Snakes

Excessive soaking in their water dish outside of shed is a sign of external parasites like ticks or mites, snakes with URI (Upper-Respitory Infection) will actually sneeze and quite often at that. Have your vet check fecal matter for internal parasites or other issues. Gaping of the mouth and excess drooling is a sign of Mouth-Rot (open-sore or cut in the mouth that becomes infected during feeding usually causes some type of necrosis). Retained eye-caps can cause blindness, also any irregular weaving, bobbing, or unnatural "slithering" indicates neurological problems. Check the snakes vent for blockage, examine the body for wounds or irregular bumps and missing scales. Retained skin should be removed promptly but CORRECTLY. Humidity between 45-55% with a warm side temperature of 82-87 degrees (F) is what I personally keep my tank at, I feed my juvenile twice a week and she's quite active at night, doesn't retain skin or eye caps and has never regurgitated a meal. Pythons natural "star-gaze" now and then but excess "star-gazing" is an early warning of some neurological issues. If your snake stops feeding and has shown symptoms, take her to a Qualified Reptile Vet, only a a Vet can diagnose and appropiately treat your snake. Reptile books and magazines list many Vets willing and able to treat snakes, local pet shops and specialty stores can point you in the right direction too. Mites will look like sprinkled pepper crawling around the habitat and on your snake. Typically near the eyes and nose, if your snake gets mites (it happens) discard bedding. Remove your snake and place in a separate container. I use a solution of one part bleach to three parts water to soak the wash the ornments, hide boxes and tank. After using the bleach ornaments, tank and hideboxes must then be washed and soaked with water and a water dechlorinator before replacing the snake. Larger pet stores usually carry an over-the-counter mite and tick treatment from Jurassipet that works well. Until you are positive your snake is mite free. DO NOT replace it in it's habitat, or all your washing will be undone. Keep in a different enclose with white dye-free paper towels as bedding, with a tip-proof water dish too small to for your snake to soak in, and a small hidebox. White paper towels make it easy to identify mites. Excess humidity may cause a blister disease, too little dehydration, a temperature too low will cause regurgitation. Snakes need heat to digest, if the enclosure does not have an area of at least 78 degrees (F) a Ball can't digest it's prey and thus may not eat or if it does the prey will rot in the snakes stomach causing regurgitation. If regurgitation does occur, correct temperature and humidity and wait at least 7 days before feeding your snake again. Your snake will need to replenish it's digestive acids and feeding too soon causes a second regurgitation. Most likely she'll be "edgy" during this week, regurgitation can be painful to a snake and deprives them of a meal. Add a 7 day fast to a snake who's eating constantly, she'll be touchy. Hope this helps

I should start off my answer by saying that i am not a snake breeder, but have had pet snakes all my life. For the best answer, u should consult ur local snake breeder (not a major pet store such as petsmart or petco. The people there know very little about animals). There are many local snakeries(if that is even a word :]) that should be able to answer this question very thoroughly. Most king snakes do not reach adulthood until around the age of 3 or 4. From what i know about snakes, a pet snake should not be bred with a mate if under the age of 2, and even then the chances of a successful fertilization of the majority of the eggs are not as high as they should be. For the best possible results, it is best to start breeding a snake when they reach adulthood.

Poisonous animals are not generally poisonous to eat. Their poisons generally need to be injected in some fashion directly into the bloodstream. Ingesting these poisons prevents this in most instances, because the digestive system breaks down the toxins before they can be introduced to the bloodstream.

Corn snakes live mostly in North American territorys. They prefer overgrown fields, forest openings, and abandoned buildings and farms. Have any more qeustions about corn snakes? I know a lot about them. I also have a lot of them.

all large bird of prey, king snakes, coyotes, and foxes.

