World Snake Day – Know The Amazing Facts About Snakes: Every year 16th July is marked as World Snake Day. The aim of this day is to raise awareness about various kinds of snakes presented in the world and their role in the biosphere.
More than 3500 snakes species are living on the Earth. In those, 600 are venomous. On this day, know some interesting facts about the snakes.
- The world’s largest snake is King Cobra. In the world, it is only the snake species that makes a nest for laying its eggs
- Flying snakes also exist. These can’t fly like birds but can glide down from trees
- Snakes do not have external ears. They can pick up sound waves from the ground or water with the help of bones in the lower jaw
- These reptiles can smoothly climb the trees with their belly scales
- Snake venom is nothing but the modified saliva. They use venom to digest and immobilize prey, and as a defense also
- In the development of analgesics, certain muscle relaxants, and drugs for neurodegenerative disorders
- Instead of laying eggs, some snakes give birth to a developed young ones
- Snakes have an impeccable sense of smell but have limited hearing and poor eyesight
- Some snakes have infrared vision also
