Find the wrong statement about snakes from the following statements I. Snakes do not have ears. II. Snake feels the vibrations produced on the ground. III. Snakes have four hollow teeth. IV. In India six types of poisonous snakes are found. V. Snakes are friends of farmers.

Find the wrong statement about snakes from the following statements I. Snakes do not have ears. II. Snake feels the vibrations produced on the ground. III. Snakes have four hollow teeth. IV. In India six types of poisonous snakes are found. V. Snakes are friends of farmers. Correct Answer III, IV

Explanation:

Snakes:

  • Snakes can't hear the sounds but respond only by feeling the vibrations through their skin.
  • They do not have external ears.
  • They only feel the vibrations on the ground.
  • Of the many kinds of snakes found in our country, only four types of snakes are poisonous.
  • They are Cobra, Common Krait, Russel’s Viper (Duboiya), Saw-scaled Viper (Afai).
  • A snake has two hollow teeth (fangs).
  • When it bites, the poison enters the person's body through the fangs.
  • There is a medicine for snake bites.
  • The medicine is made from the snake's poison and is available in all government hospitals.
  • Snakes are friends of the farmers.
  • They eat the rats in the fields, otherwise, rats would eat the crops.

Thus, 

I. Snakes do not have ears: Correct

II. Snake feels the vibrations produced on the ground: Correct

III. Snakes have four hollow teeth: Incorrect

IV. In India six types of poisonous snakes are found: Incorrect

V. Snakes are friends of farmers: Correct

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