Snakes
- Snakes are carnivores (meat eaters).
- Snakes don’t have eyelids.
- Snakes can’t bite food so have to swallow it whole.
- Snakes have flexible jaws which allow them to eat prey bigger than their head!
- Snakes are found on every continent of the world except Antarctica.
- Snakes have internal ears but not external ones.
- Snakes used in snake charming performances respond to movement, not sound.
- There are around 3000 different species of snake.
- Snakes have a unique anatomy which allows them to swallow and digest large prey.
- Snakes are covered in scales.
- Snake skin is smooth and dry.
- Snakes shed their skin a number of times a year in a process that usually lasts a few days.
- Snakes smell with their tongue.
- Some sea snakes can breathe partially through their skin, allowing for longer dives underwater.
- Despite snakes often being feared, more people are killed by bees than snakes every year
