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Number 1. Snakes never stop growing.

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Number 2. Snakes Smell With Their Tongues, Snakes use their tongues to sense chemicals in the air, and then transport them to the organ to smell them.

Number 3. Even though snakes lack external ears, they nonetheless possess ear bones within their bodies.

Number 4. A snake skeleton has 600-1800 bones, depending on the species.

Number 5. Scales cover the smooth, dry skin of snakes. These scales are made of Keratin. That is the same substance that is in human hair and nails.

Number 6. They do not blink and they sleep with eyes open.

Number 7. Snakes can eat things 75 to 100% bigger than their own size.

Number 8. After lizards, snakes are the largest group of reptiles with 3,789 species.

Number 9. Only around 600 snakes species are venomous and, far fewer can hurt humans.

Number 10. Of the 25 most poisonous snakes on Earth, 20 call Australia home.

Number 11. Some unusual snakes actually have two heads from birth.

Number 12. It is often believed that king cobras are the most intelligent serpents on Earth.

Number 13. There are more species of snakes in Brazil than any other country on Earth.