There are around 3000 snake species in the world, and about 375 of these are venomous. From enormous ones like the python, which can swallow animals as large as a deer whole, to snakes that are just a few inches long, snakes can be found in all types of habitats. While some climb trees, others live underground, and still others are found in the waters of lakes and even seas. The paradise tree-snake of South-east Asia can 'fly' through the air by flattening its body into an s-shaped ribbon. The venom of the king cobra, the world's largest poisonous snake, is strong enough to kill an elephant. Australia's inland taipan snake is said to possess the strongest venom of any land snake. Fortunately, it seeks unpopulated areas and rarely bites people. The fastest moving land snake is the Black Mamba, which can move up to 7 miles per hour. The Australian Brown Snake's venom is so powerful that only 1/14,000th of on ounce is needed to kill a human being. To get more interesting facts about snakes check out these websites: http://www.funshun.com/amazing-facts/snakes-animal-facts.html http://www.antiguanracer.org/html/racer/snakef.htm and http://www.buzzle.com/articles/facts-about-snakes.html
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Super Strong Slithering Snakes!!!!!
One of the most fascinating creatures that has ever lived on this planet are snakes. Snakes are so interesting because some of them can be as long as a school bus or as small as a slice of grass. Some can be as harmless a great white shark or as gentle as a little puppy. In this blog I will tell you about some of the most fascinating snakes and some facts.
There are around 3000 snake species in the world, and about 375 of these are venomous. From enormous ones like the python, which can swallow animals as large as a deer whole, to snakes that are just a few inches long, snakes can be found in all types of habitats. While some climb trees, others live underground, and still others are found in the waters of lakes and even seas. The paradise tree-snake of South-east Asia can 'fly' through the air by flattening its body into an s-shaped ribbon. The venom of the king cobra, the world's largest poisonous snake, is strong enough to kill an elephant. Australia's inland taipan snake is said to possess the strongest venom of any land snake. Fortunately, it seeks unpopulated areas and rarely bites people. The fastest moving land snake is the Black Mamba, which can move up to 7 miles per hour. The Australian Brown Snake's venom is so powerful that only 1/14,000th of on ounce is needed to kill a human being. To get more interesting facts about snakes check out these websites: http://www.funshun.com/amazing-facts/snakes-animal-facts.html http://www.antiguanracer.org/html/racer/snakef.htm and http://www.buzzle.com/articles/facts-about-snakes.html
There are around 3000 snake species in the world, and about 375 of these are venomous. From enormous ones like the python, which can swallow animals as large as a deer whole, to snakes that are just a few inches long, snakes can be found in all types of habitats. While some climb trees, others live underground, and still others are found in the waters of lakes and even seas. The paradise tree-snake of South-east Asia can 'fly' through the air by flattening its body into an s-shaped ribbon. The venom of the king cobra, the world's largest poisonous snake, is strong enough to kill an elephant. Australia's inland taipan snake is said to possess the strongest venom of any land snake. Fortunately, it seeks unpopulated areas and rarely bites people. The fastest moving land snake is the Black Mamba, which can move up to 7 miles per hour. The Australian Brown Snake's venom is so powerful that only 1/14,000th of on ounce is needed to kill a human being. To get more interesting facts about snakes check out these websites: http://www.funshun.com/amazing-facts/snakes-animal-facts.html http://www.antiguanracer.org/html/racer/snakef.htm and http://www.buzzle.com/articles/facts-about-snakes.html
Sunday, April 3, 2011
March Madness: Final Four
This weekend was one of the best college basketball matchups yet. The first game was with the underdogs, number 11 VCU (Virginia Commonweath University) against number 8 seed butler. The whole game the two teams were neck and neck. They traded baskets almost every possesion. Butler vs. VCU was a tight game throughout the night and tight games is where Butler shines. Butler finally had a scoring frenzy towards the end of the game and that managed them to come out with a 70-62 victory. Sheldon Mack who led the Bulldogs with 23 points was a very key player for Butler. Not far behind him was Matt Howard with 17 points for the bulldogs. The leading scorer was Jamie Sheen with 27 points. The VCU Rams and Sheen played their hearts out but came up short. I think Butler won because they had more experience in situations like these and they just knew what to do.
The second game was with number 3 UCONN and number 4 Kentucky. After having a cold first half Kentucky came out red hot right from the gecko in the second half. Kentucky's was knocking down every shot they took. Leaving the first half down by 10 Kentucky was finally tied with UCONN 46 all. After this it was all UCONN and Kemba Walker. Kentucky is down by 2 with 16 seconds left. Kentucky's Liggins took a contested three and he missed. UCONN prevailed in a close gmae 56-55. Uconn's leadings scorer was Kemba Walker with 18 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 rebounds, and 1 block. Kentucky's best was Terrance Jones with 11 points, 15 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 steals, and 1 block. So for the NCAA national championship is going to be #3 UCONN and #8 Butler.
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| UCONN Celebrating their victory over Kentucky!!! |
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| Butler celebrates as time winds down in their 70-62 victory over VCU |
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