well as some small islands of the Atlantic and central Pacific Oceans. 24. Snakes range in size greatly - from the tiny, 10 cm (4 in) long thread snake to the giant reticulated python that can reach up to 7 m (23 ft) in length. 23. There are approximately 3,400 snake species in the world, out of which only about 600 are venomous. Out of those 600 venomous snakes, only 200 pose a serious threat to humans. 22. Snakes have one of the highest occurrences of polycephaly – a rare condition of having more than one head. There have been many cases of two-headed snakes. The heads might fight each other for food. 21. Snakes are believed to have evolved from four-legged reptilian ancestors, between 112 and 94 million years ago. Some snakes, such as pythons and boas, still have traces of back legs. 20. Snakes can live in almost any environment, ranging from jungles and deserts to lakes and mountains. Snakes have been actually found as high as 4,900 m (16,000 ft) in the Himalayas. 19. The muscles that cause a rattlesnake´s rattle to shake are some of the fastest known, firing 50 times per second on average, sustained for up to 3 hours. 18. The bite of the black mamba, one of the world´s most venomous snakes, can cause collapse in humans within just 45 minutes. Before antivenom was widely available, the mortality rate from this snake´s bite was nearly 100%. 17. Many snakes have highly mobile jaws that enable them to swallow prey much larger than their heads. 16. There is an island in Brazil, known as the Snake Island, that arguably has the highest occurrence of snakes in the world. It is estimated that there is one snake on every 1 sq m (11 sq ft). 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: 25 Shocking Facts About Snakes That You Probably Didn't Know by Crownofwealth(m): 6:05pm On Mar 14, 2017 |
I SMELL FRONT PAGE HERE. LALASTICLALA THE SNAKE MAN. 4 Likes |
Re: 25 Shocking Facts About Snakes That You Probably Didn't Know by stewatt(m): 6:11pm On Mar 14, 2017 |
Is it through that looking at a snake eye for eye can make one unconscious? 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: 25 Shocking Facts About Snakes That You Probably Didn't Know by Nobody: 6:15pm On Mar 14, 2017 |
15. Native to tropical rainforests of South America, the green anaconda is considered the heaviest and largest snake in the world. It can reportedly exceed 227 kg (500 lb) in weight and reach almost 9 m (30 ft) in length. 14. Also known as the western taipan, the small-scaled snake, or the fierce snake, the inland taipan is the most venomous snake in the world. It is estimated that one bite from this Australian snake possesses enough lethality to kill at least 100 full grown men. 13. Pit vipers, pythons, and some boas have infrared-sensitive receptors in deep grooves on the snout, which allows them to "see" the radiated heat of warm-blooded prey. 12. Venomous snakes kill about 90,000 people around the world each year. Yet, they are far from being the deadliest animals – mosquitoes, for example, cause over a million human deaths annually. 11. There is a genus commonly known as the flying (or gliding) snakes. Native to Southeast Asia, these snakes are capable of gliding over distances as great as 100 m (330 ft). 10. A snake’s fangs usually last only about 6–10 weeks. When a fang wears out, a new one grows in its place. 9. To accommodate their narrow bodies, snakes' paired organs (such as kidneys) appear one in front of the other instead of side by side. Most snakes also have only one functional lung. 8. When startled, frightened, or threatened, the Sonoran coral snake (also known as the Arizona coral snake) will hide its head under its body and raise and tightly curl its tail. While in this posture, it will then fart noisily. 7. The decapitated head of a dead snake can still bite even several hours after death. In fact, such bites often contain large amounts of venom. 6. Historically, snakebites were seen as a means of execution in some cultures. In medieval Europe, a form of capital punishment was to throw people into snake pits, leaving them to die from multiple venomous bites. |
Re: 25 Shocking Facts About Snakes That You Probably Didn't Know by Larryfest(m): 6:19pm On Mar 14, 2017 |
I hate those things with passion..... |
Re: 25 Shocking Facts About Snakes That You Probably Didn't Know by teekrackz(m): 6:22pm On Mar 14, 2017 |
Snake trend and fp. Our Jacob Zuma do ur work |
Re: 25 Shocking Facts About Snakes That You Probably Didn't Know by Nobody: 6:23pm On Mar 14, 2017 |
5. Snakes do not have eyelids. Instead, they have so called brille, a layer of transparent, immovable disc-shaped skin or scale covering the eyes for protection. 4. Some snakes can survive without food for up to two years by reducing their energy expenditure. One scientific study even suggests that snakes can digest their own hearts when starved for too long. 3. Most species of snakes lay eggs, and some species are ovoviviparous (i.e. they retain the eggs within their bodies until they are ready to hatch), but it was recently found out, that several species (such as the boa constrictor and the green anaconda) are fully viviparous (giving live births). 2. To keep from choking on large prey, a snake will push the end of its trachea, or windpipe, out of its mouth, similar to the way a snorkel works. 1. All snakes are strictly carnivorous. Depending on their size, however, their prey differs considerably. The smallest snakes feed on insects, snails, mice etc., while the largest snakes can kill and eat anything from an antelope and a kangaroo to a pig and even an alligator. 1 Share
