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Snakes are facing extinction as temperatures rise due to climate change NewsColony Snakes are facing extinction as temperatures rise due to climate change with some species losing 90 per cent of their habitat, a study has warned. Global warming makes it harder for snakes to maintain their optimum body temperature, changes their habitats and can reduce food availability. The Greek Meadow Viper, in particular, will see 90 per cent of its mountain-top habitat become uninhabitable by the end of the century. Scroll down for video Snakes are facing extinction as temperatures rise due to climate change with some species losing 90 per cent of their habitat, a study has warned. Pictured, a Greek Meadow Viper ‘I think the extinction of this particular mountain species would just be the tip of the iceberg,’ said paper author Edvárd Mizsei of the Centre for Ecological Research in Hungary. ‘We will have to work hard to keep the ecosystems functioning and reduce biodivers...