Although the snake is a similar animal in appearance, with a long body and a body covered with scales, there are currently more than 3,000 snakes in the world, some poisonous and some non-venomous. Some have fangs, while others don't. Some have very strange noses, while others don't. Here are 9 species of snakes with strangely shaped noses!
01. Malagasy leaf-nosed snake
The Malagasy leaf-nosed snake is a medium-sized arboreal snake. They are endemic to Madagascar and live in deciduous dry forests and rainforests.
The Malagasy leaf-nosed snake can grow up to 1 meter long. Male Malagasy snakes have brown and yellow motifs on their scales, while females are mostly dark grey. Males have a slightly curved or tapered nose. Females have leafy and flattened noses.
02. Barramundi viper
Not only does this snake have obvious triangular markings all over its body, but its nose looks sharp, upturned, and triangular.
The viper is a highly venomous snake, and it has a large amount of detoxification and is very toxic. It also has some more common names in China, such as the hundred flower snake, the five-step snake, the seven-step snake, the Chinese pit viper, etc., which are mainly distributed in the south China region of the mainland.
This snake is very venomous, and the injured person is often very painful after being bitten. Failure to treat the patient in time often results in amputation or death.
03. Oriental pig-nosed snake
The eastern pig-nosed snake has many distinctive features. They come in different attractive colors such as orange, gray and brown. Sometimes they even mix these three colors together. However, the most notable feature of these reptiles is their noses. They have an upturned nose and are often used to dig up soil.
These snakes are suitable for pets because they are non-venomous and non-aggressive, and their defenses against threats emit an unpleasant smell and spit out their tongues to pretend to be dead.
04. Copperhead snake
When you see a copperhead snake you might think that this snake has four nostrils. There are pits on both sides between their eyes and nostrils. Although they resemble nostrils but are not, these pits are called thermal induction pits. Copperhead snakes use their heat-sensing pits to locate or sense heat in mammals so they can hunt them when they are invisible at night. They are more active at night, and without their thermally induced pits it would not be possible to hunt effectively.
05. Tentacle water snake
The tentacle water snake, also known as the fishing snake, is an aquatic snake native to Southeast Asia, and the two antennae on its nose are unique to this snake. They are fairly small reptiles with an average length of about 50 to 90 cm. They live all their lives in muddy water, and they eat only fish. Although this snake is also poisonous to teeth, the toxins contained in it do not work for humans, mainly fish.
06. Tree Viper
The snakes are found only in the sub-Saharan tropics of Africa, where their activity is limited to tropical rainforest areas. Tree vipers are usually small, with a triangular head and a flat, tile-like scale on the forehead, which are equal in size.
Tree vipers are very poisonous, and their bites are likely to be fatal because their venom contains strong neurotoxins. This can lead to swelling of the wound and abnormal clotting function.
07. Flying snake
These snakes are known for their unique ability to glide through the air, flying snakes are able to glide through the air at speeds of 40 kilometers per hour, and they gain the lift to glide through the air by flattening the ribs to stretch and flatten the rest of their bodies. Although they only stay in the air for a few seconds at a time, no other snake species can have such abilities.
The flying snakes' noses were strange, and their noses were flattened and almost seemed to blend into their faces. Although these tree snakes are poisonous, their venom is so low that they are only deadly to their small prey.
08. Madagascar blind snake
The Malagasy blind snake is found only naturally in Madagascar and is one of the smallest known snake species to humans. Not much is known about this snake, which is known to have a small snout covered with scales. This makes the nose larger and flattered, making it look like a bulldozer. So the Malagasy blind snake is also known as the Malagasy worm snake.
09. Warty-lip snake
The warty-lipped snake is a tri-colored, non-venomous snake species that lives mainly in Texas, Mexico, and other regions in the United States. This snake gets its name from its very distinctive nose. It has a long nose that curves slightly upwards. They have a very docile personality, hardly bite people, will only escape in case of danger, and are excellent pets.