var arrayFacts=[ "Vine snakes get their names because they are so light and camouflaged that many people have mistaken them for vines.

Vine snakes are all venomous and are extremely thin, and are so light that one can extend half of its body into midair when crossing from branch to branch", "Adders are the only poisonous snakes in Great Britain.

Every other snake found in that country is harmless.", "Approximately 20% of the total number of the snake species are poisonous.

The far majority of snake species in the world are completely harmless.", "Boas, pythons, and pit vipers can sense infrared heat.

Basically, this means these snakes see by detecting a temperature difference in an object and its surroundings. This is ideal for hunting warm-blooded mammals and birds at night.", "Desert snakes move by 'side winding.'

To avoid getting sunburned, desert snakes thrust sideways in an 's' formation.", "In Australia, the majority of snakes are venomous.

Almost 80% of Australia's snakes are poisonous, putting it way above the 20% world average.", "Large snakes, such as boas, pythons, and vipers, use the 'caterpillar movement' to move.

This means their bodies are kept in a fairly straight position as they inch forward bit by bit to move.", "Many snakes turn 'blue' before shedding their skin.

This change in skin color is actually due to the presence of a layer of fluid between the old and new skins that appears right before the old skin is shed.", "Most snakes have over 200 teeth!

They use these teeth to hold their prey in place while eating.", "Only two species of coral snakes live in the United States.

There are sixty-five species of American coral snakes that live from the southern United States to Argentina.

Sea snakes can not breathe underwater and must rise to the surface for air.

But they can remain underwater for several hours at a time, giving the illusion of breathing underwater.", "'Snake' is an ancient word and comes from the Indo-European base sneg, which translates to: 'to creep.'

This is also the same base word that the word 'snail' comes from.", "Snakes are completely deaf.

All snakes are deaf to air born sounds, but they do pick up vibrations. This means a rattlesnake can't even hear its own rattle!", "Snakes are ectothermic, which means that their body temperature is based on their surroundings.

So, in the heat of the summer they head underground or crawl into cool spaces or into areas with lots of shade. On a cool day in the spring or fall, you might see a snake sunning itself out in the open where the sun hits.", "Snakes are found throughout the world.

They can be found on every continent except Antarctica", "Snakes are general solitary animals.

They usually don't stay around in groups, though an extremely favorable environment might attract a small to even large group.", "Snakes are incapable of learning.

This is because they lack the enlarged Cerebral Hemispheres found in birds and mammals, which is the part of the brain that controls learning and thought.", "Snakes can be found in almost all habitats: deserts, grasslands, forests, underground, rivers, even open oceans.

The only environment no snake can live in is polar areas.", "Snakes can only strike a distance equal to half their body length.

They do not actually leave the ground, so a five foot rattlesnake can strike about two and a half feet.", "Snakes can swallow prey three times bigger than their own mouth.

They can do this because they have special tendons in their mouth which can stretch very wide.", "Snakes do not chew their food, but swallow it whole.

This is part of the reason snakes do not have to eat often, since it takes their bodies longer to digest the food.", "Snakes do not stop growing in their enclosures.

Many people think that if you put a snake in a small enclosure that it will stop growing, but that is not true. Snakes are not like goldfish, they will keep growing to regular size.", "Many salamanders lose their gills and develop lungs as they mature.", "Salamanders can't hear sounds, so they don't make them either.", "A stowaway discovered the Komodo Dragon.

In World War I a pilot crashed into Indonesian waters, swimming to safety at a nearby island. There he found the island inhabited by 'giant monsters.'

When he was rescued no one believed his tales of the giant reptiles. Later a man interested in his stories led an expedition and confirmed the existence of the Komodo dragon.

The largest dragon confirmed by science was 10 2/5 feet, although if you ask the locals they'll swear that a 30 foot dragon comes through their town.", "The largest lizard that is living is the Komodo Dragon.

The Komodo Dragon can get up to ten feet in length and can weigh over 150 lbs. in weight. These massive lizards live on the islands of Indonesia.

They were first spotted on the island of Komodo (from which they get their name) by European explorers in the early 20th century. The largest Komodo Dragon that was ever documented was 10 feet and 3 inches long and measured in at a whopping 365 lbs.!", "Komodo Dragons are carnivores that eat wild pigs.

Komodo Dragons are carnivorous and eat a wide range of meat. Some Komodo Dragons feast on the dead carcasses of their prey. Other Komodo Dragons prefer to eat live prey.

The diet of a Komodo Dragon consists of wild pigs, water buffaloes, deer, goats, and even humans.

Not very many people have lived to tell about their survival of the attack of a Komodo Dragon. If the lizard has not devoured their corpse, the human that escaped suffered from a serious infection and died as a result.", "Around 6,000 Komodo Dragons are alive in the world.

