Others seek warmer areas, such as inside humans' homes. When it is cold, many snakes hibernate in tunnels underground. If it is cold outside, then the snake will be cold, too, since their bodies do not use energy to create heat to warm them. This means that they don't have the means to regulate their body temperature like warm blooded creatures.
This is because they are cold blooded or ectothermic. Though they are found all over the world, snakes do not, however, like the cold.
Some snakes, like the cottonmouth water moccasin of North America live in water part of the time. Many call underground burrows or the spaces under rocks home. They are found in forests, deserts, swamps and grasslands. Snakes live in almost every corner of the world. Indian cobra (Image credit: Kamalnv, Wikipedia) Where do snakes live? Snakes have been known to explode after eating a living animal, though it is not known why. Sometimes, though, eating a live animal can result in disaster. King cobras, for example, can live for months without food. Snakes don't need to eat as often as other animals because they have a very slow metabolism rate. Once the animal is inside, the snake's body releases enzymes to break the food down into useable energy. To fit the large prey into their mouth, the snake's jaw will unhinge. They have been known to eat animals such as crocodiles and cows. Snakes can eat other animals 75 to 100 percent bigger than their own size, according to National Geographic (opens in new tab). Large snakes, such as the python, will strangle their prey to death and then swallow it whole. Most snakes simply swallow their prey whole. Cobras, vipers and other related species are the only snakes that use venom to hunt. Many people think that all snakes kill their prey by biting it and injecting the prey with poison.
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