One cannot but become fascinated with snakes. With their glossy ‘skin’ and forked tongues and their varied ways of killing their preys, is it any wonder that even Hollywood has kept a continuing fixation with snakes. Currently, there are about 2,500 to 3,000 kinds of species of snake in the world. This list keeps on growing as more and more species of snakes are discovered. Out of these thousands of snake species, snakes can really be just classified into five families. These are the: Colubridae, Boidae, Elapidae, Viperidae and Hydrophiidae. Actually, a majority of snakes are not venomous and use other means to kill their prey. If you want to learn more of the different types of snakes then read on as we enter the fascinating world of snakes.
Types of Snakes
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