Snake eels or worm eels look like snakes with long bodies and a scaled texture. They range in color from brown to bright hues and often have patterns serving as camouflage. They live in marine, brackish, and sometimes freshwater environments and spend most of the day burrowed in sand or mud.
This type of eel has a forward escape technique—they disappear by moving forward, not backward, into the sand. Additionally, their hard, pointed tails are uniquely adapted for burrowing. These traits showcase the fascinating adaptability of life underwater.
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When this snake is in danger, it adopts a strategy for self-defense. When it sees an enemy, this snake inflates its neck in self-defense and can attack when it shows dark skin between the scales. Although this snake rarely raises its hood, its hoods are set in such a way that it can strike well in front of the mouth. This species of snake is not commonly found in Bangladesh. Because the environment and climate of Bangladesh is not suitable for the snake to live. Boomslang snakes have much stronger venom in their fangs. This poison starts reacting very slowly but effectively in the victim's body.
In the wild, these dangerous snakes can live up to 8 years and are very harmless. They do not attack anyone easily; But if he attacks, his chances of survival are very low. Adult snake venom contains 1.6-8 mg of venom. According to sources, a reptile-amphibian specialist died in 1957 after being bitten by a juvenile species of boomslang, which he suspected might have produced a lethal dose.
Balls of tiny flowers sit atop the tall spikes of the perennial rattlesnake master, a drought-tolerant plant with pale green summer blooms. Though it looks like a thistle, this plant is a member of the carrot family—crush the leaves to catch the familiar scent.
“Baffling” New Species of Snake Discovered in Myanmar
The Ayeyarwady pit viper, a new species discovered in Myanmar by Dr. Chan Kin Onn, illustrates the complexities of species differentiation in pit vipers. This species, which displays traits of both the redtail and mangrove pit vipers, was initially thought to be a hybrid but was confirmed as distinct through genomic analysis. Credit: Wolfgang Wüster
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