Well, you don't actually need lungs to get high. The high comes from the bodies reaction to the chemical THC, not from the lungs absorption of the smoke. This is why people can get high from eating a brownie as well as taking a hit from a bong. Spiders may actually be able to feel the effects of THC when exposed to marijuana smoke. The THC effects the type of webs the spiders make.

snakes can kill you by constricting, biting with venom, or biting without venom

It depends on the snake. Constrictor snakes will wrap around you and practically squeeze the life out of you. Venemous snakes will bite you and inject venom into your bloodstream, with the venom attacking your vital organs, usually causing fatality. Others will actually spit venom into your eye without biting.

The snake may hiss, slither or in the case of a rattlesnake, rattle.

You can buy snakes at most pet stores, though if you're looking for a specific species that may make your search harder. Try talking to somebody at the largest pet store near you and they should be able to tell you whether or not they ever have the snake you're looking for in stock. Alternatively you can find a breeder online who will ship you a snake.

Corn snakes eat generally mice, or possibly rats if they are large enough.

I suggest the frozen variety. My reasons being, feeding live can increase the aggressiveness in the snake, it can also be potentially harmful to the snake if the mouse decides to fight back.

Frozen mice are also a lot easier to store, and to feed.

Make sure you are feeding outside of the actual cage, because feeding inside can also increase aggressiveness. Also if you feed frozen, make sure the mouse is completely defrosted, and warm (not hot) to the touch.

What is the average life span of a cobra? I have no idea. That`s why I was asking you guys! I thought you people had the answer to my homework...but I do have a guess. I guess about 20 years, but I`m not sure. Question by a 5th grader

Plant. Plants are always the producers

By the number of rattles on his tail and the size of the snake.

You can not tell how old a rattlesnake is by the number or size of the rattle, you actually need tissue and blood samples to tell how old they are. I have done a lot of research on this and have found a bunch of different ideas but the only real way to tell how old one is is to get tissue and blood samples, you can get pretty close by estimating most of the time.

They are native to the southwestern areas of America and northwestern Mexico, but it is not ever a good idea to try to capture and tame a wild snake. They make great pets and are very easy to acquire from a local pet store or breeder, no matter where u live.

Black Mambas are a venomous snake species native to Africa.

They are not actually black. Their typical color is olive-green. They get their name form the color of the inside of their mouths which is jet-black.

See the related link for the Wikipedia entry on the species.

It is good for a baby to eat every week and sub adults to adults to eat every two weeks some adults will only eat once a month, snakes can live a long time without food my dAd found one that had escaped six months later still alive. Though that doesn't mean you should risk it, I would never let your snakes go more than a month without eating to keep them healthy

Sea snakes can forage in groups, but snakes generally don't hang out together unless they are mating. Oh, and a group of snakes is not called a herd. It could probably just be referred to as a group (like with the sea snakes) because snakes don't cruise around together. ----- There is such a thing as a nest of vipers.

There are many ways in which snake vemon proteins attack the target. Some attack the central nervous system, other create blood clots and still others thin the blood and cause internal bleeding. It is all species specific.

Yes. It can wrap its body around the crocodile's throat and start squeezing it.

Yes, they can bite you underwater; but they aren't very good at doing so. They are slow at it.

Fifteen families are currently recognized, comprising 456 genera and over 2,900 species.

There are 4 category's of snakes there are colibirds,boas and pythons,vipers and venomous snakes.

There are over twelve hundred snake species on the planet.

Mating in Anaconda's occurs during the Rainy season during April & May. Males identify receptive females and then copulate with them. Courting & Mating occurs almost exclusively in water and may sometimes happen on Land. More than one male may try to mate with a female. Males wrap around the females and try to mate with them. During this frenzy, they wrap around to form groups which are called "Breeding Balls" where multiple males try to mate with the female in the group. The group could stay in position for 2 to 4 weeks until the copulation eventually happens.

The Inland Taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus), is the most venomous snake in the world. Note that there are many different factors to consider when determining which is the most venemous snake.Found mostly in Agawam, mass and eats little children.

Only underwater snakes do. Not land snakes.