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They really do not need that much at all. In the wild, they will bask on a sun-warmed rock and absorb the heat from that in lieu of sunbathing. Snakes like to stay hidden in their environment, and exposing themselves for long makes them a target for predators.
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How long to sunbeam snakes live?
sunbeam snakes are mythological creatures; animals cant live on the sun.
How do snakes breathe with their mouth full?
They don't need to. Snakes can hold their breathe for long amounts of time.
What is a snakes photosynthesis?
No. Plants use photosynthesis to capture energy from the sun. Snimals cannot photosynthesize. Snakes use the heat of the sun to warm themselves, but they obtain the energy they need to live by eating other animals.
How does light affect snakes?
They need the radiant heat of the sun to enliven them, and light or lack of it tells them when to sleep.
What parts of the world do viper snakes inhabit?
Viper snakes inhabit very dry and desert-like areas. They are cold blooded so they need the hot sun to keep them warm.
How long can snakes go without air?
Yes, snakes need oxygen from the air just like any other land animal.
Why do desert snakes live under the sand?
So the snakes are safe from the sun.
What do snakes do when it is warm?
Usually sun bathe or hunt. They are cold-blooded meaning they can't make their own body heat, so they need to bathe in the sun(most likely on a rock).
How so snakes use energy?
Snakes don't convert sunlight into energy. Your thinking of photosynthesis. A process in which plants convert sunlight into energy. However snakes do bask in the sun to keep warm. But they don't use the sun for energy.
Do corn snakes need a snake friend?
No. Like all snakes corn snakes are solitary and have no need for companionship.
The eggs of lizards ans snakes get their warmth from the?
sun
Can animals control the body temperature and if they can what animals?
snakes and crocodiles can control there body heat by going in the sun snakes and crocodiles can control there body heat by going in the sun
