Can snakes survive cold and snowy climates?

In regions where winters are colder than snakes can tolerate while remaining active, local species will brumate (European adder hibernates though). Unlike hibernation, in which mammals are actually asleep, brumating reptiles are awake but inactive. read more

During cold climate, snakes find burrows or caves to hibernate through the winter. They fall into a deep sleep until the climate is warm enough for them. Snakes live almost everywhere. On land, on trees, and in water but snakes can not survive in north in Arctic circle or in Antarctica because ground stay frozen through out the year. read more

Different types of rattlesnakes live in cold-weather environments. They survive at low and high elevations where snow and freezing temperatures exist seasonally. The reptiles utilize behavior adaptations to survive where many other snakes and reptiles cannot. read more

Also snakes found here has venom that is 5 times more threatening than the venom of an ordinary snake. There are around 40 hundred thousand snakes on this island and it is officially forbidden to go near to this island. read more