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,
elongated body with the loss
of limbs which is believed to
be an adaptation to a
burrowing or limb-reduced
lifestyle.
modifications, such as the
separation of the lower jaw
bones, allowing them to
swallow large prey whole.
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Venomous snakes and Constrictors
Constrictors
 Early snakes killed their prey
using surprise attacks and by
suffocating them to death(the
method of boa constrictors)
Venomous snakes
 The improved vision of
primates(reflexes), and also
other snake coping strategies
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

https://chat.openai.com/c/c7e9f2c8-f0f3-4830-a307-8bdd4be3d9fa

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/weird-science/unexpected-step-
snake-ancestor-had-four-feet-n397866

https://prezi.com/ro8ovwodqdyo/the-evolution-of-snakes/

https://www.slideshare.net/rekharajaseran/snakes-1966291

And my knowledge and books.