INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE SNAKE
Though not a friend of man as seen by many, to some it is the serpent that denotes evil. How about finding out some interesting things to ponder on or mull over about these creatures, who knows if our dogmas might actually tilt and we begin to accept these creatures as they appear in our various worlds.
However, if you are a big fan of snakes then this is going to be real interesting… although it is not much news that they belong to the class reptilia and with over 3200 species, and they have unblinking lidless eyes that make them sleep with their eyes open…here are some amazingly interesting facts about the snakes-
The snake venom is 90% protein… “Is it edible? that I can’t tell or I wouldn’t say”
The snake is a good delicacy in china. “In china, with snakes available, then it is stay hungry stay foolish I guess”
There are no snakes in New Zealand… “a place to chill-out with folks if you all are snake haters”
The venom of the king cobra, the world’s largest poisonous snake, is so deadly that one bite can kill twenty people or one elephant… “with the king cobra, the snake remains amongst the top echelons in the jungle perhaps the boss”
Most snakes have six rows of teeth… “Oops, is that why they don’t get to smile. They must certainly be the shy types”
Sea snakes are the most poisonous snakes in the world… “to the sailors and the maritime dudes, clench unto thy holy books”
The taipan snakes are 50 times more toxic than a cobra snake… “even the cobra has its own oga at the top”
The black-necked cobra, which lives mostly in Africa, spits its venom into the eyes of its victim, to cause blindness… “ visiting Africa and its vast parks or tourist sites, ‘’your goggles always on’’…remains my recommendation”
Antarctica and arctic centers are the places where the snakes cannot survive, because they cannot live in cold regions…”if you love subzero conditions and happen to be allergic to snakes, go grab your tickets”
The fastest moving land snake in the world is the black mamba, slithering at a speed of 12.5miles/hr. or 20km/hr. they get their names not from their skin colour which tends to be olive to grey, but rather from the blue-black colour of the inside of their mouth which they display when threatened. They live over 11years or more and can grow up to 14ft.
Black mambas use their incredible speed to escape threats and not to hunt preys, but if they have to, they strike not once but repeatedly injecting large amount of neurotoxins and cardiotoxins… “at this point, if by any chance you get cornered by this creature or find yourself within range, hmmm, you’d better be faster than Usain Bolt himself…even if it’s not going to attack”
CARTE BLANCHE
