My class, 4°2.

We are the 4°2 of the Lycée Français of Pondy. This year, we had the rare privilege of welcoming Mr. Vishva Chaitanya with ... his snakes ! He's an Indian vetenary doctor and especially a snake specialist. There were a python (which was pretty big and heavy : I think it had 15 cm of diameter and it was about 2 meters long), two cobras (one small but very dangerous, and one tall of about one meter and a half), and other small snakes. The python was so heavy that it needed three men to lift it. And what's more, we could touch the python !

MAURY Arnaud 4ème2

A great experience

It was a great experience to see snakes at school! I learned a lot about it. I liked it when I had to touch the snake, it was the first time and it did it to me a strange sensation.
They told us, in India there are 270 differents specise of snakes in India in out of which 60 are venomous. Some look like the same but some can be very dangerous and oters nornal.
They also told us how they can reproduce andwhat they eat.

November 18th, great visitors at the lycée!

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How are snakes classified?

I invite you to follow the link : http://www.guyane-guide.com/dossiers/classification%20serpents.htm to know how snakes are scientifically classified. They are classified by the existence and the position of the fang (crochet à venin) in the mouth. There are four groups of snakes:
- First, snakes without any fangs : they don't bite! ex: boa constrictor (but...not so friendly!), grass snake (couleuvre).
- The three other groups are classified by the position of the fang in the mouth. The further the fang is in the back of the mouth, the more dangerous the bite of the snake is.
Just a little question : Could you tell me to which group snakes belong?