Snakes do not have eyelids. Instead, snakes have a transparent covering that is shed with the skin.
Snakes smell with their tongue.
Snake’s scales are made up of something called Keratin, which is the same thing that our fingernails are made from.
More people are killed each year by bees than by snakes.
The ancient Greek god, Asklepios, was thought to be a healer of the sick and injured and would send his servants, the snake, to help them. To this day the Aesculapian snake forms part of the symbols representing physicians and veterinarians.
Snakes can open their mouth up to 150 degrees which allows them to eat prey bigger than their head.
Snakes can’t bite food so have to swallow it whole.
Snakes used in snake charming performances respond to movement, not sound.
Snakes are found on every continent of the world except Antarctica.