OPHIDOLOGY

The branch of science that deals with the study of snake is called ophidology. There are more than 2000 different kinds of snakes in the world. Snakes have no legs, wings, fins but they can walk, swim and move. They can also climb on trees. They prey animals like rats, frog, mice etc. Snake lay eggs but some directly gives birth to baby. Some snake can give 100 eggs at once. Some snakes like boas and pythons kill their prey by squeezing and such snakes are called constrictors. They squeeze their prey until prey stop breathing. Some snake can swallow the prey bigger than their head. Snakes like cobra and vipers kill their prey with venom. When they bite, venom passes to the prey’s body through the snake’s fangs. Snake can be of the color of sand, dirt, leaves or they may have pattern. This helps them hide from their enemy. Snakes grow every year so their skin gets small and worn out. To remove their skin they rub on tree or rock. The heaviest snake is green anaconda. The poisonous snake is black mamba which can kill people in 1 second and five steps can kill in 5 second. Scientist put small radio in the snake’s skin and they can know with the help radio signal how snakes walk, how they hunt, how they sleep etc. Snakes hibernate during winter season because they froze in cold so they don’t even walk, move etc. The snakes are very important to our world. Hawks, raccoons etc. live on snake. The venom of snakes can be used for making medicine for others and also medicine which can cure cancer. In Antarctica, Iceland, New Zealand snakes are not found. An anaconda can be about 20-30 ft. long and more than 100 pounds. The female anacondas are larger than the male snakes. Some snakes’ venom are non venomous or middle toxic.

       INFORMATION ABOUT SOME SNAKES                   

Inland taipan is a snake of about 8ft. When it bites, its venom enters in the blood and clots it. Due to the clotting of the blood, oxygen and other essential nutrients don’t pass through the clotted area and it may result in the death of people but till now the death caused due the bite of this snake hasn’t been recorded. They have neuro toxic venom and are found in outback Australia. Even 1 milligram of their venom can kill people.                                                                               
Diamondback Rattle snake are of 6m. It is found in USA .It has killed most of the people in USA.

Sidewinders are of 1m and they are found in the desert of USA. It is not so poisonous because the death caused by this snake hasn’t been heard till but we should think it weak. It can bear heat of 100 degree Celsius.

Mock wiper is of 0.4m. It is found in Malaysia. The prey of this snake is frog and lizard.

Kurli snake is of 0.75m and found in Malaysia. It is of red color.

 Asian coral snake are of 1.6ft.whose prey are frogs and lizard and mostly found in Malaysia. 
Malayan Ring neck snake are of 6m and eat frog which is only found  in Malaysia                                                                                                         
Mamba is a poisonous member of the cobra family. Mambas live in tropical area of Africa and are one of the world’s fastest moving snakes

Eye lace viper is a snake whose length is about 5 meter.

Spiting cobra is a type of cobra which can bite but also it can spit or throw out poison from its mouth continuously for about 40 to 50 times. They are about 6ft.  

Green Tree Python is non venomous and are of length 3.36m. Their prey are rats, lizard, frog etc. They are green in colour.

Papuan taipan is a snake of length 3.36m. They eat rats, frogs etc. Some of the taipans are of 1m.

Fer De Lance is a snake which kills many people every year. They can feel heat of their prey due to the organs present in their head.

Python is a snake of about 15ft. and has about 100 teeth.

Russell’s vipers are a snake which have humiliating toxic venom and are more dangerous than that of python and cobra.

Black mambas are found in the tropical area of Africa and are one of the world’s fastest moving snakes. They have the speed of 12 miles per hour. They are the poisonous member of the cobra family and are very active. They are about 14ft. They are called black because inside part of their mouth is black.

Brown snake is a snake whose venom causes hemorrhage, Kidney failure.

Spotted mulga is a snake of 1.6m length. Its prey is frog etc. The venom of this snake is very strong and Anti venom is not strong enough.

Western Brown is a snake of 1.5m length. It is one of the dangerous snake of Australia and its venom causes Kidney failure, Paralysis.

King Brown is a snake of 1.5m length with moderately toxic venom and its prey is frog etc.