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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