Have you ever wondered why snakes stick their tongues out? They are probably trying to smell their surroundings as they use their tongue to do this.
Some snakes can be very dangerous as they are venomous. They use their venom to kill their prey.
Have you ever wondered how a snake can attack it’s prey in the dark?
Snakes can grow very long which means they have hundreds of ribs! That’s much more than humans. We only have 24 ribs.
Snakes shed their skin between 4 and 12 times a year. This is because snakes are always growing however their skin doesn’t grow with them.
Snakes can’t hear sounds like us. They use a bone called a quadrate which is attached to their jaw.
Over 3,000 different species of snakes have been found. That’s a lot of snakes!
Snakes can travel really fast but the black mamba is the fastest. It can travel up to 12 miles per hour.
Did you know the longest snake is over 6 metres long?! It’s called a reticulated python.
Snakes have flexible jaws so they can eat prey that are bigger than them. They then digest their prey with their strong stomach acid.