Fun Facts:

 

~Some snakes have up to 200 teeth (Cooper 9).

 

~ Most snakes are able to swim (Cooper 58).

 

~ Snakes have solid urine that they expel with their feces because they do not have bladders (Cooper 59).

 

~Snakes grow throughout their lifetime (Cooper 59).

 

~Images of snakes can be found on 483 different coins around the world (Cooper 58).

 

~The Gaboon Viper has the longest fangs (Cooper 69).

 

~There are approximately 2500-3000 different types of snakes (Cooper 69).

 

~The black mamba snake can travel at 12 mph (Cooper 69).

 

~The largest reticulated python ever measured was 32 feet 9.5 inches long and weighed 330 pounds (Cooper 69).

 

Myths:

 

~Snakes feel slimy to the touch.

            - Snakes are warm and dry.

 

~ A snake's scales are heavy.

            -Snake scales are very thin and light.

 

~ Snakes do not possess a backbone.

            -Snakes can have up to 300 vertebrae.

 

~ Scales keep snakes warm.

            -The primary purpose of a snake's scales is to prevent moisture loss.

 

~Snakes do not use their noses to smell.

            -Snakes can use their noses to smell, but their tongue and Jacobson's organ are more useful to them.

 

~Aggression is common in snakes

            -Most snakes would rather avoid a fight.

 

(Cooper 60)

 

  

 

Work Cited

 

Bartlett, Richard D., and Patricia P. Bartlett. Snakes: Everything About Selection, Care, Nutrition, Behavior, and Breeding,. Hauppauge: Barron's Educational Series, 2010. Print. Complete Pet Owner's Manual.

Cooper, Paulette. 277 Secrets Your Snake and Lizard Wants You to Know: Unusual and Usefu Information for Snake Owners and Snake Lovers. Berkeley: Ten Speed, 1999. Print.             

Leetz, Thomas. Snakes, as a Hobby: Everything You Need to Know to Get Started. Neptune City T.F.H. Publications, 1991. Print. Save-our-Planet Book.

Mehrtens, John M. Living Snakes of the World in Color. New York: Sterling Pub., 1987. Print.