Desert Animals Snake Information

All the exercises and Question and Answers given at the back of the lesson has been covered.

Desert animals snake information. They have specialized kidneys which retain water from urine so excretion occurs in uric acid form. Snakes do well in this environment due to their cold-blooded nature the ability to eat only once every couple of weeks and the ability to conserve and absorb water from different sources. They eat smaller rodents and reptiles.

The rattle is found at the tip of the rattlesnakes tail. Some are harmless others very poisonous. There are more than 2300 different kinds of snakes around the world.

What do desert animals eat. Desert animal adaptations allow them to live in harsh temperatures with little water. Some lay eggs while others give birth to the young one.

The Desert King snakes is cannibalistic which means it will eat other snake alongside more common food such as rodents and birds. The snake uses the rattle to warn potential aggressors to back off or to distract prey. The length of a Sidewinder can range from 15 to 25 feet but Sidewinders of over 30 inches are rarely observed.

The snakes have a length of about 20-35 cm and possess a broad triangular head and tiny eyes. Large pythons can go without eating for a year or more. A venomous species of snake the viper Cerastes vipera inhabits the Sahara Desert.

The rattler lives in the dry and rocky deserts of America. The Desert King Snake is native to Texas Arizona and New Mexico. What information about snakes do you get in the lesson Desert Animals.