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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.
9,216 Questions
Can corn snakes become egg bound?
corn snakes lay their eggs in their home or if you have them for pets they lay their eggs inside their hide
Is the mosquito hawk the same as snake doctor?
According to my grandma Sadie (born & raised in Florida) they are the same thing.
Well, they can be.
"Mosquito hawk" is what we call a "common name", or an "informal name"; it is what people call any particular animal or plant in a particular place or time. It need not be correct, for example a mosquito is not a hawk and not a mosquito and it means different things in different places, and in a lot of places it means nothing at all because lots of people don't use the name. Common names are useful because they enable people in a particular place to talk about animals and plants and more or less understand each other most of the time, but they also are confusing because most animals and plants have no common names at all, most those that do have common names have more than one even in the same language, some in different places. Most common names also apply to more than one animal or plant. And a lot of common names have wrong meanings.
"Formal" or "scientific" names may be a bit harder to use in many ways, but they do better than common names in some of those ways.
For example, in some places a mosquito hawk is a Crane fly (also called a "daddy long legs". See what I mean about common names?). A crane fly is not a mosquito (though it , not a hawk, and doesn't hawk mosquitoes. It is a member of the fly Family Tipulidae, and that is a name that an insect scientist (entomologist) will recognise in any language in any place in the world.
In some places a mosquito hawk is indeed a dragonfly as grandma Sadie rightly said. It also is neither a mosquito nor a hawk, but it does catch mosquitoes in the air; it "hawks" them all right.
In some places a mosquito hawk is a damselfly. Damselflies are very closely related to dragonflies, and like dragonflies, damselflies are neither hawks nor mosquitoes, but do hawk mosquitoes. Most people who call dragonflies mosquito hawks also call damselflies mosquito hawks. Both are in the order Odonata, and again, an entomologist in any country should know the name Odonata, and what it means.
Crane flies are in the order Diptera and therefore are practically unrelated to dragonflies and damselflies.
Are banded water snakes poisonous?
Assuming you mean the Australian 'Bandy-Bandy' species.. Yes they are venomous, but the venom is not considered toxic enough to be a danger to humans. There is an article on the species in Wikipedia (see related link)
How do snakes react with other snakes?
I'm not a herpetologist or expert, but I've had a pet royal (ball) python for 7 months. This is what I do know. Pythons and boas are solitary animals. They don't hang out with others of their kind except for mating. Snakes do eat each other as well, so when kept as pets should be kept alone.
What kind of snake can be found in Oregon that is bright orange and black?
Depends largely on where you saw said snake. Here in Texas it could be a water snake, a water moccasin, a rat snake, or several others, depending on the pattern of the coloration, head size/shape, ect...
Who would win in a fight the black mamba or inland taipan?
In a fight black mamba would won because inland taipans are not much aggracive as black mamba.Black mamba is the 2nd biggest venom snake in the world and the fastest snake on land.
What is a male king cobra's name?
King Cobra (Ophiophagus hanna), the Latin word Ophiophagus means"Snake-eater".
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.
What are the behavior of bull snakes?
- It gains extra heat by basking in sunlight - When temperatures become very low it hibernates in a sheltered place during prolonged cold periods. - They hibernate during winter also to enable them to survive the surrounding cold. Hibernating causes the metabolic rate to drop which causes the body temperature to drop in warm conditions, there heart beat slows down and there breathing rate drops - When temperatures rise, the brown snake shelters in shade under logs and is active only in cooler parts of the day, such as the evening. They are usually active during the day but when it is very hot they become nocturnal and their active periods are at night. - It gains extra heat by basking in sunlight - When temperatures become very low it hibernates in a sheltered place during prolonged cold periods. - They hibernate during winter also to enable them to survive the surrounding cold. Hibernating causes the metabolic rate to drop which causes the body temperature to drop in warm conditions, there heart beat slows down and there breathing rate drops - When temperatures rise, the brown snake shelters in shade under logs and is active only in cooler parts of the day, such as the evening. They are usually active during the day but when it is very hot they become nocturnal and their active periods are at night.
Can you give 3 paragraphs about how snakes and eels different?
snakes lay eggs with shells but eels don't
Where do green anacondas live?
In rivers and swamps of the Amazon Rainforest in South America.
General information!
Anacondas Scientific classification.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Serpentes
Family: Boidae
Subfamily: Boinae
Genus: Eunectes
The question what is the biggest snake can be confusing, the biggest as far as girth (largest being measured at 44 inches or 1,1176 m) is the Green Anaconda, on average anacondas are more then 20 ft (6.09 m) long with and average weight of 300+ pounds (136.08+ kg) many reaching lengths of 29ft ( 8.83 m) or more, with a weight of over 550 lbs ( 249.48 kg), in terms of length then and only then will the Reticulated Python exceed the anaconda, the longest python was measured at 33 ft ( 10.05 m) but even this python can't match the total mass of the anaconda.
Anacondas are members of the Boidae family of reptiles and spend most of their time in rivers and swamps of the Amazon Rainforest in South America which makes them excellent swimmers and are capable of holding their breath for around 15 minutes, female anacondas are generally 3 to 4 times larger then the males and bear their young live and are called "Neonates", the number of young varies, some have produced 100 babies, but the average is between 20 to 40 babies which are about 24 inches (0.6 m) long, they stay with the mother for about and hour then leave to be on their own. Diet consist of (depending on the size of the anaconda, the larger the snake the larger the prey) large/small rodents like capybaras, also pigs, caiman, jaguars, deer, dogs, birds even fish and is acquired by ambushing with a quick strike, 100 rear-facing sharp teethhold the prey while suffocating it with constriction, (the anaconda is so powerful it generally crushes it's prey) then swallowing it whole and by using it's muscles in a rhythmic fashion it works the food toward its digestive area, the digestion of the anaconda is very slow thereby allowing it to survive without food for well over a year.
Anacondas have around a 10 to 12 year year life span in the wild, in captivity some have reached 20 + years, the biggest threat to it is man and loss of their habitat.
How long can snakes go without air?
Yes, snakes need oxygen from the air just like any other land animal.
How long is a water snakes tail?
It depends on how long the distance is from the cloaca to the tip of the tail !
What snake mimics the coral snake?
Rat snakes and gopher snakes are very good mimics of rattlesnake behavior.
Why do snakes have a long body?
cause it did not want to look like ur small penis cause it did not want to look like ur small penis
How can you tell a rat snake and a corn snake apart?
Rat snakes are generally black whereas corn snakes are orangey yellowy and look like ground up corn.
Is a group of snakes called a clutch?
A group of snakes can be a den, bed, pit. A group of rattlesnakes is a rhumba.
I can find no reference to clutch for a group of snakes (possibly a clutch of bird, snake eggs?).
What kind of snake is most dangeras to the mongoose?
mongoose are very strong and very brave and determined dose not matter what kind of snake it is if it is a snake he'll kill it mongoose rare very valiant and do not cower and any thing mongoose fight the pray till it goes off running because it cant handle it then the mongoose runs up and jumps up on its back with so much force it brakes its back right in half and the snake is dead so to answer your question no there is not one snake a mongoose cant kill.
How have animals adapted to life on land?
Animals grew legs to help them walk on land. They also developed lungs to enable them to breathe. Many grew hair to keep their body temperatures regulated and their senses were adapted to be able to do things like find food and avoid predators.
Your corn snake hasn't eaten for 6 weeks what should you do?
Snakes normally eat about every three weeks to a month, so your snake is probably fine.
Unless it's a baby cornsnake. ._.
