1. SNAKE, SNAKES,
AND MORE SNAKES……
SUPERVISOR: PRESENTORS:
Prof. Nasuruddin • Ameerah bt Mohd Rosli
• Mohd Khairullah b Mohd Idzhar
• Nurul Aimi bt Muhammad Nor
• Nur Eliza Adira bt Hartono
• Mohamad Shahzerin b Abd Aziz

2. INTRODUCTION
• OBJECTIVES:
• To relate all the things around us with Islamic teachings
• To appreciate the beauty of Allah’s creations that we can benefit
• To be a good muslim who knows many things apart from the core course that
he/she is dealing with
• To be an observant muslim who really concerns about the things around
• Common phenomenon of irrational fear of snakes is termed as Ophidiophobia.
• Envenoming resulting from snake bites is a particularly important public health
problem in rural areas of tropical and subtropical countries.
• SNAKE = to crawl, to creep, to sneak
• SERPENT = to creep, to crawl
• 2900-3000 species
• KINGDOM: animalia, PHYLUM: cordata, CLASS: reptilia, ORDER: squamata,
SUBORDER: serpentes, FAMILY: viperidae, colubridae, elapidae, boidae

3. ANATOMY & HABITATS
• Body shape
 Main parts of a snake’s skeleton:
1. Skull
2. Vertebrae
3. Ribs
• Senses
'Cool' Heat Sensing System
• Skin
• Internal organs
Respiratory system
Genitourinary system
Cardiovascular system
Etc.

4. • Anatomical difference
• Habitats
Ground
• Shorter & more compact.
• Creates underground tunnels.
Trees
• Longer with slender bodies.
• Arboreal types of snakes.
Water
• Have a flattened shape and long.
• Facilitates locomotion in the water.

5. NURUL AIMI BT MUHAMMAD NOR
1111808 SNAKES & THEIR BEHAVIOUR
FEEDING REPRODUCTION
• Have teeth but cannot chew.(swallow ) • ≈70% are oviporous
• Have elastic ligament, can open mouth to • Temperature and humidity must be just
150⁰. right.
• Most snakes have >200 teeth (pointing • 30% of snakes give live birth
backward) = to hold their prey in place (ovoviviparous)
while eating.
LOCOMOTION
• Digestion time varies according to
temperature.
• Eg; a captive python digested a rabbit
– 30⁰C (87⁰F) 4 days
– 18⁰C (64⁰F) > 2 weeks
• Interval between meals;
– Weeks
– Months

6. LIFE CYCLE MOLTING
Begins
rubbing
head Rippling
against the body
somethin muscle, Outer
g hard stretches layer of
until skin outer skin is
splits layer of turned
Adult open. skin and complete
begins to ly inside
snakes wiggle out.
out of it. Usually
shed in
one
piece.
Baby
Eggs
snakes

7. HOW HUMANS BENEFIT
FROM SNAKES
Medicine
Clothing and accessories
Cosmetics
Food
Agriculture
Pets

8. INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT SNAKES
 The only places where the snakes cannot be found are the continent of
Antarctica, the Arctic circle and high mountainous terrain, where ground
remains frozen all the year round.
 Snake Island or Ilha da Queimada Grande is one of the most inhospitable
islands in the world contains the largest concentrated population of snakes
in the world.
 According to many studies, most (about 2/3rd) of the snake bites in
Malaysia are due to the Malaysian pit viper bites and about 75% of these
cases are confined to the northern states of Perlis, Kedah and Penang.
 King cobra snakes can hear, but they are deaf to ambient noises. The snake
charmer gets the king cobra's attention by the shape and movement of the
flute and not the actual music itself.
 The long nosed vine snake is a highly advanced arboreal predator because
it has excellent binocular vision. Its eyes are unusual in having horizontal,
keyhole-shaped pupils which allows it to strike at prey with great accuracy.
 The longest snake is the Reticulated Python ; it can grow up to 10.05
meters or 33 feet long. The thickest snake is the Anaconda; the biggest one
found measured 111 centimeters or 44 inches around.
 The smallest snake may be the Martinique thread snake (Leptotyphlops
bilineatus), which does not grow any bigger than 4 1/4 inches.

9.  Many Zookeepers believe that Cobras are faster learners than other snakes. They are
able to tell the difference between their trainer and strangers.
 Inland Taipan-It is considered as the most venomous snake in the world with the
median lethal dose for the venom is 0.025 mg/kg. The amount of venom this snake
injects into its prey, in a single bite, is enough to kill around a hundred adult
humans.
 The swiftest snake on land is the black mamba, a notorious African monster that can
reach speeds of up to 12 miles per hour. And they're amongst the most deadly too.
 The Thread snake is the smallest snake. It is only about 10 centimeters (4 inches
long) and the size of a toothpick.
 The common egg eater (Dasypeltis scabra) is a highly specialized snake. Although it
is not venomous, the markings are sufficiently similar to those of the deadly cobra or
viper that a potential predator will think twice before attacking.
 Flying snakes of southeast Asia-They are, however, accomplished gliders ; they are
even better gliders than flying squirrels.
 The Hognose, Grass snake and the Spitting Cobra will fake death when feeling
threatened. They flip into their backs, open their mouths, and let their tongue flop
out. And they will let out some smelly stuff from their anal gland.

10. From the poisonous types to the CONCLUSION
pets, snakes come in different • "If you must kill, kill without torture.”
forms, sizes, shapes and colours.. • The majority of scholars are of the
VARIETY IS THE SPICE OF LIFE view that it is haraam to eat snakes.
(Hud: 6) • For medicine become lawful only
when:
Assessing The Danger That The Snakes 1. The medicine containing haram
Pose Towards Man ingredients must be necessary for
• Amount of venom released the life of the person who takes
• Toxicity of venom it.
• Clinical availability to treat 2. A knowledgeable and
• Relative size of snake trustworthy Muslim physician
• Aggressiveness of the snake should recommend such type of
• Rate of death in the country medicine.
Dangerous But Important to the Eco-system! 3. The person is not allowed to take
controlling the population of rodents, which this particular type of medicine
are far more dangerous to humans while there are other lawful
medicines available.”
Man Kills Snakes Mercilessly!
(Al-An’am: 38, Al-A’raf: 56)
"There is a reward for service to every
living creature.”