1. Snakes live in every country except Antarctica.

2. Only 15 people are killed each year by snakes.

3. Snakebites is not really a major cause of death anywhere.

4. Most of these live on the ground.

 

1. They can be found not only on ground, but in lakes.

2. Many live in trees.

3. Some like to bury in sand.

 

1. They hatch from eggs.

2. Every baby snake have a sharp bump, called an egg tooth.

3. Most snakes are oviparous.

1. Snakes eat rats and mice.

2. This means that the largest snakes can swallow big animals.

3. Some eat eggs frogs or even insects.

4. Record books tell us of an African rock python weighing  no more than 140 pounds that swallowed an animal that weighed more than 130 pounds!

 

1. Constrictors are very patient

2. When the animal has stopped breathing the snake must swallow it whole because snake teeth are no good for chewing.

3. Snakes come in two varieties: poisonous snakes and constrictors.

4. Poisonous snakes use their fangs.

 

 

1. Most snakes are harmless.

2. Most people are afraid of snakes.

3. They are not going extinct.