The only country that hasn't had a snake since its beginning

Snakes appear all over the world from the Arctic to Australia. However, there is a country where there is no sign of snakes, although other reptiles still thrive here. Snakes can only be found in this country in zoos.

It is the Republic of Ireland, many people here from small to large have never seen a snake in real life.

The Republic of Ireland is located in northwestern Europe, bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the northeast by the North Strait. To the east, the Irish Sea connects to the Atlantic Ocean through St George's Strait, to the southwest is the Celtic Sea. This country has an area of ​​70,273 square kilometers.

According to legend, 16 centuries ago, St. Patrick is the patron god of Ireland, has completely destroyed snakes. He tricked them into a giant box, and threw them to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.

According to science, the climate in Ireland and England during the Ice Age was so cold that cold-blooded reptiles, including snakes, could not live and live, they had to move south.

When the ice age ended 10,000 years ago, the ice melted and flooded the road connecting Ireland and other countries today. Even the land road of Ireland 8,500 years ago was also flooded by melting ice, so snakes could not return to this country. Meanwhile, the British land road still exists for another 2,000 years, so there are still three species of snakes that can settle in this country.

Samuel Daniel

Update 27 June 2023