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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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How do corn snakes kill their pray?

Corn snakes like all constrictors will strike the prey to hold it in place with their teeth while wrapping (constricting) around their prey. As they prey breeths out they squeeze harder not allowing their prey to breeth in until the prey is dead from the complete lack of air. At that time they begin to swallow their prey.

What happens if you get bitten by a grass snake?

you become infected by them.in order to survive a anti venom needs to be given or else you die.you need to get yourself treated before you lose too much blood.so when it bites you that blood goes into its venom conductor to help it make the babies.it might take a few minutes or a day maybe 2 to survive depends how much blood you have lost.

How does a rattlesnake get their venom?

Their poison is a fluid stored in venom glands in the back of their mouth that will automatically refill itself - so they basically make it themselves.

Some snakes, however, like the Tiger Snake, can sequester the toxins from the animals that they eat. Tiger Snakes sequester bufadienolide compounds from the toxic toads they eat. When they are found in an environment without these toads, however, they lack the toad's toxic bufadienolide compounds completely.

The mother snake can pass these toxin to young, in the egg, and confer a degree of protection to their young.

Additionally, the snakes that eat toads seem to know they have an additional degree of defense. They will stand and defend their territory. Snakes on a nearby island, lacking bufadienologenous toads, lack these compounds, lay eggs, bearing young, also lacking bufadienolide compounds completely. These snakes tend to flee when challenged.

Its unusual for animals to sequester defensive toxins. Poison Darts Frogs, and Mantella Frogs from Madagascar eat ants possessing an alkaloid the frog sequesters in its skin, that confers defensive abilities. Garter snakes are known to sequester tetrodotoxin from poisonous newts in it's diet, and birds in New Guinea sequester toxins from the insects they eat.

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Are cobras the same as king cobras?

The Indian Cobra and the King Cobra are not the same species, but they both belong to the Elpidae (Elapid) family. Despite their name the Indian Cobra and the King Cobra are not as closely related as one might expect. The genus, Naja, contains what the majority of the population on earth call 'cobras'. The King Cobra does not belong to the Naja genus. It belongs to a different genus. The Indian Cobra on the other hand stays to true to it's name and is a species in the Naja genus.

What kind of black snakes are in Florida?

Scarlet kingsnake, milk snake both have that coloration.

What do baby California king snakes eat?

Depending on how big the snake is. Most snakes eat live white mice but will eat frozen ones if that is what you are offering them. Snakes tend to eat once one or twice a week depending on their size.

A lot of owners will maintain their own little white mice just for their snake or buy them frozen from a local animal store.

How long cornsnake can stay under water?

Perhaps 2 hours depending on temperature of the water, the size of the animal and the activity of the crocodile. The colder the water, which is unusual for animals that live in the tropics, and if they are not at all struggling, they have been recorded as living up to 2 hours under water. However, they have also been recorded as drowning in 20 to 30 minutes if they are struggling. Smaller crocodiles can not stay under water as long as larger ones.

A voluntary dive normally lasts no longer than 15 minutes, and usual dive times are around 4 to 6 minutes.

What type of snake is black with yellow strips?

Answer:

The Tiger Snake is also called Telescopus semiannulatus and is found throught central, eastern and southern Africa, from the Congo to Tanzania to South Africa.

It is venomous, but not dangerous to humans. Thought it strikes readily, it is tamed quickly.

See related link for full Wikipedia article.

How far can a black mamba strike?

a black mamba strike is as fast as two seconds

Where is black mamba's territory?

The black mamba got it's name because when threatened it opens it's mouth an shows the inside of it's mouth which is black...

Why don't snakes have ears?

Because most of them save mini sencors that serve as ears all over their body.

What does a snake tongue look like?

if you never been bit don't answer this question cause they don't want your advice, so ive been bit by my corn snake when i was cleaning my terrerrium it was non-poisonous so i couldn't die. so it bit me and it was rear-fanged it had 5 teeth marks on each sides on my arm.

so that's what it looks like.

Does a snake usually bite the head of its prey to kill it instantly?

its easy for snakes to crush all the prey's bones first then gobble them up

EDIT: The reason snakes swallow their prey head first - is that the limbs of the 'victim' fold flat against the body - making it easier to swallow. (Snakester1962)

What is the most poisonous snake in Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania lists three venomous (not poisonous, since venom is injected and not ingested), the Northern Copperhead, the Timber Rattlesnake and the Eastern Massasauga which is an endangered species.

The Massasauga is the most venomous and the least likely to be observed. Observed is the operative word since snake bites are a very rare occurrence and death resulting from snakebite happen only about 15 times each year in the United States according to the Center for Disease Control. Out of every 500 people who are bitten in the US by a venomous snake 499 will survive.

The US Department of Transportation reports that 'Bambi' collisions result in 130 US motorists dying each year. If you see a snake, remain calm and allow it to make its escape. If you are bitten seek medical treatment.

What is the heaviest species of snake in the world?

The anaconda is recognised as the heaviest species.
anaconda is the heavies species of snake in the world

Are most snakes poisonous or nonpoisonus?

There are more non-venomous species. Of the approximately 2,600 known species of snake, only about 600 of those species are venomous. Only a small percentage of the venomous species have toxins powerful enough to kill humans.

How fast is a blue racer snake?

It depens on how big the snake is because it changes all the time. I would know that because I have a lot of snakes .

Where does the western hognose live?

Western hognose 40-50% , eastern and southern a little higher, 50-60%

hope this helps, Rob Burton.

Do snakes shed their teeth?

No, they do not. However - they 'replace' any fang that gets broken.

Is there a place that does not have snakes?

Ireland does not have any wild snakes but of course people do own them as pets and some may have escaped.

In Irish Myth, St.Patrick had drivin all the snakes out of Ireland.

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There are also no snakes in Hawaii.

Can corn snakes eat vegetables?

No. Like all snakes, corn snakes feed exclusively on other animals.

What type of body covering does an anaconda have?

Anacondas are reptiles. All reptiles have a covering of scaly skin. They do not actually have individual scales like fish do.

Can a chicken be killed by a snakes poison?

It depends on the type of snake. The majority of snakes are not venomous and a bite would not be life-threatening to a cat. A few are venomous and their bites can be life-threatening. If your cat is bitten and the snake is not venomous or you are not sure, take it to the vet immediately.