Sorry you’re having a rough time. I’m a similar spot but hey, we got this! And one thing you can always count on, no matter how tough things get? Awesome snake facts. 😎
Some of my favorite feel-good snake facts:
Did you know snakes can have friends? Garter snakes are very social by snake standards, and they have complex social relationships! They form friendships and consistently choose to hang out with their buddies!
Boomslangs are gorgeous, highly venomous colubrids. They’re beautiful, charismatic snakes!
And when they’re babies, they look like bobbleheads. Definitely some of the cutest babies in the snake world!
Did you know that snakes save millions of lives every year? Snake venom collected at venom labs is used in the production of life-saving medications, especially cardiac and anti-convulsive drugs!
Saw-scaled vipers. Highly venomous, very grumpy…and absolutely adorable!
Broad-headed snakes are currently some of the most endangered snakes in Australia, suffering from the effects of habitat loss. However, we’re hearing lots of good news about them lately - zoo breeding programs are helping to increase genetic diversity in the captive population with hopes to release snakes into the wild, and plans to restore their lost habitats in the Sydney Basin are underway.
This isn’t necessarily a fact but I really love this picture of an egg-eating snake who is so happy to have found a yummy egg.
Snakes can have heterochromia! It’s most often seen in leucistic snakes, and they have one blue eye and one black eye. Almost every single one I’ve heard of (and the only one I’ve ever seen in person) have been leucistic Colombian rainbow boas.
Black-tailed rattlesnakes are so beautiful, they always make me happy! They come in an incredible range of colors, from dark browns to dusky greys.
Speaking of beautiful rattlers, speckled rattlesnakes can look like cookie dough ice cream!
