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1) The largest snakes in the world are members of the family Boidae, which includes the boa and the python. Some members of this family never attain a length of more than 0.6 m (2 ft), but the largest may grow to more than 9 m (30 ft).2) Sea snakes have no gills and must rise to the surface for air, but they can remain underwater for several hours, obtaining dissolved oxygen from water that they swallow and eject.3) Approximately 2500 different species of snakes are known. Approximately 20 % of the total number of the snake species are poisonous.4) The skin and outer covering of the horny scales are shed periodically and usually in one piece, including the hard, transparent covering of the eye known as the spectacle (snakes lack movable eyelids, and the spectacle protects the constantly open eyes). The frequency of shedding varies with different species , according to the size and age of the individual. Young, rapidly growing snakes shed their skins more frequently than the slow-growing adults. In some species the skin is shed about every 20 days; in others, only once a year.5) The big pythons can eat animals that weigh up to about 68 kg (150 lb), but swallowing such a meal is a difficult process.6) The snake must bite to inject its venom; no snake has a stinger in its tail.
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