Unfortunately, just like other endangered species, there are a lot of endangered and extinct snakes in this world. Today we will be talking about the most endangered species of snakes in the world, and what factors pushed them to endangerment.
Sea Snakes
Not all sea snakes are endangered, but most of them have fallen into the category at least once, like the short-nosed sea snake and the leaf-scaled sea snake. Currently, the endangered snake of this species is the dusky sea snake. A theory about why these snakes are endangered is that a change in seawater temperature happened, but more research is needed to figure out exactly why.
Constrictors
The Round Island boa, Round Island ground boa, Round Island keel-scaled boa, Cropan’s boa, Mona Island boa and Ramsay’s python have all found themselves on the endangered list. Tragically, the Round Island burrowing boa is already considered extinct by the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature). The most important reason as to why these snakes are going extinct is because of declining habitats, and their habitats changing into urbanized cities.
Garter Snakes
There are four types of garter snakes that are endangered: the Somali garter snake, southern Somali garter snake, black garter snake, and the Usambara garter snake. These snakes are mildly venomous but don’t attack humans. Garter snakes live in dry, sandy and wooded habitats throughout America and Africa, and just like the constrictors, they are facing endangerment because their natural habitat is getting destroyed.
Misc. Other Snakes
A lot of other snake species are considered endangered, like the reed snake, racer snake, reef snakes, blind snakes, rat snakes, and vipers. Snakes aren’t typically hunted or saught out for in great numbers, so the only thing to blame for their endangerment is their decreasing natural habitats and climate change.
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