Basic snake info

Basic snake info

Snakes are cold-blooded so they usually live in a climate that is warm and moist. Snakes sometimes fight for territory. Most snakes have fangs carrying venom so they can kill their prey. Snakes' fangs are arched into their mouths so that their prey cant get out. An advantage of this is when the prey fights to try and escape they get the fangs deeper in the prey's body. A snake swallows its prey whole. Snakes' bodies are made that they can swallow prey bigger than it is.

Which ones make great pets

If you want a pet snake then here are some that are safe to have in your house. Garden snakes are 99% harmless and stay small. Boa constrictors are safe as long as you don't let them slither up your leg and let them do what they do best. Boaidea are considerably safe. Pythonidae are usually 2 to 4 feet long and really safe. Another good snake to keep as a pet is a Colubridae.

What they do when you aren't around

What a snake does when you are around depends on the kind of snake you are wanting to know about. Some snakes are nocturnal. Others sleep during the night. A snake that is nocturnal sleeps during them night. A snake that isn't is probably digesting its food.

Cool facts

Here are some cools facts about snakes.

• Almost all snakes carry venom in their fangs
• A cobra can strike at 70 miles an hour
• A rattlesnake is one of the deadliest snakes in the world
• All snakes have forked teeth
• A snakes' venom can be used to make a cure for some cancers

What they eat

Snakes will eat mice, birds, eggs, and other snakes. Snakes will eat mice by putting them in their mouths and letting the mouse cut itself up and it will eventually die and the snake can then swallow the mouse whole. Snakes will eat birds by finding one that can't fly and then come up behind it and swallowing it whole. Snakes eat eggs that fall out of nests, or that are on the ground. Snakes also eat smaller snakes but they have to fight first. The winner lives and gets a meal.

Citations

www.snakewiki.gov

www.snakeinfo.com