Intriguing Snake facts to learn on the occasion of World Snake Day 2020

Every year on July 16, countries across globe celebrate World Snake Day. On this day, scientific communities and animal experts teach people about importance of different types of snakes in maintaining ecological balance. This day is dedicated to spreading awareness about snake conservation and experts also try to dispel common misconceptions about snakes. Here are some facts about snakes to celebrate World Snake Day 2020. 

Interesting snake facts on occasion of World Snake Day 2020

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• re are around 3,500 different species of snakes all over world. However, only around 725 snakes are vemous.  
• Most snakes in world are ambush predators. se animals use ir developed senses of sight, taste, hearing, and touch to hunt down ir prey. Moreover, snakes are some of most efficient hunters in world and y only hunt to feed. 
• Snakes swallow ir food whole as y cant chew ir meal. Snakes unhinge ir jaws and eat ir prey whole.
• A snake's skin does t grow at same rate as its body. Which is why growing snakes always shed ir skin several times a year. This sheading process usually takes a few days to end. 
• More people die by allergic reactions to bee stings than y do to vemous snake bites. 

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• A decapitated snakehead can still bite, even hours after death. If snake is vemous, n bite will contain a significant amount of vem. 
•  saw-scaled viper is statistically "most dangerous" snake in world, as it kills more people each year than any or snake species. 
• Except for Ireland, Iceland, New Zealand, rth Pole, and South Pole, snakes are found in every or country in world. 

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• Ophiophobia or Herpetophobia,  fear of snakes, is one of most common phobias in world. Almost one-third of adult human population is Ophiophobiac. This means that fear of snakes may be an innate, evolutionary reaction. 
• eastern brown snake, coastal taipan,  inland taipan,  black tiger snake, and  tiger snake are top five most vemous snake species in world.
• Snake vem is deadly to most animals. However, some animals, like  Mongoose, have an innate immunity to certain snake vems.

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