View of their Eyelashes - Photo by: Tad Arensmeier (Wikimedia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThis particular snake would not be called the “Eyelash” Viper for no reason, right?\u00a0 Of course not!\u00a0 They get this name due to a set of scales over their eyes which looks like eyelashes.\u00a0 Biologists believe these scales assist the snake with their camouflage.\u00a0 I know you are probably questioning how this helps them blend in.\u00a0 Well with eyelashes predators mistake them for humans and often leave them alone.\u00a0 Obviously, I am kidding but seriously these scales help break up the snakes outline among the trees where it hides.\u00a0 This way the other animals don’t realize that it is a streamlined, sneaky snake hiding in the leaves.<\/p>\n
I mentioned that the Eyelash Viper is a venomous snake so just how dangerous are they?\u00a0 If you are a small animal than their bite could very well be fatal.\u00a0 For larger animals including humans the bite isn’t usually deadly unless they manage to inject a large amount of venom.\u00a0 Luckily for us the Eyelash Viper is not an aggressive snake, however, they will attack the instant they are touched.\u00a0 Since they are usually hanging out in the trees humans usually get bit in the hands or arms so be careful when you are walking through the Rain-forest.<\/p>\n
That does it for the tropical animal of the day.\u00a0 I guess I will go back to looking at the snow.\u00a0 Have a good one, folks!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I hope everyone enjoyed last weeks edition of Wild Facts where we discussed various animals that have become extinct for one reason or another.\u00a0 Today we are going to go back to learning about animals that are still roaming this wild earth.\u00a0 Monday’s Wild Fact was chosen as a result of the weather in the Yukon Territory this weekend.\u00a0 How could the weather dictate a Wild Fact, you ask?\u00a0 Well, much to my dismay we managed to get almost a foot of snow last week (in September, I know!!) so I wanted to write about an animal that would never <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3139,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4024,52],"tags":[348,1204,4025,396,398,762,1205],"yoast_head":"\n
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