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The fact that we are familiar with some animals may not have given us the needed inspiration to study such animals further, many times we fail to give a detailed explanation when ask about our familiar animals, either with respect to their behavior, physiology, structure, classification, and the distribution of such supposedly known animals.

However, in order to discover hidden knowledge about our familiar animals, thus, we have to study or read about them and this is no go area to some people unless they find themselves in Zoology department, when they have to study Zoology as a course, or they are on a tourist visit to zoological garden and many more animals related centers.

Snake has been one of such animals I used to be afraid to come across, this has further increased my interest which prompted my further study to the world of snake.

Some of the hidden facts about Snakes are discussed below, let's enjoy our weekend with it.

Hiden Facts about Snakes

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source from Flickr

  • Do you know that Snakes have the ability to live anywhere for long period of time ranges from days to months without eating anything irrespective of the type, and that is why they are able to live anywhere except Antarctica, Iceland, Ireland, Greenland, and New Zealand.

  • Are you aware that Snake venom: a highly reformed saliva containing zootoxins which facilitate the ligation and digestion of prey, and defense against threats is among the ingredients used to prepare anti-venom: a medicine used to cure people who are injured by snake bites.

  • Venoms used to be a very complex substances, which may consist of a dozen or more toxic ingredients. This can include poisonous substances to the nerves, heart, DNA as well as Enzymes that break down natural tissues barriers, allowing the spread of venom within the body.

  • Neurotoxic venom belongs to the type of venom that kills fastest by destroying the nervous system.

  • The paired claw-like structures seen on either side of the vent of a snake such as a ball or royal python, are in fact, remnants of the legs present in the animals from which the modern species has evolved.

  • Are you aware that baby snakes are often more dangerous than their parents. Parent snakes are known for their gentleness in rationing out their venom, baby snakes generally exhibit no self control and may unleash much higher dose of venom in its bite.

  • A venomous snakes usually has a boarders head that bulges out behind the eyes where the snakes stores its venom.

Fact about Deinagkistrodon Snakes (Hundred pace)

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Deinagkistrodon Snake source from Pixabay

  • Deinagkistrodon Snakes belongs to Animalia Kingdom, chordata Phylum, subphylum of vertebrata, class of reptilia, order of squamata, and family of viperidae.

  • Do you know that the word "Hundred pace" is one of the popular names for Deinagkistrodon snake. It was named Hundred pace because of the traditional belief that if Deinagkistrodon Snake should bite someone, the victim can only take 100 steps further before dying. However, further investigation revealed that some people had believed that the injured person can only take 50 steps further before dying, such people named it "Fifty pacer".

  • It is a dangerous animal and its casualties are not unusual. The venom is a potent hemotoxin that is strongly hemorrhagic. Bite symptoms include severe local pain and bleeding that may begin almost immediately. This is followed by considerable swelling, blistering, necrosis, and ulceration. systemic symptoms, which often include heart palpitations, may occur suddenly and relatively soon after the bite.

  • Its antivenom is usually produced in Taiwan officially known as the Republic of China.

Fact about Yarara Snakes
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Yarara snake source from Pixabay

  • Yarara snake belongs to a venomous pit viper species endemic to southern Brazil, Paraguay and nothern Argentina.

  • Its venom its quite toxic in nature. Envenomation symptoms: usually include local swelling , petechiae, bruising and blistering of the affected limb.

  • Yarara venom consists of a peptide which is an essential ingredient of Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors: a drug that is used for the treatment of hypertension and some types of congestive heart failure

  • Antihemorrhagic drug is made using Haemocoagulase enzyme derived from the venom.

Fact about Taipan Snakes

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Taipan Snake source from Pixabay

  • Taipan Snakes belongs to Animalia Kingdom, chordata Phylum, class of reptilia, order of squamata, and family of Elapidae.

  • Are you aware that Taipan snakes have fifty (50) times more toxin than a cobra snake.

Fact about Brahminy Snakes

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Brahminy Snakes source from Flickr

  • Brahminy snake belongs to Higher classification: Indotyphlops, chordata Phylum, subphylum of vertebrata, class of reptilia, order of squamata, family of Typhlopidae and Scientific name: Indotyphlops braminus.

  • Do you know that Brahminy blind snake are all females. The species are parthenogenetic, when mature, they lay fertile eggs (without sperm fertilization), and the young are clones of the mother. Although native to Asia, this snake is now found in warm countries all over the world.

  • The Brahminy snake is about the smallest snake across the world, with relative measurement of 2 inches.

Do You Know this precaution

  • If you have a very large snake for a pet, never go near them after handling prey items (either live or dead). After careful Investigation, it was revealed that snakes posses terrible vision and wonderful smell as such it is easy to mistake you for the prey, thereby each time you play with your cat or dog, make sure you sanitize you body, especially your hand before approaching or going near the snake.

  • Research has confirmed the fact that snake's heart has the potential to move around its body. The effect of this is that it protects the snake's heart whenever a large prey passes through its esophagus.


Appreciation!

Appreciation goes to Zoology department, Zoological garden, University of Ibadan, Ibadan Nigeria for the opportunity to explore into the world of snake through their resource center, available and beneficial materials which has really helped in compilation of the hidden facts about snakes as discussed above.

Thanks to all the hiveans in the house, @steemstem, @ocd, @curie, @STEMGeeks, @discovery-it, @ @proofofbrainio , @neoxian, @ecency @minnowbooster among others and all the outstanding curators out there. Without your engagement, this might not have been possible.

I appreciate!

References

  1. Snakes
  2. How to Make Antivenom—And Why the World is Running Short
  3. Taipan snake
  4. Deinagkistrodon acutus Chinese Moccasin
  5. Brahminy Blindsnake


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