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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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Is a boa constrictor a herbivore carnivore or omnivore?
They are carnivores - meat eating.
They are carnivores - meat eating.
They are carnivores - meat eating.
They are carnivores - meat eating.
They are carnivores - meat eating.
They are carnivores - meat eating.
That depends. Color alone does not determine the species of a snake. Some gray snakes, such as the gray rat snake, are harmless while others, such as some rattlesnakes, are highly venomous. If you cannot determine the species of snake then it is best to steer clear of it.
What is the function of a snake?
I'm pretty sure that they help the snake breath by adding and decreasing pressure to the lungs.
Can a mongoose kill a black mamba?
yes, the black mamba snake can kill you if it bites you. they mostly live in the fruit trees of central and southeastern africa.
Snakes have special organs (pit organ) between their eyes and nose that can sensor infrared's radiation. With this organ it enables it to detect animals that have heat trapped in them (example: mice, birds)
What snakes don't eat rodents?
Actually, snakes are quite opportunistic and will eat carcasses they find in the wild! In captivity, it can be hard to get them to take dead prey, but with persistence and creativity they can successfully be switched. Live, warm prey is just a lot more tantalizing than dead cold prey, especially when your food is being handed to you regularly.
What is the life cycle of the red bellied black snakes?
it lays an egg
Unlike the other members of the black snake genus, Red-bellied Black Snakes give birth to live young, in individual membranous sacs. The young emerge from their sacs very shortly after birth, numbering between 8 to 40, and which have an average length of about 22 cm See related link for more information.
A snow corn snake is a corn snake that is recessive in both Amelanism and Anerythrism. This causes both the black pigments (amelanistic), as well as the red and orange (anerythristic) colors to be absent. Some traces of yellow are sometimes previlant especially near the head of the animal.
Why do snakes often flick their tongue?
When a snake flicks its tongue, it is essentially "tasting" the air. Various chemicals are picked up by the appendage that inform the snake of things like atmospheric conditions and the general direction of prey.
What other snakes besides the King are capable to eat juvenile Rattlesnakes?
cobras and the Australian bandy-bandy
How can you tell if your garden snake is a girl snakes from boy snakes?
Unless you plan on breeding them, there's no reason to, just pick a gender to call it.
If you really need to know, there are several methods. The only method I would recommend without veterinary assistance is not very accurate unless you've had allot of practice, and that is to compare then length of the tail past the cloaca, males usually have longer, more slender tails. The other methods are 'popping' and 'probing', but unless you are experienced this is best left to a breeder or vet.
DO some snakes have heat vison?
No, only pit vipers, pythons and boas that live in trees have heat seeking capabilities. These animals have special pits around the top of their mouths that sense warmblooded prey. It works a little like infrared technology.
Some of these animals can even catch birds in flight. It is amazing.
Note that not all pythons and boas have pits. Boa constrictors, for example, don't have pits.
Most common snakes you'd find living in the wild in the US do not have pits. Only rattlesnakes and copperheads would have pits.
The anaconda is the widest and heaviest, and has the most mass. The Asiatic Reticulated Python however holds the record for being the longest snake.
The black mamba is the fastest land snake in the world, reaching speeds of 12 miles per hour. It is also the largest venomous snake in Africa and the second longest venomous snake in the world.
How can you tell if a snake is a boy or a girl?
Unless you plan on breeding them, there's no reason to, just pick a gender to call it.
If you really need to know, there are several methods. The only method I would recommend without veterinary assistance is not very accurate unless you've had allot of practice, and that is to compare then length of the tail past the cloaca, males usually have longer, more slender tails. The other methods are 'popping' and 'probing', but unless you are experienced this is best left to a breeder or vet.
What is the oldest recorded snake?
The record is usually attributed to a Boa Constrictor that lived in captivity to the age of forty. However, a Rubber Boa that was first captured as a large adult in the wild in 1971 lived until 2006. The age of this snake at first capture is estimated to be at least 15 years old and very likely significantly older. A conservative estimate of the life span of this snake is fifty years and perhaps as much as seventy. For detailed notes on this snake check out the following link:
http://www.rubberboas.com/Content/raab1.html
Do rattle snakes live in la garita co above 8000 ft?
Absolutely, they have been found at well over 10,000' in Mexico and I have found them at over 8,000' in Mexico. I believe they are near 10,000 feet in the Sierras of California.
Can poisonous snakes poison themselves?
im pretty sure they can't. i saw this one thing one time on mutual of omaha's wild kingdom. watch this thing at about 35-40 seconds in. http://animal.discovery.com/videos/king-cobra-and-i-cobras-lock-horns.html
Are there poisonous snakes in Korea?
No, there are no poisonous snakes in Korea. There are, however, venomous snakes. Most notably various pit vipers.
Who would win a scorpion or a snake?
Assuming the scorpion and snake are of average size for their type. I would say the snake is going to win. I say this because a scorpions venom couldn't kill the snake. If it hit the snake right between the eyes, then maybe. But the likelyhood of that happening is slim to none. The snake would win, because even if it wasnt venomous, all it would take is one very good bite to break the scorpions exoskeleton.
No, snakes do not migrate. They are territorial, and stay in the same area.