The Komodo Dragon population exists on the islands of Indonesia known as the Lesser Sunda Islands. The island of Komodo is home to almost 2,000 Komodo Dragons.

Rinca Island is home to a little over 1,000 Komodo Dragons. Gill Motang is an island that is home to only a small number of Komodo Dragons, perhaps a hundred at most.

The island of Flores most likely has the most Komodo Dragons with at least 2,000 Komodo Dragons that are believed to exist on this island alone.", "Female Komodo Dragons lay eggs in tree hollows or in the ground.

The mating season for Komodo Dragons is between May and August. The Komodo Dragon will lay eggs after mating. Around 20 eggs will be laid at one time.

Then the mother will leave the eggs, which will be incubated by the warm Indonesian sun for approximately 7 months. Once the eggs hatch the baby Komodo Dragons do not often survive.

However, they spend the first few years in trees in hopes of increasing their chances of survival. Komodo Dragons reach maturity when they are around the age of five. They can live for up to 30 years!", "Baby iguanas must dig themselves out of the burrows they are buried in after their eggs hatch.", "The iguana is a large lizard, which comes in a variety of colors, and has spiny projections along its back.", "When a mother iguana is ready to lay her eggs, she finds a sunny spot and digs a burrow.

Once the hole has been dug, the eggs are laid within the hole. The warmth of the sun incubates the eggs and the eggs begin to hatch. As the eggs hatch, the baby iguanas must dig their way out of the burrow.

Without the parents around, baby iguanas are at risk since other animal species are so close. Predators often hunt and kill the baby iguanas, which are now becoming endangered as a result.", "An iguana can stay underwater for twenty-eight minutes.", "If removed, an iguana's tail will grow back, but never as long as the original.", "Adult iguanas are herbivores, while younger iguanas will eat small insects and birds as well.", "He can blend in anywhere.

Chameleons have many ways to protect themselves. Chameleons are lizards that can change their color, break off body parts, and move their eyes independently of each other. They are the true masters of camouflage.

Not only do surroundings influence the chameleon's colors but also light level, temperature and the lizard's mood. When grabbed by the tail most chameleons will lose it, enabling them to break free. Chameleons can also move their eyes independently for a wider field of vision. It is able to keep one eye on its prey while scanning its surroundings with the other. The eye is set on a turret. The one defense chameleons do not have is the ability to emit toxin.", "An acid tongue.

The chameleon, a small lizard generally measuring 6 or 7 inches, has a tongue several inches longer than its body. With a thrust of this remarkable appendage, it can catch insects some 10 inches away.", "Heads or tails!

There is a species of gecko that lives in Australia whose head looks like its tail. This totally confuses its enemies who want to capture the gecko for food.

If they grab the gecko by the tail and pull it off, the gecko can still escape. Then they will grow a new tail.", "If you look closely at a gecko, you will see its eyelids are closed, but it can still see through them.", "Female Whiteline Geckos lay their eggs on the top of palm trees.

Whiteline Geckos are indigenous to New Guinea and Indonesia. The color of the Whiteline Gecko blends in with their habitat creating an amazing camouflage for these reptiles. The Whiteline Gecko lives on the top of palm trees.

The average Whiteline Gecko will grow to be between 27 and 29 cm in length. These incredibly active geckos will lay up to two eggs at a time on the top of the palm trees they live in.

The standard Whiteline Gecko diet consists of insects and small reptiles (lizards). Though they can be kept as pets, they typically need to live in large enclosures, as the standard tanks are much too small.", "The Standing Day Gecko is indigenous to Madagascar.

The Standing Day Gecko is the second largest day gecko in the world. These geckos grow to be at least 10 inches long.

The Standing Day Gecko comes from the dry forests of Madagascar. This is the only place in the world that has Standing Day Geckos!

The color of these geckos is typically a light grey or brown. However, the colors of the tail and head turn green and blue when feeding or basking in the warn Madagascar sun.

Standing Day Geckos live on tree trunks and share the territory they live in with their gecko that is their mate.", "The largest gecko in the world is the New Caledonian Giant Gecko.

The largest gecko is the New Caledonian Giant Gecko. It can reach a length of over 17 inches and a weight of over 200 grams.

New Caledonian Giant Geckos are indigenous to the mainland and islands along the coast of New Caledonia. The New Caledonian Giant Gecko has been kept as a pet.

They are omnivores that eat insects and reptiles in the wild though they prefer to be fed mouse pinks and lizards. The New Caledonian Giant Gecko is a hard pet to keep since they must be kept in very large glass or screened enclosures.", "The Gliding Gecko has the ability to glide from tree to tree thanks to excess flaps of skin.

