Thursday Thirteen( T T )exciting facts about Snakes

1. The venom of the king cobra, the world's largest poisonous snake, is strong enough to kill an elephant.



snake eating a kangaroo as its prey
credits for this pic : theconatminated.com

2. When a snake hatches from an egg, it uses a small pointed "egg tooth" on its snout to rip open the leathery egg. A snake does not look after its eggs or take care of the young ones but leaves the eggs to be hatched on their own.


3. Snakes shed skin on a regular basis and it is a part of its growth.

4. The black-necked cobra, which lives mostly in Africa, spits its venom into the eyes of its victim, to cause it blindness.

5. Sea snakes are the most poisonous snakes in the world.

6. African Ball Python are great swimmers and spend a lot of time in the water.
The Ball Python is one of the smallest of the African pythons. It is a constrictor which means it suffocates its prey.

7. They cannot “speak” as they don’t have vocal chords but they can make a hissing sound.
Snakes do not see or hear well, but instead they use their pits, small holes near each of snake’s eyes, to sense warmth.

8. Snake venom is used to make anti venom & many other life saving drugs.

9. A snake's heart can slide 1 to 1 1/2 times its length from its normal position, to allow the passage of swallowed prey. This is because of the relative mobility of the pericardial sac, which surrounds the heart.

10.The Thread snake is the smallest snake. It is only about 10 centimeters (4 inches long) and the size of a toothpick.









11.The thickest snake is the Anaconda. The biggest one found measured 111 centimeters or 44 inches around. That's massive!!!




12.Snakes have evolved a variety of defense strategies since they are preyed upon by mammals, birds, and even other snakes. Camouflage coloration may conceal a snake’s shape and confuse predators. When threatened, some snakes become immobile or “freeze” when they sense danger.

13.Their jaws are loosely jointed and very flexible. Their teeth are good for catching and holding prey, but not suitable for chewing and therefore, must eat their prey whole.

One species of fer-de-lance, a deadly viper, has been recorded swallowing prey that was 1.6 times its own body weight.

In the Library

A man walks into a library and says, "Can I have a burger and fries?"The librarian says, "I'm sorry, this is a library."So the man whispers, "Can I have a burger and fries?"

Dog Wants A Job

A local business was looking for office help. They put a sign in the window, stating the following: "HELP WANTED. Must be able to type, must be good with a computer and must be bilingual. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer."

A short time afterwards, a dog trotted up to the window, saw the sign and went inside. He looked at the receptionist and wagged his tail, then walked over to the sign, looked at it and whined.

Getting the idea, the receptionist got the office manager. The office manager looked at the dog and was surprised, to say the least. However, the dog looked determined, so he lead him into the office. Inside, the dog jumped up on the chair and stared at the manager. The manager said, "I can't hire you. The sign says you have to be able to type."

The dog jumped down, went to the typewriter and proceeded to type out a perfect letter. He took out the page and trotted over to the manager and gave it to him, then jumped back on the chair. The manager was stunned, but then told the dog, "The sign says you have to be good with a computer."

The dog jumped down again and went to the computer. The dog proceeded to enter and execute a perfect program, that worked flawlessly the first time.

By this time the manager was totally dumb-founded! He looked at the dog and said, "I realize that you are a very intelligent dog and have some interesting abilities. However, I *still* can't give you the job."

The dog jumped down and went to a copy of the sign and put his paw on the sentences that told about being an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The manager said, "Yes, but the sign *also* says that you have to be bilingual".

The dog looked at the manager calmly and said "Meow."

The True Fun Arrives.....redefining fun!!!

Whose the king here???

Howz that??

Marvelous Fun
Life,like all other games,becomes fun when one realises that it's also a game.

Cute Cat Pic

1. I can resist everything except temptation.

2. The man who smiles when things go wrong has thought of someone to blame it on.

3. Hard work never killed anybody, but why take a chance?

4.The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.

5.Marriages are made in heaven. But so again, are thunder and lightning.

6.People think it must be fun to be a super genius, but they don't realize how hard it is to put up with all the idiots in the world.

7.A rich man's joke is always funny.