Discover interesting facts about snakes, from how they hunt and eat, to why they don't have legs.

A healthy respect for snakes is good — after all, an estimated 5.4 million people globally are bitten by snakes each year!

Carnivores have shearing, cutting molars - brachydont, secodont dentition. Heterodont teeth require thecodont attachment. Snake fang attached by a ligament, formed by two fused teeth to create fang.