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Snakes
Part of the reptile family there are about 2,400 species of snakes in the world. Snakes live almost everywhere, in deserts, forests, oceans, streams, and lakes. Some species are ground dwellers, others live in trees, and other snakes spend most of their lives in water. This is the place to ask your questions about these cold blooded reptiles.
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What is the king cobras biome?
A King cobra is an important part of the cycle of life. It consumes rodents so they do not become overpopulated. It also eats lizards and eggs. The mongoose is a natural predator of the King cobra.
What is the most common color for a snake?
In nature, king snakes can be a variety of colors, such as the all-black Mexican king snake and the black-and-white striped/banded king snake commonly found in america. In captivity, there are many more colors not found in nature. One variation, the Albino kingsnake, is very rare in the wild because a) the genetic combination necessary for this coloring is rare by itself and b) albino kingsnakes have poor vision and cannot camoflouge very well and are, therefore, killed by predators faster than the average kingsnake. The albino kingsnake is very common as a pet because of its beautiful coloring. I, myself, have an albino kingsnake, and they truly are beautiful!
Most hyenas are carnivores and eat any animal they can catch or scavenge, even insects. The spotted hyena is the only species of hyena that is considered an omnivore, or animal that eats both animals and plants.
What type of snakes do not like sunlight?
All snakes NEED sunlight to survive. The only reason a snake would dislike sunlight would be if the snake had a hunting disadvantage during the daytime.
Can snakes express themselves?
Nope - to be able to express oneself, one has to be able to feel emotion. Snakes lack the intelligence to feel emotions.
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All snakes have this adaptation to help them conserve water. They do not have a bladder, and therefore do not pass liquid waste in the form of urine the way we do - instead, uric acid is excreted as a semi-solid white mass, which quickly hardens and becomes chalky. This is mostly found in desert snakes though.
What does a hognose snake do when its scared?
I am assuming you are asking about when they are scared because of a predator. When hognose snakes are scared they play dead. they don't just roll over they will wriggle about and look like they are in great pain before they stop moving and sometimes spit up blood if you try and flip one over if its playing dead it will immediately flip back over. Hope that helped!:)
Do water snakes stay on top of the water or underneath the water?
... depends who you call a "SNAKE". If you call "snake" longiformes FISHES, like eels (in fresh waters), or the conger (in salted waters): They are fishes, the have gills (scholar term is BRANCHIAE), thus they can "live" under the water. If you point at terestrial snakes that "can" swim or at some other which live most of the time in ponds or rivers or alongside, but have only aerial lungs or/and an oxygenation by the skin: Then the answer is no: They don't "live" under water; they just plunge into it, monenteanously, in apnea, to feed.
What color is your snake and and what kind of markings does it have?
It depends on the snake. They can be blue, to brown, to black, to red. They can be solid or have very complex patterns. You should post a more specific question if you're asking about a certain type of snake.
Pink with yellow spots and a purple tongue and also it wears a orange wig and huge sunglasses
What kind of snake is brown with white strips on its back?
it will probably be a California kingsnake :)
What are people Doing to prevent the extinction of the blue racer?
In Canada, the Blue Racer is protected under the Species at Risk Act, SARA, and is listed as Endangered. This means it has the highest level of protection under SARA. Habitat conservation and restoration is the key means of protecting this limited population.
Mostly,snakes are "friends," if you are referring to humans. There are many venomous snakes, and they have caused human deaths. However, ecologically, theyhelp us by reducing the number of vermin (such as mice, rats, etc.) and in that way they help people. A bull snake, for example, may live near a barn, and prevent mice from ruining the hay. Most snakes are not venomous; and among those that are, they generally will not bite a human unless threatened or provoked.Some snakes will bite just to protect themselves and their eggs.
What does the cobra symbolize?
A cobra, snake, or serpent is generally, but not always, used to symbolize temptation into sin just as when the serpent tempted Eve into sinning. Also, it can be used to symbolize something very sneaky, bad, and dangerous. That's why when a person is called a snake in the grass, it means something bad about that person. The word snake, is used to imply that a person is bad. This is used in many different countries and different cultures around the world. So, in conclusion, a person who has a cobra tattoo either likes cobras or in most cases is trying to give a message to everyone that he or she is a bad ass, so back off! Finally, a cobra is really just one of God's creatures, but, throughout the ages it has gotten a bad reputation and that's why the modern view of it is something that is bad.
AnswerThe King Cobra is a sacred symbol in many cultures. The Cobra and snake in general was the force that gave man his divine spark. Shakti is the name of the female energy coiled up at the base of the spine(snake.) Snake equals transformation, fire, magic, and wisdom. It was the snake who guided Eve to eat the apple, which in turn freed her from the sleep and she awoke to consciousness. The Cobra is a graceful animal and appears always to carry an air of dignity and nobility. The physical charisma with which it is endowed is without doubt also one of the reasons why it, among all snakes, was chosen by the Nagas (an ethnic group living in Nagaland and Manipur state in the northeastern part of India) to be their totem. The most famous use of cobra symbolism is that of the royal Egyptian uraeus, worn at the forehead of the pharaoh to represent sovereignty, knowledge, life, and youth.Also the cobra represented the sign of protection in Ancient egypt, the first answer is a matter of opinion stating the the cobra means sin and temptation or wanting to be sneaky.......ha....hogwash
What kind of snake has black and white bellies?
The red-bellied black snake, which is native to eastern Australia, is black with a distinctive pink-red belly.
Are California king snakes poisonous?
In my experience - yes. I've been keeping/breeding reptiles for over 25 years, nad have found them an excellent 'beginner snake' - since they seldom (if ever) show any aggression towards being handled.
What I would say, though, is before you get your first snake, please do some research on the particular species you're interested in. That way, you'll have at least some basic knowledge to help you take care of your new reptile successfully. I rescue many reptiles each year from owners who didn't know how to care for their animals.
Snakes have the ability to go up stairs. They use the belly muscles to move and that is the same way that they will go up the stairs.
