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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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Spitting Cobras are well known for their ability to spit venom at their predators and prey.
Why should snakes be protected?
Snakes' eyes are covered by their clear scales (the brille) rather than movable eyelids. Their eyes are always open, and for sleeping, the retina can be closed or the face buried among the folds of the body.
Can rattlesnakes smell their prey?
Rattle Snakes get their food by hunting it or catching it. Rattlesnakes are highly venomous and they release that venom once they strike and catch their prey. this venom has a quick affect on anything it goes into. this kills their prey almost instantly.
Is a snake skeleton a cartiladge skeleton or endoskeleton?
Snakes have an endoskeleton. Endo means inside and the skeleton of the snake is located inside the snake. Unlike crabs, or lobsters who have an exoskeleton, exoskeleton meaning outside.
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Does a male snake have poison?
No. Those snakes which have venom or poison of any kind keep it in special glands in their throat, where it is most easily used.
What is the difference between a snake and a cobra?
Cobras are highly venomous snakes belonging to the family elapidae . Cobras are well known for rearing up and spreading their upper bodies to form a hood when threatened. It is not uncommon for a bite from a cobra to be fatal. Cobras can be found in various parts of Europe and Asia.
Water snakes are can be any of a number of snakes that spend most of their time in or near fresh water. Most are colubrids and are either nonvenomous or only mildly venomous.
Where are poisonous snakes are usually found?
There are no "poisonous" snakes. The appropriate word to use is "venomous", not "poisonous", because venom refers to a toxin that is injected by the animal, whereas poisonous animals are those who spread their toxin by being ingested or through contact with the skin.
Venomous snakes can be found in nearly all the same places that nonvenomous snakes can be found, with just a few exceptions is some of the cooler regions.
How many mice should i give a snake a week?
A neonate ( baby ) ball python needs to eat every 3 to 4 days until it is at least 200 grams. It is best to feed it pinky rats rather than mice if it will accept them.
For a ball python being raised as a pet rather than a breeder it can be fed ever 5 to 7 days once it is in the juvinile stages.
What is the age of king cobra?
The King cobra has an average lifespan of about 20 years.
General Information
King Cobra Scientific Cassification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Ophiophagus
Species: O. Hannah
The largest poisonous snake would be the King Cobra(Ophiophagus hanna), the Latin wordOphiophagus means "Snake-eater". The king cobras average size is 13-14 ft. (3.96-4.26m) weighing around 20 lbs (9 kg), they can reach a length of around 18.5ft (5.6388m) weighing over 40lbs. (18.1436kgs.) and lives in the Rainforest's and grasslands of Southeast Asia, India and China. Color is generally tan, olive-green or black with faint pale yellow cross bands, the females lay around 50 eggs, the king cobras are the only snakes who construct a nest for their hatchlings which they incubate and protect until they emerge in 60 to 80 days, the young are called Hatchlings and about 1.5 ft. (50cm ) long at birth, the King cobra is very fast and agile with an average lifespan of about 20 years.
Although not the most toxic of poisonous snakes a king cobra can kill an elephant with one bite, the king cobra tracks by site and smell then kills it's prey by striking and injecting it with venom and swallowing it whole, it's preferred diet is mainly other venomous and non-venomous snakes but includes small reptiles, birds and amphibians as well. King Cobras are aggressive and will rear up to confront the intruder where most other cobras will slither away and hide. The only predators are the mongoose and man.
Not out of the ends of their tails, if that's what you're thinking. They have something similar to us in a similar position.
Is the corn snake nocturnal or diurnal?
nocturnal cause it wouldn`t be diurnal cause the anaconda wouldn`t be active
Not all snakes are venomous. Of the 3,500 snake species - only around 400 are actually venomous, AND of those, only a small number are actually lethal to humans !
There are around 650 venomous species with JUST Elapidaeand Viperidae. That's not including your venomous Colubrids (e.g. Boomslangs, Mangrove snakes, and other opisthoglyphs, though most rear-fanged snakes are of little to no consequence to humans, admittedly).
What is the name of a Nile snake?
There is a mythical creature that was often referred to as the Snake of the Nile. This mythical creature, as stated in his name, was said to be a snake that lived in the Nile River, that was capable of devouring a crocodile by allowing the corcodile to eat it, and eating the crocodile's insides out, therefore killing them.
What is an interesting fact about snakes?
there are many many interesting facts about snakes a few of them i know such as they have no eyelids, they use there tongue as a nose so if a snake licks you dont get worried its only smelling you and also a lot of people persume or think they know that snakes dont have ears but they actually do they do 2 special things to help them hear 1 they have ears like us but we see them as tiny little holes at the side of their head and 2 they hear most of the time by loud vibrations. NOTE: all this information is for a corn snake or household snake not any other i only know about corn snakes no others.
What is the difference between garter and grass snake?
Garter and grass snakes can be many different colours, but the main colours usually associated with them are greens, blacks, greys and stripe colours of red, yellow, orange and cream. For instance, the Red Sided garter snake of western Canada is mainly black with a creamy colour strip running down it's back and two red stripes running along on both sides of it's body.
No, they only drink water. The myth of milksnakes drinking from cows or any other myth where they ingest something other than water and their prey is just that... a myth.
