Petrapedia
Most people have an irrational fear of snakes. The reason probably is that snakes have been represented as the symbol of evil for many years. The appearance of the snakes is most likely responsible for their negative popularity. Along with that, there are hundreds of different myths about snakes in general. For example, there is […]
Snakes are one of the unique animals that you can find in the wild. Even though they do not possess any limbs, the snakes can climb long trees and boulders. Some of the snake species grow as long as a bus. You can find snakes almost anywhere in the world. Thanks to their unique adaptation, […]
If you have a pet snake and wonder, it would be much easier for a snake to get around if it had legs. Legs could give them that extra boost in movement. Well, let’s find out why snakes dont have legs, and what’s more intriguing is that it is a possibility that they may have […]
Snakes are one of the earth many mysteries, and if you’re like me, you want to know everything you can about them, even down to how they breathe and if they can breathe underwater. Every living thing needs to breathe, and not all can breathe underwater. It would help if you had gills like a […]
We all know that to be able to hear sounds, you need to have ears. Ears are what to detect, transmit and transduce sounds to persons or animals brain. So how is it possible for a snake to hear? There is no such thing as a snake with ears! Well, let me answer this mystery […]
With their slithering flexible bodies, you would certainly assume they were just one long big muscle. Slipping and sliding about! indeed, how can there be no bones beneath the scales of a snake. Wrong, that isn’t the case. Let’s find out for sure if snakes have bones? And how many? Yes, snakes do have bones, […]
Snakes can be one of the most feared creatures on earth. Even in the mythological stories and the holy books, like the Bible, the name often plays a negative role. Along with all these stories, the snakes’ cold gaze can also make them look quite scary to some people. Most people who have stared in […]
Even though it is hard to imagine from their slither that snakes can climb rocks and trees in the wild without any assistance of hands, feet, claws or pads. They can also burrow, crawl, swim, and sometimes even glide in the air. All these abilities have made the snakes the emperor of surviving in the […]