What do snakes eat. Some information about snakes

 

What do snakes eat

A snake is a long-bodied, carnivorous, cunning reptile without arms or legs. Lacking eyelids and external ears, snakes are distinguished from legless lizards. According to scientific taxonomy, the members of the order Fauna, order Chordata, order Vertebrata, class Reptilia, class Squamata, and subclass Serpentes are called snakes. Like all of the class Squamata, snakes are ectothermic ["outside" and ("hot") meaning a part that has an internal heat-generating biological source.
As far as is known, there are a total of 15 families, 456 genera, and more than 2,900 species of snakes. Their habitat ranges from Scandinavia in the far northern hemisphere too as far south as Australia. Snakes occur more or less on all continents except Antarctica, be it in the deepest depths of the oceans or on the high slopes of the mountains up to about sixteen thousand feet (4,900 m) in the Himalayas. Surprisingly, there are some islands or islands where snakes are not seen. such as Ireland, Iceland, and New Zealand, although yellow-bellied sea snakes and striped sea kraits can be found in New Zealand waters.

Their size is sometimes very small, 10 cm. (thread snake) to a maximum of 25 feet or 7.6 meters (pythons and anacondas). The recently discovered Titanoboa snake fossil is about 13 meters or 43 feet long.

Although famous for being venomous, most species of snakes are non-venomous, and even those that are venomous use venom more for hunting than for self-defense. Some snake venoms cause serious health risks or death in humans. Sometimes snake venom is beneficial to humans, and is used as medicine for various diseases. Snake is a harmless animal.

Some non-venomous snake

                          Rat snake

This snake is found almost everywhere in India. It is called (a rat snake) in English. Its name in Hindi is Dhaman Sap. Their main food is mice. So the snake in many cases enters the house. Many people think that their tails harm humans but this is a complete misconception. It can be 12 to 14 feet in length. It can run quite fast. Their face is a little smaller than their body. The skin color of the snake is light yellow, brown, or gray in color. This snake eats frogs in addition to mice. They are not poisonous.

Python Snake 

Python snake is also called Myal snake. They are quite large in size. Their head is wider than their neck. Snakes are yellow or brown in color. They have patches on their bodies. Commonly seen in forests. Eid is not seen much in populated areas. They first strangle Shikar and then eat him. Animals in their diet range from rodents, birds, foxes, deer, etc. to small wild animals. This snake is completely non-venomous. In English, the snake is called Python.

Lounge Snake 

The English name of the Laudga snake is common vine snake (common vine snake). Snakes are slender like gourds and green in color. Hence it is called the Loudga snake. The head of the snake looks like a triangular fruit. They are usually found on trees or small shrubs. Their diet includes lizards, frogs, mice, etc. Many are afraid of them. But even though they have poison, it is mild to catch their prey. Their poison does not cause special harm to humans.

Kalnagini 

Kalnagini snakes are slender and long in appearance. Several colors can be seen on them. Snakes are beautiful to look at. They are 2-4 feet in length. Usually, these snakes live in forests. Many people think that these snakes can fly. But they can actually jump quite a distance. Their food is lizards, frogs, small birds, etc. They have little venom. It is to catch Shikar. poison them Humans are not particularly harmed.

Sand Rattlesnake 

Sand snakes are quite fat in appearance. They are called two-faced snakes. Because their tails look as blunt as their heads. People call snakes two-faced snakes in rural areas, but two-faced snakes are never real. Their skin color is brown. These snakes are mainly nocturnal. In English, they are called (red sand boas). Shared with Only me

Some snakes are poisonous

Black Mamba

The deadliest snake in Africa is the black mamba. In scientific language, it is called Dendroaspis polylepis (Dendroaspis polylepis). Two drops of its poison are sure to kill a person. If not treated at the right time, its venom can paralyze the nervous system and muscle joints as soon as it enters the body. Due to this the person becomes paralyzed. Its poison is cardiotoxic. This results in a heart attack. If treatment can be started within 20 minutes, even if it is not possible to save, the person dies within days. This snake is 8 feet long. It can run at a speed of 19 km per hour.

Fer-De-Lance

Fer-de-Lance is scientifically known as Bothrops Asper. As soon as its poison enters the human body, it begins to numb the body. These are usually Pit Vipers. They are found in abundance in Central and South America. They can be 3.9 to 8.2 feet in length. The maximum weight is 6 kg. Ferre-de-Lance is responsible for half of US snakebite deaths. Its venom contains anticoagulants, due to which the blood does not clot. Bleeding is possible due to its bite. Female fur-de-lance snakes are capable of producing up to 90 venomous snakes at once.

Russell Viper

About 58 thousand people die every year due to this snake in India. The scientific name of Russell Viper is Daboia russelii. In Sri Lanka, it often bites farmers in paddy fields. Its bite damages the kidneys. Many organs stop working together. That is, the chance of avoiding its bite is very low. In its bite, a person usually dies due to renal complications.

King Cobra

King Cobra is the longest venomous snake in the world. Its length can be up to 18 feet. It can see any person from 300 feet away. It can lift about a third of its body off the ground. Its scientific name is Ophiophagus Hannah. In its bite, 7 ml of venom enters the body. If it stings three or four times, there is no chance of survival. With one bite, it can kill a large adult elephant in 15 minutes. A person does not live even for a minute or two.

Inland Taipan

The Inland Taipan is one of the most venomous snakes in the world. It usually bites in half. Available in Australia. It does not come into contact with humans. Many wild animals are dying due to this. It quickly shrinks its body before attacking. It then suddenly moves forward like an arrow and stings. Its poison is hyaluronidase enzyme.

The biggest snake

Pythons are the longest snakes in the world. They can grow up to 6.25 meters in length. However, in 1912, the largest python snake in history was found. It was up to 10 meters long. They are found in Southeast Asia and surrounding areas including rainforests. But the characteristics of these snakes are very variable depending on the region.

The smallest snake in the world

About 3,000 species of snakes have been found in the world so far. Whether venomous or non-venomous, they have a variety of shapes and sizes, and the level of venom also varies. Some snakes are big and some snakes are small. The world's smallest snake is found in the Caribbean islands of Barbados. Most of Barbados is covered with treeless rocky outcrops. They live in the crevices of the rocks. English Name: Barbados Threadsnake. Scientific name: Leptotyphlops carlae. The length of this small earthworm-like snake is only 10 cm. Looks very bright. It is so small that it holds the title of smallest snake ever in the Guinness Book of World Records. The Barbados Threadsnake was first discovered in 2008, by a group of herpetologists at Pennsylvania State University. They usually survive by eating termites, ant eggs, and larvae. During the breeding season, the female snake lays only one egg at a time. Interestingly, the length of the hatchlings is about half the length of the adult snake, which is not usually seen in other snakes.