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Evolution and Facts About Snakes

Snakes evolved from legless lizard-like ancestors around 100-150 million years ago. Over time, they lost their limbs and developed elongated bodies adapted for burrowing. Snakes also evolved specialized skulls allowing them to swallow large prey whole. Some developed venom as a defense against improved prey senses, while others used constriction. Today there is remarkable diversity in snake species ranging from small thread snakes to large constrictors and venomous snakes, with some giving live birth and others laying eggs. Snakes have special pit organs and Jacobson's organs allowing them to sense heat and chemicals.

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Evolution and Facts About Snakes

Snakes evolved from legless lizard-like ancestors around 100-150 million years ago. Over time, they lost their limbs and developed elongated bodies adapted for burrowing. Snakes also evolved specialized skulls allowing them to swallow large prey whole. Some developed venom as a defense against improved prey senses, while others used constriction. Today there is remarkable diversity in snake species ranging from small thread snakes to large constrictors and venomous snakes, with some giving live birth and others laying eggs. Snakes have special pit organs and Jacobson's organs allowing them to sense heat and chemicals.

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  • Title Page
  • Introduction
  • The First Snakes
  • Limb and Skull Adaptations
  • Venomous Snakes and Constrictors
  • The Interesting Facts
  • Viviparity and Oviparity
  • Some Quick Facts
  • Sixth and Seventh Sense
  • Pit Organs
  • Jacobson's Organ
  • Conclusion
  • Sources

Maximilián Polgár

Snakes
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Introduction
Information's you will about
learn today
 The evolution of snakes

 The different types of snakes

 Interesting facts
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The First snakes

• Snakes evolved from a group


of legless, lizard-like
ancestors.

• The oldest known snake


fossils date back to the Early
Cretaceous period, around
100 to 150 million years ago.

• On the right you can see


predecessor of snakes; a
lizard with small legs
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Limb and skull adaptations

 Over time, snakes developed  Snakes' skulls underwent


a highly specialized, modifications, such as the
elongated body with the loss separation of the lower jaw
of limbs which is believed to bones, allowing them to
be an adaptation to a swallow large prey whole.
burrowing or limb-reduced
lifestyle.
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Venomous snakes and Constrictors

Constrictors Venomous snakes


 Early snakes killed their prey  The improved vision of
using surprise attacks and by primates(reflexes), and also
suffocating them to death(the other snake coping strategies
method of boa constrictors) developed by their prey
forced snakes to evolve a
new weapon venom.(60
million years ago)
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The interesting facts

• The evolution of snakes led to


a remarkable diversity of
species, ranging from tiny
thread snakes to large
constrictors and venomous
snakes.
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Viviparity and
Oviparity

• Some snake species


evolved viviparity, giving
birth to live young, while
others retained oviparity,
laying eggs.
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Some quick facts

• Snakes can reproduce sexually


and asexually

• The biggest snake is the Green


Anaconda, longest is the
Reticulated Python and longest
venomous is the King Cobra

• The fastest snake is the Black


Mamba moving at a whopping 20
km/h with 3rd of its body in the air
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• So now my favorited part.
Did you know that snakes have a 6th and
7th sense.
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Pit organs

 Vipers, pythons and boas have holes on their faces called pit
organs, which contain a membrane that can detect infrared
radiation from warm bodies up to one metre away.
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Jacobson's organ

 Jacobson's organ in snakes, located in the nasal cavity, detects


and analyses chemical cues, particularly pheromones, using
information collected by the snake's forked tongue. It plays a
crucial role in various snake behaviours, including mate
selection, prey tracking, and threat identification.
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Thank You For Your Attention
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Sources

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z Snakes Maximilián Polgár
z Introduction Information's you will about learn today  The evolution of snakes  The different types of snake
zThe First snakes • Snakes evolved from a group of legless, lizard-like ancestors. • The oldest known snake fossils date b
z Limb and skull adaptations  Over time, snakes developed a highly specialized, elongated body with the loss of limbs whi
z Venomous snakes and Constrictors Constrictors  Early snakes killed their prey using surprise attacks and by suffocating
z Kliknutím na ikonu pridáte obrázok The interesting facts • The evolution of snakes led to a remarkable diversity of speci
z Viviparity and Oviparity • Some snake species evolved viviparity, giving birth to live young, while others retained ovi
z Kliknutím na ikonu pridáte obrázok Some quick facts • Snakes can reproduce sexually and asexually • The biggest snake is t
z • So now my favorited part. Did you know that snakes have a 6th and 7th sense.
z Pit organs  Vipers, pythons and boas have holes on their faces called pit organs, which contain a membrane that can detec

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