As we all know, snakes are one of the most diverse families in the animal world, and the members vary greatly, from huge water worms to blind snakes that are only the size of earthworms, from the extremely venomous black mamba to the non-venomous water snakes, from the sea snakes that live in the sea all their lives to the horned vipers that live in the desert. Regardless of the size, toxicity and living environment, the snake family is very different, and many snakes have various distinctive characteristics. Here's a look at a few curious snakes.
Tentacled snake
Tentacle snake belongs to the fishing snake genus, they are a rare snake species, mainly distributed in Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia and other countries, no longer than 50-90 cm in length, tentacle snake is the only snake in the world with tentacles on the nose, scientists have not understood what the tentacles of the tentacle snake do, but there is a saying that they can rely on the tentacles to prey. Tentacled snakes are aquatic animals that only show up to the surface of the water when they breathe. Although tentacled snakes are aquatic snakes, they are not very good at swimming and their range of activities is limited to small streams. Tentacled snakes mainly prey on fish, they will wrap their tails tightly around the aquatic weeds when they prey, and then wait for ambushes, when they disguise themselves as aquatic weeds motionless, they form a unique hunting posture, the body is j-shaped, and wait patiently before the prey approaches.
Golden Flower Snake
Goldenrod snake belongs to the venomous snake of the family Peregrine, although they are less poisonous toxins, they are generally 1 meter to 1.4 meters long, they are mainly distributed in Southeast Asia and India and other places, the back of the body is composed of yellow and orange-red markings, so it is called goldenrod snake.
Golden flower snake is a kind of flying snake, golden flower snake can fly about 100 meters in the air, their flight distance and speed can almost catch up with birds, they will stretch out the inner bone in the body during the flight process, so that their body become flat, thereby increasing buoyancy, reducing the resistance in the air.
There are 5 species of golden flower snakes, namely the common golden flower snake, the heaven golden flower snake, the twin spot golden flower snake, the Moluga golden flower snake and the Indian golden flower snake.
Elephant trunk snake
Weevils are black-gray all over the body, with rough scales, and their scales are not arranged like other snakes, and the arrangement is not overlapped by piece, but stacked in a pyramid shape. Weevils can grow to about 2 meters and 25 centimeters thick, and they are the largest of the entire warty snake family. The snake is mainly distributed in southeastern Asia, but also sporadically in Australia and The Inner Islands. Weevils live entirely in water, and even they can be produced in water. Weevil snakes feed on predatory fish, and they are slow-moving snakes because their muscles are so loose that they can only rely on water to support their bodies, so they can only live in water for life.
Kivu tree viper
Kivu tree vipers, also commonly known as the hairy tree viper and the scaly tree viper, are often referred to as the most beautiful venomous snakes in the world, kivu tree vipers are a small venomous snake belonging to the viper family, which is mainly distributed in the dense rainforests of countries such as Congo, Kenya and Uganda in central Africa. The biggest feature of the Kivu tree viper's appearance is that its body is covered with dense, sharp thorny scales. Kivu tree vipers are small venomous snakes with a body length of about 70 cm that prey on frogs, lizards and small birds. Their venom is a blood toxin like other vipers.