How do you keep your snake tank humid?
No, I'm told they can get fungal infections under their scales, but it's never happened to my snake and I live in the troppics. Mind you my snake likes to hang in his branches rather than lie in the water. I think it only realy happens when your snake lies in water too much. Some people I know have to give their snake a very small water dish to stop this happening. I think snakes also like to bath in their water before shedding their skin.
What to feed a baby mole snake?
Feed the lil guy kitten formula warm out of a dropper, and a mix of red meat such as ground beef mixed with kitten formula. Gradually add chopped worms into the mix of food. As the mole matures give less and less kitten formula and rely on only a mix of insects(avalible in petco and like stores) organic earth worms and a variety of raw ground meat. Canned kitten chow also works decently but make sure to add some natural food sources like worms to ensure proper health. Please remember it is important to provide light physical contact such as light petting. Lightly rub the back side of the baby after eating to stimulate a bowel movement as the mother would do.
How did native Americans cure rattlesnake bites?
Well honestly, They either tried to "suck" the venom out or they tried homemade thing's That didnt always work
Are there any predators of rattlesnakes?
Young Rattlesnakes (less than 2 years old) are heavily preyed upon by numerous species like Ravens, Crows, Raccoons, Coyotes, Weasels etc. Even Adult Rattlesnakes are known to cannibalize youngsters. Adolescent Rattlesnakes (above 2 years) are preyed upon by larger predators like Eagles, Hawks, Badgers, Kingsnakes etc. Adult Rattle snakes have only one known predator the "Kingsnake" which is a constrictor. It is immune to the venom of Rattlesnakes and other Vipers and consumes them as a part of its natural diet.
Young Rattlesnakes (less than 2 years old) are heavily preyed upon by numerous species like Ravens, Crows, Raccoons, Coyotes, Weasels etc. Even Adult Rattlesnakes are known to cannibalize youngsters. Adolescent Rattlesnakes (above 2 years) are preyed upon by larger predators like Eagles, Hawks, Badgers, Kingsnakes etc. Adult Rattle snakes have only one known predator the "Kingsnake" which is a constrictor. It is immune to the venom of Rattlesnakes and other Vipers and consumes them as a part of its natural diet.
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Is a yellow and black catapiller poisonous?
well my sister caught a fuzzy yellow and black and it is not poisonous so i will check and is it fuzzy or no.
What are pythons behavioral adaptations?
Pythons have a variety of interesting behavioral adaptations. They hiss, to discourage predators, spread their heads to make them look larger than they are, and many species also play dead by flipping over on their backs.
What kind of snakes live in Michigan?
Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake
Michigan's only venomous snake is a rare sight for most state residents. Historically, they could be found in a variety of wetlands and nearby upland woods throughout the lower peninsula. During the late spring, these snakes move from their winter hibernation sites, such as crayfish chimneys and other small mammal burrows in swamps and marshlands, to hunt on the drier upland sites - likely in search of mice and voles, their favorite food.
Females give birth to 8 to 20 young in late summer. The young snakes have a single "button" on their tails; a new rattle segment is added at each shedding of the skin, which occurs several times per year.
The massasauga can be characterized as a shy, sluggish snake. Its thick body is colored with a pattern of dark brown slightly rectangular patches set against a light gray-to-brown background. Occasionally, this coloration can be so dark as to appear almost black. The belly is mostly black. It is the only Michigan snake with segmented rattles on the end of its tail and elliptical, ("cat like") vertical pupils in the eyes. The neck is narrow, contrasting with the wide head and body and the head appears triangular in shape. Adult length is 2 to 3 feet.
These rattlesnakes avoid confrontation with humans; they are not prone to strike - preferring to leave the area when they are threatened. Like any animal though, these snakes will protect themselves from anything they see as a potential predator. Their short fangs can easily puncture skin and they do possess a potent venom. It is best to treat them with respect and leave them alone. The few bites that occur to humans often result from attempts to handle or kill the snakes. Any bite from a massasauga should receive prompt professional medical attention. When compared to other rattlesnakes found in the United States, the massasauga is the smallest and has the least toxic venom.
Massasaugas are found throughout the Lower Peninsula, but not in the Upper Peninsula (thus there are no poisonous snakes on the Upper Peninsula mainland.) They are becoming rare in many parts of their former range, throughout the Great Lakes area, due to wetland habitat loss and persecution by humans. They are listed as a "species of special concern" by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, and are protected by state law.
Like many snakes, the first human reaction may be to kill the snake. But it is important to remember that all snakes play an important role in the ecosystem. Some may eat insects, others like the massasauga consider rodents a delicacy and help control their population. Snakes are also a part of a larger food web and can provide food to eagles, herons, and several mammals.
We can easily learn to live with these creatures. When you encounter a snake, leave it alone. In most cases, the snake will move to different areas. If pets are in the area, it is important to confine them until the snake moves on. Most often snakes do not wander into areas with little vegetation. The most likely period to encounter snakes in the open is early spring or mornings when they can be found sunning themselves.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is currently evaluating the Great Lakes population to determine whether it should be listed as a threatened species. In Michigan, it remains an important part of our natural history.
