![]() Their venom toxicity differs from species to species, but it is not considered life threatening to humans. They are primarily arboreal, nocturnal snakes that prey on various species of lizards, birds, and rodents. Colours are normally black, brown, or green with white or yellow accents. Many species have banding, but some are spotted and some are solid coloured. Let us in this day look at our slithery friends in a different glance as Penang Butterfly Farm celebrates World Snake Day with our gliding pals in enclosure!Īlso known as Cat-eyed snakes, they are generally thin, long bodied with large heads and large eyes. Most snakes are not venomous and would escape rather than attack when confronted with humans. The general consensus is fear, people kill to protect themselves from what they see as threats.ĭespite appearances, snakes are quite harmless. Vigilante such as this can be avoided if people are more aware of snake behaviours. There have been instances where snakes “trespass” on human habitations causing some destruction and having their heads smashed off as a result. This puts snakes in danger of coming into contact with humans as almost all such encounters will result in the snakes being killed on sight. ![]() ![]() Snakes losing their habitat often find new snake dens in gardens, chicken pens or basements. ![]() In conjunction with World Snake Day that falls on the 16th of July every year, Penang Butterfly Farm would like to celebrate the occurrence of this day by creating awareness and highlighting the importance of snakes.ĭue to urbanization hitting up in Penang and the generally bad impression the public has of snakes, snakes have been dying off at alarming numbers. ![]()
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