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I am doing a speech on snakes for school. I have to talk to our home school group this is the speech please tell me what you thin
Snakes are good.
Are you one of those people that will kill a snake on the spot when you see it? Most of you will answer yes to this question.
Did you know that more than half of the 151 species of snake in Southern Africa have fangs? Technically they are venomous.
But … only 16 species carry venom that is strong enough to kill you.
You will only find about 5 of these species in Gauteng. They are:
• 1 The puff adder.
• 2 The rinkals.
• 3 Spitting cobras.
• 4 Bushveld cobras.
• 5 And the shield cobra.
The black mamba has been found here … but they are mostly stowaways or escapees. Normally you will not find a black mamba in Gauteng.
The boomslang and the vine snake also are deadly … but very few people have been bitten by these shy snakes. There is special anti-venom made for the venom of the boomslang.
Most back fanged snakes are not dangerous, as the venom is very mild.
And other snakes have don’t have venom.
And even snakes that do have venom are helpful. They play an important role in controlling pests.
• Many snakes eat rats and mice
• The mole snake eats moles and mole rats
• The slug eater eats snails and slugs
• Blind snakes eat ants and termites
And snakes also make good pets … you don’t have to pick their pooh up every day and you don’t have to feed them every day!
Today I brought my pet Corn Snake, Cornelia, with me … to show you that snakes are good.
Where do corn snakes come from?
What does she eat?
When did you get Cornelia?
Where do you keep her?