About a third of the snakes are born dead, compared with fewer than 5 percent for most snake species.

Some snake species are generalist and eat a narrow range of prey.

It is one of the few snake species to possess three hemipenes.

It is the smallest snake species currently known to exist.

The female of this snake species produces only one large egg at a time.

Constriction is a method used by various snake species to kill their prey.

The 295 snake species found in Colombia represent 9 families.

About 2,900 snake species are known to exist, and most of them live in the tropics.

The arrangement of scales is used to identify snake species.

This is the largest snake species found on the island of Madagascar.