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Class: Reptilia (Reptiles) Order: Squamata Families: 17 Genera: About 420 Species: 2,978 known species

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Snakes grow their entire lives! As long as there is food available, they keep getting bigger, if only a little at a time. The female leaf-nosed snake has a scaly projection that looks like a leaf. The snout of the male ends in a long, thin point, like a twig or a thorn. The taipan is one of the most venomous snakes in the world. However, like other venomous snakes, it only strikes at humans to protect itself. Of the nearly 3,000 different snake species, only about 15 percent are dangerous to humans. More people are struck by lightning than are bitten by venomous snakes.

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Life span: up to 40 years in some species Reproduction: Some species lay eggs (oviparous), some bear live young (viviparous), and some develop eggs within the female that hatch at birth (ovoviviparous) Age of maturity: 1 to 3 years, depending on species Size: Longest - reticulated python Python reticulatus at 33 feet (10.5 meters) Size: Shortest - thread snake Leptotyphlops bilineata at 4.5

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inches (11 centimeters) Weight: Heaviest - green anaconda Eunectes murinus murinus at up to 500 pounds (227 kilograms)

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