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Snakes Naturally! HEAd NOSTRIl

Over a million of years, prehistoric lizards evolved into legless lizards to be able to MOUTH
burrow into smaller spaces. These reptiles are what we recognise as snakes today.

Ashish Kumar, VIII B, Pine Hall School, dehradun
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SnAKe APArt- PArt BY PArt
Fascinating or frightening, however snakes might appear, with their distinct
characteristics and abilities, they form a significant part of nature. A snake may be long,
short, stocky or thin. It is divided into three distinct regions: the head, body and tail.
r. ronika, Viii a, Chinmaya Vidyalaya Cbse, Coimbatore
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Illustrations by: Parthesh Uppal ,VII A, P.K.R. Jain
Senior Secondary Public School, Ambala; Yashika
Baisoya, VI D, Summer Fields School, Kailash Colony,
New Delhi; Anakha R., VII C, Gitanjali Devakul,
Hyderabad
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SnAKe cLASSiFicAtiOn

Based on reproduction characteristics Based on venomous properties
Oviparous Ovo-viviparous Viviparous Venomous Non-venomous
The young ones hatch Fertile eggs develop Young ones are born Can produce venom They don’t produce toxic
from eggs. inside the mother after incubation within to immobilize/ venom.
snakes and developed the female snake. kill prey and for
young ones are born. defence.
Approximately 70% of Eggs are retained and No eggs are involved These snakes inject These snakes sometimes
the world’s snakes lay hatch inside the female at any stage of venom using fangs. have teeth and their bites
eggs. snake. reproduction. should be treated as well.
Examples are: Cobras, Examples are: Boas, Examples are: Boa Examples are: Vipers, Examples are: Boas,
Racers, Mambas, Milk Garter Snakes, Constrictors, Green Cobras, Kraits, Sea Pythons, King snakes
Snakes, Rat Snakes Rattlesnakes Anacondas Snakes
Diolin steffy. s. s, Viii D, revoor Padmanabha Chetty’s Mat. hr. sec. school, Chennai; g. Vaishnavi, Xi a, DaV Public school, sec-14, Faridabad; Khushi sharma, iX
C, Dundlod Vidyapeeth, Jhunjhunu; liza arshad Khan, Vi e, sunbeam school, annapurna, Varanasi; Nischay Chauhan, iX, balwantrai Mehta Vidhya bhawan,g.
K. ii, New Delhi
OnLY FeMALeS - BeAutiFuL BrAHMinY! SNAKE STUDY
The Brahminy Blind Snake (Indotyphlops braminus) around
2" to 4" long is the only snake species made up of only females The study of snakes is commonly called
called parthenogenetic! Each is genetically identical to the Herpetology. A Herpetologist specializing
other! in studying snakes can be called a Serpentologist
or Ophidiologist.
T. Annick Pauline, VII Lotus, Cauvery Public School, Karaikal
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