How long is the life of a snake? Is it viviparity or egg birth?

Snake is a kind of reptile with scaly body and degenerated limbs. Snakes are variable temperature animals, body temperature is lower than human, also known as cold-blooded animals, some are poisonous, but most are non-toxic. So how long is the life of a snake? Is it viviparity or egg birth?

More than 3000 species of snakes have been found in the world, of which more than 250 species are distributed in China. All snakes are carnivores, but different snakes have different eating habits, some eat fish, some eat mice, some eat eggs, some eat snails, earthworms, and some small mammals or birds or even snakes.

How long is the life of a snake?

The life span of different snakes is different, which is mainly related to the species or living conditions. In general, the lifespan of small snakes is about 2-5 years, medium-sized snakes 5-12 years, large snakes 10-20 years, and pythons 30-40 years or more. However, in the wild, due to the unstable living environment, sometimes shortage of food, and the serious harm of natural enemies and diseases, the life span of snakes is not as long as that of artificial breeding, which has been proved by many scientists' experiments.

Which kind of snake has the shortest life span?

The life span of snakes living in caves is relatively short, such as blind snakes, flash-scale snakes, etc., and their lifespan is only about 1-3 years.

Who lives longer, a viper or a non-venomous snake?

The growth and development of venomous snakes is slower than that of non-poisonous snakes, so poisonous snakes live longer than non-poisonous snakes (except pythons). For example, the black snakes in non-venomous snakes, although their bodies are larger, their lifespan is only half that of Agkistrodon halys. Under the condition of artificial culture, the life span of Agkistrodon halys is 712 years, the highest record is more than 15 years, and the life span of king cobra is generally up to 25 years. For example, the long, big mouse snake and squirrel snake have a much shorter life span than bamboo leaf green.

Is the snake viviparous or oviparous?

Snakes give birth to both eggs and eggs. The snakes of the family Serpidae are all oviparous, while some of the snakes of the python family, the blind snake family and the cobra family are oviparous and some are oviparous. Snakes that usually live in cold areas and high mountains are mostly oviparous, such as snakes. This mode of production allows eggs to stay in the mother's fallopian tube, so that the developed embryos can maintain the required temperature without being affected by the changeable environment of the outside world. Almost all sea snakes are also viviparous.

How to distinguish between poisonous snakes and non-poisonous snakes? It is not comprehensive enough for ordinary people to distinguish by whether the head is triangular or the tail is thick and short, or whether the color is bright or not, because many non-venomous snakes have evolved the appearance of poisonous snakes in the process of evolution. let's take a look at the difference between poisonous snakes and non-poisonous snakes.

twelve