In nature there are many species of snakes, from poisonous and non-poisonous snakes to snakes with strange appearances that are hard to believe they exist in real life.
The iridescent snake. This is considered the most beautiful snake in the world. This species is found in the mountains of India, rarely seen in the wild. Its back is iridescent and its belly is separated by a bright yellow stripe.
It can be seen that in nature there are extremely strange poisonous snakes . Leptotyphlops carlae – the smallest snake in the world . It is so small that it can lie curled up on a US 25 cent coin. An adult snake is less than 10 cm long, and is only about the width of a strand of spaghetti. Snakes grow extremely strange whiskers.
In fact, it is a species of water snake with a strange characteristic, from the tip of their nose grow two tentacles that look like two whiskers. The tentacles are considered bait to help this snake attract fish to come close and then eat them. At the same time, it is a sensory organ that helps them detect movement.
When hunting, the Desert Horned Viper often hides under the sand of the desert to wait for the opportunity for its prey to fall into its trap. In particular, this species has two sharp horns on its triangular head and moves backwards. Flying snakes live in trees. Flying snakes can move from the top of a tree up to 60m high to a point up to 300m away. To be able to fly, the snake flattens its body and creates a wave shape at high speed, creating an aerodynamic effect.
The Madagascar leaf-nosed snake, scientifically named Langaha madagascariensis, is endemic to Madagascar. The nose of this species has a rather strange shape, the male has a sharp nose, the female has a leaf-shaped nose, which can help it camouflage into branches or vines to ambush its prey. The bite of this snake causes severe pain but is not fatal.
Unusual venomous snake – Persian viper with horns and spider tail. The extremely deformed tail of this snake-like, spider-like creature plays a role in attracting prey. Snakes have excellent acting skills – playing dead to fool their enemies.
The Eastern Hognose Snake is famous for its excellent acting skills in the wild, being able to play dead as if it were real when facing danger. The Iwasaki snake specializes in eating snails.
Because the jaw of this snake is asymmetrical and unusually high, it only eats snail shells clockwise. Scientists believe that this is the reason why snails began to develop their shells in a counterclockwise direction, curling up to protect themselves
