Scientists continue to do research on snakes. Recently, scientists have created artificial anti-venom injection to protect against snake venom. But apart from all these things, do you know what is the maximum age of a snake? How can the age of a snake be known? Today we will tell you how the age of a snake can be determined.
age of snake
Expert Mahadev Patel told the media that he has been working on rescuing snakes and releasing them in their natural habitat for the last 8 years. Till now he has rescued about 4000 snakes. He said that more than 270 species of snakes are found in the country. Some of these species are garden snakes, which are found in residential areas around us. Some are found in forests and some are rare, which are rarely seen. The age of every snake varies from place to place.
What is the age of snakes?
Regarding the age of the snake, he said that the snakes that live in haystacks or in residential colonies where there is a lot of movement of people, die quickly. Such snakes live for 8 to 10 years. But, snakes like common krait, cobra, Russell’s viper, saw-scaled viper have longer lifespan. These snakes live for more than 15 years.
This snake has the longest lifespan
Let us tell you that when it comes to the oldest snakes, the name of python is at the top. Python is also a species of snake. Pythons do not have poison, but their grip is so strong that a person dies on the spot. Python lives for 25 to 40 years.
How to know the age of a snake
Expert Mahadev said that normally one cannot tell the exact age of any snake by looking at it. But the age of the snake can be estimated on the basis of its size, skin and shine. In this too, it becomes difficult to ascertain the age after a certain time, because the height of snakes like humans also stops increasing after a certain time. Whereas snakes keep changing their skin.
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