Caribbean island of Barbados
Caribbean island of Barbados the longest specimen found of this family measures just 4.0 9 inches in length moreover in the social networks circulates an amazing picture of this snake on a quarter dollar coin with a diameter of 0.9 five inches the discoverer of this little species was Stephen Blair hedges who in honor of his wife named Carla gave it the scientific name of lepto tie flops carlay according to hedges the thread snake is as wide as a spaghetti noodle due to its small size it can only feed on a diet of termites and ant larvae eastern hognose snake this snake is rare because it has a crushed pig-like nose it lives in areas with dry soils pine.
forests and grasslands in eastern North America and some parts of southern Canada there it feeds on mice small reptiles toads and frogs on the other side its rear teeth inject a toxic substance that while it affects its prey is not lethal to humans although it does cause swelling these teeth also serve it to deflate the body of the toads and eat them better what’s more it can even eat toxic amphibians without being affected by its venom poor little ones they don’t have that defense mechanism anymore as if this weren’t enough this snake also has a rare behavior when it meets humans at the beginning it’ll rise as a cobra does and will hiss however if it
continues feeling in danger it’ll simply attack but without biting just giving headings if the fear still continues it will pretend to have a seizure and will lie on its back as if it were dead such a manipulative won an Oscar for its amazing performance please [Applause] blue coral snake contrary to what you can assume by its name the blue coral snake is a terrestrial animal and its denomination refers to it’s pretty intense color the blue coral snake enjoys being on the ground especially in the accumulations of fallen leaves of the trees it inhabits in Southeast Asia on the islands of Borneo Sumatra Java and on the peninsula of Malacca the spread of its venom glands is a rarity in itself in most Vipers these glands are only located in the back of the mouth whereas in the blue coral snake venom glands extend over a quarter of the length of its body in addition it feeds on other venomous snakes which increases the danger of its venom a bitten person.
