A DOG WILL LOOK DOWN WHEN THEY HAVE DONE WRONG, BUT A SNAKE
WILL LOOK YOU RIGHT IN THE EYES.
WORLD SNAKE DAY
There are about 3000 snake species, around the world, so it’s
no surprise that they come in large amount of sizes, colors and patterns. We humans
tend to spend so much time fearing them that we don’t always appreciate their
beauty.
Hereby we will be telling you about 10 MOST BEAUTIFUL SNAKES IN THE WORLD:
1) SRI LANKAN PIT VIPER
If you’re ever visiting Sri Lanka, look up into the trees to
find the beautiful species. It’s the only place to which the small, roughly
two-foot long species is endemic.
However, admire this creature’s beauty from
afar. The venomous Sri Lankan pit viper comes with a painful bite.
2) HIGH YELLOW GREEN TREE PYTHON
The high yellow tree python is the large snake that grows
from 4 to 7 feet long. It is non-venomous and eats small mammals and reptiles. While
gorgeous is its adult coloration, the specie is also stunning when its young
and going through colour changes.
As they mature, the pythons will usually
change colour to a variation of green or blue – however, some green tree python
will keep that yellow coloration for their lives.
3) SAN FRANCISCO GARTER SNAKE
Some people consider the San Francisco Garter Snake to be
the most beautiful species in the world. Known for the bright turquoise stripes
that run alongside deep coral and black, the snake is a sight to behold. Unfortunately,
it’s also an exceedingly rare sight.
This snake is on the endangered species
list, with perhaps as few as 1000-2000 remaining on earth.
4) EYELASH VIPER
Named for the scales, that stand out above the eyes, this
specie is both a highly venomous and beautiful snake. Luckily it avoids
interaction with people when it can. As their scales are keeled, they are rough
to touch. Beyond yellow, eyelash vipers maybe green, a pale blue, brown, rust
and variation of these colours.
The golden yellow, however, is a real stand
out.
5) BRAZILIAN RAINBOW BOA
The Brazilian Rainbow Boa is one of the nature’s most
beautiful snakes. The trait that stands out most in this boa specie is the
iridescent shimmer of its scales. Found throughout central and south America,
there are 9 subspecies of rainbow boa.
Considering their unusual beauty, its no
wonder that these large snakes can sometimes reach up to 7 feet in length.
6) RED MILK SNAKE
Red Milk Snakes are non-venomous but look very similar to
some of poisonous coral snakes. Red milk snakes can be found from southern
parts of Canada.
They can reach a maximum length of almost 5 feet, but most are
smaller, sometimes reaching only about 20 inches.
7) EMERALD TREE BOA
Emerald Tree Boa is found in many parts of South America
including along the Amazon River. They are around 6 feet in length but can grow
up to 9 feet.
Their diet is mainly small mammals but they do occasionally
consume birds, lizards and frogs. Emerald tree boa appear very similar to green
tree python.
8) BLUE MALAYSIAN CORAL SNAKE
The Blue Malaysian Coral Snake grows to about 5 feet and
lives on a diet of other snakes. It might occasionally consumes lizard or a
frog. This poisonous reptile is active mostly at night when it can be fairly
aggressive. It uses its colourful body to scare off predators.
This snake can
be found in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia.
9) LEUCISTIC TEXAS RAT SNAKE
The Leucistic Texas Rat Snake can be found primarily in
texas. The leucistic part means they have reduced pigmentation of all skin
pigments which is different. Growing to length over 6 feet, the leucistic texas
rat snake has a healthy appetite and consumes plenty of rodents, frogs, birds
and lizards.
They are quick to bite if handled but they are mostly harmless.
10) AMAZON VINE SNAKE
This snake has an extraordinary geometric pattern to its scales.
This pattern is highlighted when snake feels threatened and expands its body
revealing the black and white between green scales.
When vine snakes sense
danger they remain motionless with their tongue extended for minutes at a time.
SNAKES APART FROM BEING SCARY ARE BEAUTIFUL TOO.
