Amazing Snakes of the World

• Common Cobra venom is not on the list of top 10 venoms yet it is still 40 times more toxic than cyanide.

 • The venom of the Australian Brown Snake is so powerful only 1/14,000th of an ounce is enough to kill a human.

• Boa snake can feel your heartbeat.

•The fear of snakes (ophiophobia orherpetophobia) is one of the most common phobias worldwide. Approximately 1/3 of all adult humans are ophidiophobic, which suggests that humans have an innate, evolutionary fear of snakes.

• While snakes do not have external ears or eardrums, their skin, muscles, and bones carry sound vibrations to their inner ears.

• There are five recognized species of flying snakes. Growing up to 4 feet, some types can glide up to 330 feet through the air.

• The Gaboon viper has the longest fangs of any snake, reaching about 2 inches (5 cm) long.

• The word “cobra” means “hooded.” Some cobras have large spots on the back of their hood that look like eyes to make them appear intimating even from behind.

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