8 Snakes With Strange Noses

Although snakes have similar shapes, long bodies and scales, there are currently more than 3,000 species of snakes in the world, some of which are venomous and some non-venomous. Some have very strange noses, and some don't. Here are 9 types of snakes with strangely shaped noses.

1. Madagascar leaf nosed snake

The Madagascar leaf nosed snake is a medium-sized arboreal snake. They are endemic to Madagascar and live in deciduous dry forests and rainforests. The Madagascar leaf nosed snake can grow up to 1 meter in length. Male Madagascar snakes have brown and yellow patterns on their scales, while females are mostly dark grey. Males have slightly curved or tapered noses. The female snake has a leaf-shaped and flat nose.

2. Pit viper

Not only does this snake snake have distinct triangular markings all over its body, but its snout looks sharp, upturned, and triangular in shape.

The sharp-nosed pit viper is a highly venomous snake, and it has a large amount of detoxification and is very poisonous. It also has some more common names in China, such as Baihua snake, five-step snake, seven-step snake, Chinese pit viper, etc. It is said that it is mainly distributed in southern China.

This snake is very venomous, and the injured are often very painful after being bitten. Left untreated often results in amputation or death.

3. Hognose snake

Hognose snakes have many distinctive features. They come in different attractive colors like orange, gray and brown. Sometimes they even mix the three colors together. The most distinctive feature of these reptiles, however, is their snouts. They have upturned noses and are often used for digging soil.

These snakes are great pets because they are non-venomous and non-aggressive, and their defenses against threats emit an unpleasant odor and stick out their tongues to play dead.

4. Copperhead snake

When you see a copperhead snake, you might think that this snake has four nostrils. They have pits on both sides between their eyes and nostrils. Although they resemble nostrils but are not, these pits are called thermal pits. Copperhead snakes use their heat-sensing pits to locate or sense heat in mammals so they can hunt them at night when they are out of sight. They are more active at night and would not be able to hunt effectively without their heat-sensing pits.

5. Tentacled snake

The tentacled snake, also known as the fishing snake, is an aquatic snake native to Southeast Asia. The two tentacles on its nose are a unique feature of this snake. They are fairly small reptiles, with an average length of about 50 to 90 cm. They live in murky water their whole life and they only eat fish. Although this snake also has fangs, the toxins it contains are not effective for humans and are mainly aimed at fish.

6. Tree viper

This snake is only found in the sub-Saharan tropics of Africa, and their range is limited to tropical rainforest areas. Tree vipers are usually small in size, with a triangular head and forehead covered with fine, tile-like, smooth scales of equal size. Tree vipers are very venomous, and their bites are likely to be fatal because their venom contains strong neurotoxins. It can cause swelling of the wound and abnormal blood coagulation.

7. Flying snake

Known for their unique ability to glide through the air, flying snakes are able to glide through the air at speeds of up to 40 kilometers per hour, and they gain the lift to glide through the air by flattening their ribs to stretch and flatten the rest of their bodies. Although they only stay in the air for a few seconds at a time, no other snake species has this ability. Flying snakes have strange noses, their noses are flat and almost seem to blend into their faces. Although venomous, these tree snakes have very low venom and are only lethal to their small prey.

8. Wart snake

The wart snake is a tricolor, non-venomous snake species that lives primarily in Texas, Mexico, and elsewhere in the United States. This snake gets its name from its very distinctive nose. It has a long nose that curves upwards slightly. They are very docile, hardly bite, and will only run away when they are in danger. They are excellent pets.

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