Interesting Fact #1 : DID YOU KNOW THAT THERE ARE MORE THAN 8,000 SPECIES OF REPTILES?!?!?!? They live almost everywhere except Antarctica.
Interesting Fact #2 : Just because reptiles are cold blooded does not necessarily mean they are cold blooded. They are just exothermic meaning they get their heat externally from their surroundings. They cannot regulate their body temperature like humans.
Interesting Fact #3 : Did you know that reptiles are one of the oldest species on the planet?! Take for an example a tortoise. It can live up to being 150 years old. Now thats a long time isn't it? But others like alligators live up to 70 and snakes up to 40.
Interesting Fact #4 : Most of the snake population are 2/3 not poisonous. About 500 species are and out of those only 40 are harmful to humans.
Interesting Fact #5 : Most people in the world die a lot more by bee stings rather than snake bites.
Interesting Fact #6 : There are different kinds of snakes that can go on for about 3 months without eating like the python or the Anaconda. They make this possible by having such a slow metabolism.
Interesting Fact #7 : There are reptiles that are even known to swim in water! Duh...
Interesting Fact #8 : Snakes and lizards flick their tounges in the air to catch the scent of things around them. This is one thing they use to hunt.
Interesting Fact #9 : Did you know that chameleons don't change to their skin to match the background. Rather they are already camouflaged into their surroundings so they just make their skin brighter and darker.
Interesting Fact #10 : Did you know that the shape of a snakes skull is very unique and different. How exactly? Well their skull allows them to expand their jaws so much that they would be able to eating things larger than their heads.
Interesting Fact #11 : The scales of all snakes are made of keratin, which is the same substance that makes up the hair and fingernails of humans.
Interesting Fact #12 : Snakes shed their skin in relation to their growth rate. A young snake will shed more often because they typically grow fastest during the first two years of their lives. An older snake will shed less often as its rate of growth slows down.
Interesting Fact #13 : The world's longest snake species is the reticulated python, which can exceed 30 feet in length. While reticulated pythons typically grow longer, the anaconda could be considered the largest snake by overall size and weight. The anaconda is a heavy-bodied snake and can weigh well over 300 pounds. Learn more about types of big snakes.
Interesting Fact #14 : Some species of gecko use their tails as a defensive tool. When attacked, the gecko will wiggle its tail to lure the attacking creature. When the animal bites onto the tail, the gecko can detach the tail and make its escape. In most cases, a new tail will grow in place of the old one.
Interesting Fact #15: Most snake species lay eggs. But about one-fifth of all snakes bear live young instead. Rattlesnakes and boa constrictors are examples of snakes that bear live young.
Interesting Fact #16 : Reptiles are the oldest type of animal on the planet. Turtles have been on the planet for more than 200 million years, in the same form as we see them today. For this reason and many more, reptiles deserve respect from us humans.
