Snake Facts

There are more than 2700 varieties of snakes spread across the world in temperate and warm climate, the only part of the world where snakes can not live is Antarctica. Hoses vary in size from a few centimeters to more than nine meters in case of Anaconda or Pythons. Poisonous snakes are a minority in this huge reptile family, but their toxic poison so powerful it could kill a human within a few minutes. Chronological research shows that the history and origin of snakes go back to the Cretaceous period, around 150 million years ago, when snakes are likely to have evolved from a lizard and modified their environment. 

Primitive characteristics of this lineage is still present in some snakes, this is the case with the Pythons and Boas, who still have remnants of hind limbs, which only leads us to think in a past where snakes, lizards looked like a whole lot more . Hoses or tubing to make the subject of symbolic creations and is widely represented in art. Humanity hunted or worshiped snakes throughout its history, but with modern attitudes changed towards snakes especially under the weight of the organic movement, which insists on the importance of these creatures of the environment on the planet. And many factors confirm such statements. 

Fascinating details of the lives of snakes show that not everything has been discovered on the many existing species. It is therefore interesting to study how the patterns on the body of snakes discriminate between individuals even within the same species. So, snakes' response to vibration, the superior sense of smell and even the perception of low frequency noise makes them beautiful beyond the ordinary. The same amount of scientific terms, from the shape of anatomical programing by the presence of the infrared-sensitive receptors that allow pit Viper, for example, to detect the heat exchange body. 

Common habitats for humans and snakes is a reality, and people living in areas with a higher density of snake species and subspecies should learn to distinguish between dangerous and harmless copies, and thus avoid them accordingly. Non-poisonous snakes can bite and hurt one seriously, when sensing danger, therefore, a healthy attitude towards these animals will save you a lot of trouble. Try not to kill, capture or hunt snakes: They will never come after you for debt just bite. Be extremely careful when they keep snakes as pets.