There are more than 3,000 different known species of snake around the world. Some snakes are more elusive than others and can hide for hundreds of years without being discovered!. Here are the list of rarest snake in the world.
Paradise Flying Snake
Also called the paradise tree snake，is a species of snake found in southeastern Asia. This species are some of the smaller snakes in the genus, reaching a maximum length of about 4 feet. The flying snake doesn’t really fly, but it does glide through the air rather than fly like birds. They most active during the day and feeds mainly on lizards. They also eat rodents, frogs and birds. Although these snakes are venomous, they have tiny, fixed rear fangs that make them harmless to humans.
Saint Lucia Racer Snake
Saint Lucia Racer Snake was recently declared the rarest snake on earth with fewer than 20 left in the wild. They are generally found in the islands of Lucia a tropical Caribbean island. The non-venomous snake is less than a meter long, and is usually light brown with a distinctive brown stripe from neck to tail. In fact, they were declared extinct in 1936, but were rediscovered at Maria Major in 1973, where the snakes survived because of a lack of mongoose. Since then, sightings have been rare, leading to fears that these harmless snakes may have been lost forever
Paradise Flying Snake
Also called the paradise tree snake，is a species of snake found in southeastern Asia. This species are some of the smaller snakes in the genus, reaching a maximum length of about 4 feet. The flying snake doesn’t really fly, but it does glide through the air rather than fly like birds. They most active during the day and feeds mainly on lizards. They also eat rodents, frogs and birds. Although these snakes are venomous, they have tiny, fixed rear fangs that make them harmless to humans.
Saint Lucia Racer Snake
Saint Lucia Racer Snake was recently declared the rarest snake on earth with fewer than 20 left in the wild. They are generally found in the islands of Lucia a tropical Caribbean island. The non-venomous snake is less than a meter long, and is usually light brown with a distinctive brown stripe from neck to tail. In fact, they were declared extinct in 1936, but were rediscovered at Maria Major in 1973, where the snakes survived because of a lack of mongoose. Since then, sightings have been rare, leading to fears that these harmless snakes may have been lost forever
