Despite their ecological value, snakes face numerous threats:
- Habitat destruction and fragmentation due to agriculture, urbanization, and infrastructure development.
- Persecution and killing based on fear and misunderstanding.
- Collection for the pet trade and traditional medicine.
- Climate change, which alters habitats and affects reproductive cycles.
- Road mortality and pollution.
Conservation efforts focus on habitat protection, public education, legal protection, and scientific research. Projects around the world aim to dispel myths and foster coexistence between humans and snakes.
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