World Snake Day

World Snake Day, celebrated on 16 July, aims to raise awareness about the importance of snakes in ecosystems around the world. Snakes play a crucial role in controlling pest populations and maintaining ecological balance. Human activities, such as habitat destruction and climate change, pose significant threats to their survival.

Species of Snakes

There are over 3,000 species of snakes worldwide, with a huge variety of adaptations and behaviours. Some snakes can detect infrared radiation, allowing them to "see" heat. Only a small percentage of snakes are venomous, but many other species have unique ways of catching prey and surviving, such as pythons. Pythons catch their prey and wrap their bodies around it, squeezing tightly to prevent it from breathing. Once the prey has died, the python swallows it whole. These types of snakes are called constrictors. The Burmese python is one of the largest snakes in the…