Did you know ====== Reptiles

There are four existing orders of reptiles.

• turtles
• crocodiles and alligators

• lizards and snakes
• tuataras

Some facts about reptiles

• reptiles lay shelled eggs

• reptiles have lungs and  breathe air 
• reptiles are covered in scales and have a bony external plate like a shell
• nearly all reptiles are cold blooded
• reptiles are believed to have evolved around 320 million years ago
• a reptiles brain is relative to their body and is much smaller than that of mammals
• reptiles use many different methods to protect their selves from danger. They can use camouflage, hissing, biting or avoidance 
• lizards and snake species make up the largest number of different reptiles

• There are no reptiles in antarctica because it is too cold
•  only 2% of all snakes are poisonous. Australia is the location of the most poisonous snakes. 
• Australia sees an average of at least 2 crocodile attacks a year. 

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