The Gliding Gecko glides from tree to tree though they are very hard to spot. This is because they blend in with the tops of the trees. Their color camouflages their movements from predators and prey.

The Gliding Gecko glides by throwing itself from the top of a tree. Due to excessive flaps of skin all over their bodies, Gliding Geckos can either glide to another tree or glide slowly and safely down to the ground.", "See you later, alligator.

An alligator picks up his huge tail and walks on tiptoes, or rather RUNS, up to 30 miles per hour. When the alligator catches food, he cannot chew because his teeth are not sharp enough.

Only the bottom part of the mouth moves as they swallow the food whole. If by chance the alligator loses a tooth, another one will grow in its place.", "Big bite!

The word alligator comes from the Spanish word El Lagarto, meaning 'The Lizard.' Alligators snap their mouths shut with a force of 2,000 pounds per square inch.", "It depends on the mood.

The temperature of the alligator's nest determines the sex of the young. If the eggs are incubated below 30 degrees Celsius (86 F) all are female. Above 34 degrees Celsius (93 F) all are male and temperatures in between produce both sexes.

Compared to other reptiles alligators provide the most parental care. A mother allows her babies to rest on her back or in her mouth and the mother will defend her young up to a year or more.", "Go Gators!

Alligators help the marsh environment by making their homes. The 'gator holes' alligators create are a great value to marshlands. An alligator, using its mouth and claws, uproots the vegetation to clear out a space. With its powerful tail and body it wallows out a depression that stays full with water, holding that water after the rain stops. During the dry season, gator holes provide vital water for fish, insects, birds and many animals.", "Big smile.

There are approximately 80 teeth in the mouth of an alligator at one time. When they wear down, they are replaced with a new set. An alligator can go through 2,000 to 3,000 teeth in a lifetime.", "Ancient Egyptians made contraceptives from crocodile dung.", "Crocodiles can swim backwards.", "Having a relatively large brain (about the size of a cigar) allows the Nile crocodile to learn behavior instead of relying on basic animal instinct.

Crocodiles grip their prey with their powerful jaws and bring their victims underwater to drown them. Having no way to anchor their prey once it is dead, the Nile crocodile must roll the animal over and over until they can twist off a hunk of meat.

In a show of tool use, the crocodile will sometimes wedge his dinner between rocks to hold it down, making it easier to tear off chunks. If the animal's skin is too tough to eat, the crocodile will store it in an underground hollow until it rots enough. Stones in their gizzards help the crocodile grind its food and act as ballast for diving as well.", "There are more people killed in Africa every year by crocodiles than by lions and tigers.", "A crocodile does not chew its food, but swallows it whole.

It carries several pounds of small stones in its stomach to aid in grinding up and digesting its nourishment.", "The crocodile is surprisingly fast on land.

If pursued by a crocodile, a person should run in a zigzag motion, because the crocodile has little or no ability to make sudden changes of direction.", "In Jurassic Park, the roar of the T-Rex came from mixing the noises of a crocodile, a lion, a tiger, and a baby elephant.", "The biggest species of crocodile is the Indo-Pacific, which can get up to 30 ft. long.

The Indo-Pacific crocodile is the longest crocodile in the world. It is also one of the most dangerous. The Indo-Pacific is one of two types of crocodiles that have humans as their one of their prey.

The Indo-Pacific crocodile lives primarily in saltwater while many other species of crocodile live in only in freshwater rivers, ponds, lakes, and swamps. However, they can also be found in freshwater, and where freshwater and saltwater meet in the briny waters.

The Indo-Pacific crocodile can travel thousands of kilometers in a relatively short amount of time to find food or a new territory to make their home.", "The American Crocodile is endangered.

Poachers have led these crocodiles to the point of near-extinction. The American Crocodile is one of the only species of crocodile that has neared extinction.

At present, around 600 American Crocodiles are living in Florida. These crocodiles live along the Upper Keys and southern coastal areas.

American Crocodiles are the victims of their habitat being taken over by people and poachers. American Crocodiles have been known to wander into towns, cities, and even homes. Wildlife groups condone the killing of these reptiles if possible, due to their current survival rates.", "Crocodile fossils have been found that are 220 million years old.

The crocodile is one of the longest living creatures on the planet. Crocodiles have survived well past the dinosaurs, which died 65 millions years ago. They have survived poachers who have tried to sell their skins for clothing or food.

At this time, all 23 crocodile species (not counting the two alligator groups) are surviving and most are thriving. Other, similar species in the same family (Crocodilian) such as the alligator are not as lucky since alligators are close to extinction.", ];