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This 850-word article lists some of the weirdest facts about reptiles and amphibians. It includes twenty-one facts about snakes, frogs, lizards, chameleons, toads, and more. It includes interesting trivia about antelope that can sleep underwater, the truth about ostrich sticking their head in the sand, what anteaters really like to eat, and more.

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Do you know that a rattlesnake can still bite after it is dead? How about why you will never see a crocodile stick its tongue out at you, or why turtles do not need to see a dentist? You can find the answer below as well as some other amazing facts that you might not have known about reptiles and amphibians.

1. Antarctica is the only continent that has no reptiles or snakes.

2. Wasps and Bees kill approximately four times as many people in the United States each year than snakes.

3. A snake living at the London Zoo was once fitted with a glass eye.

4. Anacondas are not only the world’s largest snake, they are also one of the few species that give birth live. Females give birth to four to eighty young every year.

5. A rattlesnake is capable of striking for up to an hour after its death. Studies done by the California Academy Sciences in San Francisco have proven that the reflexes, possibly triggered by infrared sensors in the snake, are still active in the snake. Numerous cases have occurred where people have been bitten after decapitating or shooting the snake numerous times.

6. A Basilisk lizard is very crafty about protecting itself from predators while it is sleeping. It usually chooses to sleep at the far end of a small branch that is hanging over a pond or lake. If a snake tries to crawl down the branch to grab it, the additional weight will cause the branch to move and shake the Basilisk safely off into the water.

7. A chameleon’s color change is caused by its emotion, as well as light and temperature, and not by its background.

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