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Re: 25 Shocking Facts About Snakes That You Probably Didn't Know by teekrackz(m): 6:24pm On Mar 14, 2017 |
Op na pics remain for u |
Re: 25 Shocking Facts About Snakes That You Probably Didn't Know by DirewolfofStark(m): 6:25pm On Mar 14, 2017 |
The Only Thing That Matters About Snakes On Nairaland Is Lalasticlala's Love For Them ![]() 1 Like |
Re: 25 Shocking Facts About Snakes That You Probably Didn't Know by teekrackz(m): 6:28pm On Mar 14, 2017 |
Snake trend and fp. Oya Jacob Zuma do ur work |
Re: 25 Shocking Facts About Snakes That You Probably Didn't Know by Nobody: 6:38pm On Mar 14, 2017 |
stewatt: No. |
Re: 25 Shocking Facts About Snakes That You Probably Didn't Know by Nobody: 6:40pm On Mar 14, 2017 |
Re: 25 Shocking Facts About Snakes That You Probably Didn't Know by squarelead(m): 6:41pm On Mar 14, 2017 |
Good one... But I need a job |
Re: 25 Shocking Facts About Snakes That You Probably Didn't Know by decatalyst(m): 6:54pm On Mar 14, 2017 |
26. As scary and deadly a snake is, one individual is a fan of this creature. He can't seems to be able to grapple with their beauty enough to the extent that, snake is probably the password to his gadgets and beloved forum. He is so obsessed with snake to the extent that, snake threads makes FP more than real news on nairaland! ![]() ![]() A person who doesn't know that snake is the password to make LALASTICLALA to come view and push your thread to FP, is that one a Nairalander? ![]() ![]() 2 Likes |
Re: 25 Shocking Facts About Snakes That You Probably Didn't Know by Emmanuel602(m): 7:52pm On Mar 14, 2017 |
Mek I book space. Since it's a snake thread, it's definitely heading to the promise land ![]() ![]() |
Re: 25 Shocking Facts About Snakes That You Probably Didn't Know by lordraiden(m): 7:54pm On Mar 14, 2017 |
I hate snakes |
Re: 25 Shocking Facts About Snakes That You Probably Didn't Know by rattlesnake(m): 7:56pm On Mar 14, 2017 |
My thread ![]() |
Re: 25 Shocking Facts About Snakes That You Probably Didn't Know by rattlesnake(m): 7:57pm On Mar 14, 2017 |
lordraiden:even me?? ![]() |
Re: 25 Shocking Facts About Snakes That You Probably Didn't Know by illicit(m): 8:00pm On Mar 14, 2017 |
phobia for snake is known as OPHIDIOPHOBIA |
Re: 25 Shocking Facts About Snakes That You Probably Didn't Know by chybykee(m): 8:05pm On Mar 14, 2017 |
the green snake is beautiful |
Re: 25 Shocking Facts About Snakes That You Probably Didn't Know by Nobody: 8:24pm On Mar 14, 2017 |
illicit: pls can you enlighten me better... I'll like to get rid of that nonsense called..(OPHIDIOPHOBIA) I took every courage in me to open this thrash because of (OPHIDIOPHOBIA) tell me how to overcome it . |
Re: 25 Shocking Facts About Snakes That You Probably Didn't Know by Nobody: 9:03pm On Mar 14, 2017 |
1 Like |
Re: 25 Shocking Facts About Snakes That You Probably Didn't Know by yusufibrahim(m): 9:15pm On Mar 14, 2017 |
Snake movement iritate me.... I even hate snakes generally......... * 7. The decapitated head of a dead snake can still bite even several hours after death. In fact, such bites often contain large amounts of venom.*** this really get me scared |
Re: 25 Shocking Facts About Snakes That You Probably Didn't Know by mytime24(f): 9:41pm On Mar 14, 2017 |
Lala is dat U ![]() |
Re: 25 Shocking Facts About Snakes That You Probably Didn't Know by Mortiple(m): 9:54pm On Mar 14, 2017 |
I hate everything called snake. On a side note, it is a taboo to eat two species of Snake in my clan - cobra and python. |
Re: 25 Shocking Facts About Snakes That You Probably Didn't Know by Kylekent59: 9:56pm On Mar 14, 2017 |
Fp tins |
Re: 25 Shocking Facts About Snakes That You Probably Didn't Know by Nobody: 9:59pm On Mar 14, 2017 |
Fvck snakes |
Re: 25 Shocking Facts About Snakes That You Probably Didn't Know by Nobody: 9:59pm On Mar 14, 2017 |
I'm scared |
Re: 25 Shocking Facts About Snakes That You Probably Didn't Know by Ichel: 10:07pm On Mar 14, 2017 |
plot bought |
Re: 25 Shocking Facts About Snakes That You Probably Didn't Know by alexov(m): 10:14pm On Mar 14, 2017 |
I so hate snakes. The annoying thing is they most likely will never become endangered because of how much they reproduce. |
Re: 25 Shocking Facts About Snakes That You Probably Didn't Know by Kylekent59: 10:20pm On Mar 14, 2017 |
The inland taipan is d most vernomous
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Re: 25 Shocking Facts About Snakes That You Probably Didn't Know by 1shortblackboy: 10:25pm On Mar 14, 2017 |
Snake thread? Lalasticlala disapoint me for once dont send this to the front page |
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