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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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Where was snake and ladder board game invented?
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Snakes and Ladders1 is a very simple childhood racing board game. However its origins are reported to date back to the 2nd Century BC. It was played in India, and known by the name Moksha-patamu. In a time of great morality, it was originally a board game used by religious leaders to teach children about the difference between good and evil - climbing up the ladders representing good, and sliding down the snakes representing evil. The western world discovered Moksha-patamu during England's period of colonial expansion, and adopted it. In around 1890 the religious and moral aspects were removed, and it was repackaged and sold in England as a children's racing board game. Playing Snakes and Ladders Snakes and ladders is a game of luck played by between two and six players. Although it is marketed for children, it can be played and enjoyed by all ages. It is played on a ten by ten square board, numbered from one to 100; one is the starting square and 100 the end square. There are various amounts of snakes and ladders of differing lengths printed on the board, and a single die; the use of a dice-shaker is optional. Usually, coloured counters are used as playing pieces, but coloured buttons or any other objects small enough to fit on the playing squares can be used. The varying lengths of the snakes and ladders will move a player's piece backwards or forwards, slowing down or speeding up their race to the end. Some of the snakes and ladders are short and are only a small setback, or a small advantage. However, there is usually at least one long ladder, that takes a player about a quarter of the way up the board, and most boards have the head of a long snake at square number 97, taking the unfortunate player almost a quarter back down the board, just when they were nearly at the winning square. To decide who starts the game, the players take turns in rolling the die; the player with the highest score starts, and rolls the die again to move. The race to the end of the board begins. All players start with their playing piece off the board, with square number one as the first square to count on their turn. More than one playing piece can occupy the same square. There is no extra turn for rolling a six. It is a good idea to clarify the rules before the start of the game. On their turn, they roll the die and move their playing piece along the squares in accordance with the number rolled. When a player lands on a square containing the foot of a ladder, they move up to the top of the ladder. When a player lands on a square containing a snake's head, they move down the snake, right down to the end of the snake's tail. The winner is the first player to reach the end of the board; square 100. There are different rules for how this square can be reached. One is that the exact number needs to be rolled on the die, either by remaining on a square of 94 or above, and waiting until the required number is rolled, or by moving to 100 then reversing back, according to the number rolled on the die. The other is that the exact number need not be rolled; decide at the beginning of the game which rule to follow. Other Versions of Snakes and Ladders Disney has produced Princess Snakes and Ladders. It has a very colourful board, featuring Disney fairytale Princess characters. There is also a giant version of snakes and ladders ideal for floor or garden play. The playing board is a large plastic sheet, with large plastic counters and a large die. Among the selection of online snakes and ladders is this version of Snakes and Ladders which can be played by one to four players, and asks questions about basic English words and phrases. ---- 1 Also known as Chutes and Ladders
According to several sources, it is relatively easy to keep a corn snake as a pet. They are docile, easy to care for snakes. Owners must make sure that they have a simple enclosure which is inescapable, and be willing to feed the snake mice, as it is a carnivorous snake.
I actually own one myself and found out through a herpitologist friend of mine that these snakes actually do have venom glands in fangs, but the location of these fangs are so far back in the mouth of the snake that it would be damn near impossible for a human to be envenomated by them, making them available for commercial sale to the public. Just a note for you if you ever wonder, if they can be purchased at a reptile show without the need for the venomous license, then they are non lethal to humans. ie: scorpions, tarantulas and the hognose... they are all venomous, but not in a lethal way....
Truthfully, I own a bunch of snakes and would welcome the bite of my Hognose over the bite of my Burmese Python!!!
The hognose is by far the most docile of my snakes and the better feeder of all of them as well.
Typically though, hog noses have to go through scented feedings before accepting mice plain.
Yes very because it is looked apon as animal abuse. But, I disagree with this because it is safer for pet owners to have snakes in their residents.
What symptoms do snakes have when it have a Syphilis?
Snakes do not get syphilis. Syphilis is a disease that affect humans.
Snakes have more hyaline and connective cartilage in their jaw than humans do. They have adapted to these conditions from evolutions, because they are so small and their prey are so large, they have bodies have adapted to their environment.
How do garden snakes use their tongues to eat their prey?
The tongue of a snake does not play a role in eating and swallowing as it does for humans. Rather, snakes use their tongues to smell. The forked shape allows them a direction sense of smell to help the snake find prey.
Can a rattlesnake remove its fangs?
Rattlesnakes have venom glands, not poison glands. They cannot remove these glands and would not have reason to do so. The venom glands are what makes it possible for them to catch food and defend themselves from predators.
Where does the belchers sea snake live?
Don't listen to the retards. They live in the Indian ocean and fishers are usually the ones bit because they come up in their nets.
Snakes don't eat every day !
Depending on the species - They usually only eat once every 7-10 days, and when they get older and larger to the point where they eat large rats or other animals, only about once a month.
Are snakes better than bunnies?
No.
Rabbits are herbivores, and have no use of snakes.
Snakes OTOH - if big enough - would gladly eat rabbits, making the snake a predator of rabbits. And rabbits prey for snakes.
When do I switch to fuzzies when feeding my baby corn snake?
i have a corn snake & i feed it every wensday but here is a tip for you take the snake out of the cage and put the snake in the box when you feed it and wait till its half way down the snake then put it back in the cage i do this because every time you take the snake out to play with it the snake will think its food time and might charge at you but please make sure the snakes food is half way down if not and you pick it up it will throw it back up and mess up the snakes food schedule . (:
How do you keep snakes out of your yard without harming your dogs?
Apparently they hate the smell/taste of phenol/phenyle. My friend sprayed a bottle of it around her garage and the tiger snake living in there moved out.
What do Burmese Pythons look like?
you can tell by the marking of its skin which are black rimmed and brown on hte inside, in between these markings it is a light brown color. The most signifent thing is the brown arrow shaped marking on its head. Near the end of the head in the middle should be a flame-shpaed hole in the marking. just look at a pic on Google.
What do you do in the snake part on Mythology Island?
In the Labyrinth of the Minotaur, you have to click on the red-eyed snake 3 times. It is possible to quickly identify the snake, but it is rapidly moving. The easiest course is to wait at a single hole (or two or three close together) until the red-eyed snake appears there. It is moving randomly among all 12 holes, so will eventually show up where you are waiting.
When "caught", its tongue sticks out, but there is no other indication that you have succeeded until the third time.
Do snakes have cartilage in their backbones?
No. Snakes are relatively recently evolved compared with other types of vertebrates and are the newest branch of reptiles. The first animals with backbones we fish, which were followed by amphibians and reptiles. Dinosaurs, mammals, birds, turtles, crocodiles, and lizards all had backbones and appeared before the first snakes slithered across the ground.
What do you do if you find a northern water snake?
Leave it alone. Water snakes are notorious for their nasty temperaments and shouldn't be taken from the wild for that reason and many more pretaining to the ecosystem and natural balance within it. If you do see a water snake, or any kind of animal in the wild then just leave it alone.
How do snakes release poison in their victims?
Snake venom is usually injected into the victim - either by needle-sharp fangs delivering a quantity directly under the skin or by the venom trickling down a groove in the snakes fangs.
