Photo from Wikimedia <\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThese snakes are entirely aquatic and will spend most of their time at the bottom of a river or a stream just waiting to ambush the poor unsuspecting prey swimming by. \u00a0So what do they eat? Naturally, they like to feast on great tasting fish, which they capture by coiling around them. \u00a0Besides being responsible for their name the wart-like scales also help the Wart Snake catch their food since these raised scales will hold the squirmy fish in place. \u00a0How about that, the scales are trendy and practical. \u00a0Unlike typical snakes, the Wart Snake will not bulge after eating a hearty meal. \u00a0Their skin is so loose and baggy that their body remains slack and normal at all times. \u00a0Even snakes know that you can hide a chubby stomach by wearing loose fitting clothing – intelligent little critters.<\/p>\n
Okay, so that does it for the first Wild Fact of the week. \u00a0Now let’s get back to celebrating Independence Day by BBQing up some tasty burgers. \u00a0Enjoy the rest of your day!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I hope all of you enjoyed your long weekend \u00a0(or are still enjoying it since I believe my American friends have today off) and managed to properly celebrate Canada Day or Independence Day. \u00a0Speaking of that, Happy Independence Day to all of my wonderful American readers. I hope you are all enjoying your day filled with BBQs and fireworks.\u00a0Okay, let’s move onto our fun animal fact. Today’s fact was inspired by my 2 year old niece even though she doesn’t know it yet. \u00a0You see she was at the zoo the other day and manage to pull a huge piece <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4656,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4024,52],"tags":[348,4025,2045,4114,398,397,2043,2044],"yoast_head":"\n
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