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Ha ve a Happy Thought:   You’ve made it through another year! No, it’s not 2026 yet... it’s the Lunar New Year for many in east and southeast Asia. We are now entering the year of the snake .     So here are some very cool things I have learned about snakes.     Another term used in the Chinese Zodiac for snakes is “little dragon”, which is very applicable to snakes like the Spiny Bush Viper ( Atheris hispida)   Image: ©reptiles4all/Shutterstock.com     Many snakes give birth to live young – most vipers and sea snakes as well as rattlesnakes and boas, are viviparous – giving birth to live young rather than laying eggs. This is about 30% of all snake species, and tends to happen more often in colder environments that would not keep eggs warm enough to develop fully.     Image: Adult and young Rattlesnakes. Encyclopædia Britannica, https://www.britannica.com/animal/rattlesnake#/media/1/492126/161972     Related bonus fa...