Snakes (Latin Serpentes ) belong to the suborder of reptiles scaly squad.Their natural habitat is extensive: they live in almost every continent (except Antarctica and some large islands such as Ireland, Greenland, New Zealand, Malta, some islands of Oceania), in all climates and environmental conditions (forests, steppes, deserts, foothills, mountains).But they prefer to settle in places with a hot climate.Usually snakes are terrestrial life, but some of them can live in the water, in the trees or under the ground.
Of all the varieties of reptiles, more than two thousand species make up most of the non-poisonous snakes.List is toxic and does not exceed three hundred.
By nature snakes are predators.The basis of their diet are most diverse species both vertebrates and invertebrates.However, there are snakes, specializing in eating of a certain kind of production (so-called stenofagi).In contrast to the poisonous that kill their prey with poison, non-poisonous snakes can swallow it live or pre-strangled.Moreover, all the snakes consume their prey whole due to the specific structure of the lower jaw consisting of the right and left halves, making them alternating motion, as if pulling on your prey.
main types of non-poisonous snakes living in Russia
- Oh. This form probably all know, since this is the most common in our non-toxic snake.They can be found in the forest and the meadow and the road.
snakes usually do not exceed one meter in length, although there are some specimens reaching two meters.
Typically, these non-poisonous snakes live in damp places - near water, in coastal thickets of reeds, swamps, etc. N. Oh great swims and dives in the water to overcome long distances.
basis of its diet are the inhabitants of reservoirs (frogs, tadpoles, small fish) and terrestrial animals (lizards, baby birds, small mammals). - Poloz. widespread in southern areas (Caucasus, Central Asia, south of the Far East).These nonpoisonous snakes exceeding two meters in length, can move fast enough (to 6 km / h), and not only on the ground or on the rocks, and trees where the birds of prey.
snakes also actively destroying rats and mice.Bite runner for the person poses no danger, although painful.When the bite there are all signs of a poisonous snake bite (swelling, pain, dizziness), which are normally held three days later. - ordinary copperhead. This small smooth snake (usually not exceeding a length of 0.7 m) has a grayish or brown sometimes with a reddish tinge.Sometimes confused with a viper, but she had a narrow head, large covered - compared with viper - shields and less noticeable transition to the neck.As there is quite a slow, smooth snakes usually hunt animals from the shelter.Bite Coronella toxic for some cold-blooded animals, but completely harmless to humans.
nonpoisonous snakes often infest people as pets.Well, as they say, tastes do not.However, we must remember that the care of these reptiles are not less complex than other types of animals.Snake is necessary to create an environment as close to her dwelling in the natural environment - and it is not only the creation of the external environment (branch, sand, stones and so on. D.), And maintaining a special temperature and humidity, not to mention feeding.It is necessary to take into account the fact that even a non-poisonous snake bite may contain a small amount of venom, but because during handling must comply with certain security measures.
Helping non-poisonous snakes bites
If you are bitten by a snake, you must wash the bite with water or alcohol-containing liquid, then treat it with iodine or brilliant green.It should be remembered that even the non-poisonous snakes on the teeth may be tiny remnants of food, and in addition, can remain in the wound, and the teeth.This can lead to the ingress of pathogens into the body.Therefore, in the case of education on the site of the bite abscesses, tumors or other inflammatory processes, it is imperative to seek help in a medical institution.
