10 Most Rare Snakes In The World
10 Most Rare Snakes In The World
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Snakes are known to make most humans feel uncomfortable. Some people get numb and terrified when they see them, others are indifferent to them, and a few simply adore them. But did you know snakes are way more threatened by humans than the other way around? Snakes are erratic and fascinating creatures and, in this video, we will be looking at the ten rarest snakes. Watch out for number 1 as only 20 of those snakes are left in the world!
Number 10. Rhino snake
Horns on snakes? Oh, yes! You have to agree; they do look majestic. Bitis nasicornis, aka, the rhino snake has a horn in place of a nose. They have distinctive sets of nasal scales or “horns” and can be found in the wetlands and tropical forests of Central and West Africa. The body of Rhino viper is made up of a spectacular velvetlike pattern of triangles, rectangles, and diamond-shaped areas that are colored red, yellow, blue, green, and black. The design is similar to that of other vipers; however, the pattern of the rhinoceros viper is more colorful. Rhino vipers have a surprisingly small neck leading to an arrow-shaped head. Their venom is both hemotoxic and neurotoxic, potentially causing internal hemorrhage and cardiac arrest.
Number 9: Alcatrazes Lancehead
Like the name implies, these snakes are found only on the remote Alcatraz Island, located some 35km south of Sao Paulo, Brazil, where they inhabit the low forest vegetation in the area. All lanceheads, belonging to the same subfamily as rattlesnakes, are venomous snakes with a sixth sense to determine the size and direction of prey movement. All thanks to the heat sensors on their head.
While Alcatraz Lanceheads can only grow up to a maximum size of about 50cm, they are armed with toxins, which at a single bite on a human, can result in illness, strokes, and kidney failure. Even if you survive death, particularly after a dose of antivenom, the local effects of the bite, like swelling, could still be so severe to the extent of amputation. However, with this unique ability to survive in the wild, Alcatrazes Lanceheads are threatened by the activities of the Brazilian Navy, who regularly use the island for practice shooting, an event which in one year caused a wildfire that consumed 20 hectares of the island. Since then, these rare snakes, alongside some other unique animals found on the island, got tagged “critically endangered.”
Number 8: Elephant trunk snake
This one will definitely have your attention. This snake is very distinguishable as it looks exactly like an elephant’s trunk. The similarities are so vivid that you might think that someone cut off an elephant’s trunk, and it came back to life! Elephant trunk snake belongs to a group of non-venomous aquatic snakes. It can be found in warm freshwaters and brackish waters of Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam. These snakes live near the coasts of rivers, streams, canals, and lagoons. This unusual snake is often on a target of hunters because of its skin, which is highly prized in the industry of leather. Hundreds of thousands of snakes are killed each year because of their skin. Besides the skin, elephant trunk snakes are killed because of their meat, which is consumed as a delicacy in Asia. The third factor which significantly decreases the number of elephant trunk snakes in the wild is habitat loss. Even though it seems like everything is out to kill off this species, the number of elephant trunk snakes is still high in the wild and they are not on the list of endangered animals. YET.
Number 7. Dragon snake
We might never get to see dragons in real life, so this snake is the closest thing to the legendary myth that is a dragon. Also known as Xenodermus javanicus, it is an interesting snake in that it is the only snake in its genus. Native to Thailand, Burma, and Indonesia, it is a nocturnal snake and feeds exclusively on frogs. The dragon snake also looks a lot like a crocodile due to its dark coloration. It is also known for its “stiff behavior” in which the snake will stiffen up, almost like a board, in any position when touched or picked up. It is not known why it behaves like this but it is interesting. Another interesting feature about this snake is its skin. Rather than being smooth as most snakes are, the dragon snake has three rows of large, keeled scales that run down the center of its back, somewhat like the ridge of hair seen on a Rhodesian Ridgeback dog. Despite the fact that it lives around humans, it isn’t dangerous because it isn’t poisonous.