You may or may not believe this but not all snakes are harmful. There are 2,900 species of snakes around the world except in Antartica and only 375 of them are harmful or those who have venoms or poisons that can kill us. Snakes prefer to draw back than be aggresive unless they are provoked or hurt they will fight. Snakes will not hurt humans, with the exception of anacondas, I suppose. But those pythons and small snakes will never attempt to hurt humans, obviously because we are much bigger than them. Snakes that has no venom uses their teeth to grasp their prey but those who have venoms really have the intention of killing their prey.

Our misconception have been caused by snakes features. Their eyes are really sharp but they actually cannot see from very far. But do you know that snakes eyes do not close? Yes they are always open; so do they sleep? Some snakes have clear sight while others do not. They uses their tongue to smell. That is correct. Snakes eat animals only by killing them first and then they swallow their prey and not bite them. They can eat animals that are even much bigger than them because their jaws are elastic. Their colorful skin is actually what mde them attractive to those who choose them to have pets. Snakes are frighting too because of the portrayals we see snakes have in media.

Many snakes species are now endangered. And one of the reason for this is many snakes are dying in the hands of humans. Most of us thought that snakes are always dangerous, they always have intention of hurting us. If you see snake in your area, don’t attempt to hurt them. Make 5 giants steps to back away and then run away, don’t hurt them. They are also creatures who have the right to live in this world too.

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