Names Of Poisonous Snakes
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"Are you afraid of snakes?" was a question once put to a little boy. "Yes!" he replied in horror, with a shudder - and, no doubt, you must be scared too.
Indeed, most of us have a deep fear and an extreme horror of snakes. These slippery serpents slither and slide, twine and twirl, leaving a trail of terror wherever they go. Imagine coming across a black mamba coiled on a ledge or a king cobra raise its dark head from some crevice in the rock?
There are more than 2,000 kinds of snakes, and they are found in practically all parts of the world except the polar regions. Snakes are divided into two categories: the poisonous and the non-poisonous.
The poisonous snakes possess poison fangs. These fangs are actually hollow teeth with an opening at the tip. They are located in the upper jaw and connect with poison glands in the head.
When the snake wants to bite, it contracts the muscles connected to these glands, and the poison (or venom, as it is usually called) flows out through the fangs into the open wound which the snake has already made by its bite. A medium-sized snake can put as much as half a teaspoon of this poison into the victim at one time!
Notable poisonous snakes include:
(Click the links above for more info on these reptiles)
Their very names send shivers down one's spine!
Do you know what the fear of snakes is called?
The answer is: ophidiophobia.
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cool! I saw a mud snakeonce at a camp. the camp director let me hold it!
where is the snakes poison come in his body and i want to i am expert of snkes
It is produced in the glands of the snakes.
that snake is really creepy .
i love snakes
I seen a cobra in indea
these are all venomouse snakes. To be a poisonous snake it has to kill you by being consumed or inhaled.
i saw a rock pithon once in florida and it look awsome
I love snake
I LOVE SNAKES
Actually all snakes are non poisonous. Snakes are venomous. There is a difference. Venom must be injected under the skin whereas poison causes harm if you swallow or inhale. Generally venom won't harm you if you ingest but you still should not drink venom. You are right about the fangs and the glands though except the glands are called venom glands not poison glands. Also where you listed the notable venomous snakes you included pythons. These snakes kill there prey by constricting them. Then each time the victim breathes the snake tightens it's grip until all breathing stops. The prey is then swallowed whole. I find it interesting that I knew this when I was five.
i think that all of u r wrong cuz snakes does not kill
yes thy does not
i like snakes
i think if we behave friendly with snakes they will not harm us
snakes are amazing no matter how dangerous they may be they can do things most pople cant
There are two snakes in that list that are not venomous. Just sayin.
I LOVE TO KNOW ABOUT SNAKES ND I THINK SNAKES ARE AWESOME TOPIC TO KNOW ABOUT
cloudcity9 4 years ago
wow,very intresting.I one time found a ribbon snake in my front yard.