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Snake Facts:
Snake venom evolved from saliva, which means that it all started with a snake whose mouth was
sliiightly
more gross than usual.
[[A snake slithers into frame.]]
Snake: Hi guys!
Out-of-panel: Eww, it's Frank.
The world's longest snake is found in Brazil, Peru, and Chile. It is believed to be over 60 years old.
[[A range map showing South America with a silhouette of a giant snake marking the range.]]
[[A snake skeleton.]]
If you lad all the bones in a snake end-to-end, you would have a snake.
{{Title text: Biologically speaking, what we call a 'snake' is actually a human digestive tract which has escaped from its host.}}
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