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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
What foods do snakes eat and how do they get food?
They eat a lot! Including mice, moles, rats, fish, other snakes, fish, lizards, grasshoppers, cows, antelope, chicken, wildcat, sparrow, cardinal, paradise birds, monkeys, caimans, piranhas, deer, voles, turtles, iguanas, badgers, worms, some marine animals, eggs, muskrats, snails, sheep, goats, that are all they eat. Some snakes kill by using venom. Others constrict, or they just simply swallow the prey alive! Isn't that cool! Let me tell you other facts: The andaconda is the heaviest snake. The Asian reticulate python is the longest. The Dekay snake is the smallest, measuring only as long as a 9 year old kid's index finger!
What are cool things you can put in a snakes cage?
You could put in the cage:
- Tunnels
- Mini-Trees
- Half-Logs
All snakes only eat what they can swallow. They are all carnivores, too. Thus, there are no types of snake that eat aloe.
Why do gaboon vipers use camoulage?
For the same reason any snake uses camouflage... to (a) keep itself safe from predators and (b) disguise itself from potential prey - making it easier to capture.
yes corn snakes are known to be a lot nicer than other snakes and often used as pets. Just do not move to suddenly around them or you will frighten it and might strike. before picking it up or anything let it get used to you by slowly putting your hand in front of it, if it flicks its tongue towards your hand do not get frightened it just means that it is getting used to your hand. it might even on its own start crawling up your arm thinking its a tree trunk , which is very normal behavior.
Why do herpetologist milk poisonous snakes?
The anti-venom for many poisonous snakes, as well as a few other medically valuable substances, are made from the venom of poisonous snakes. Also, if someone has to handle poisonous snakes regularly, if they are milked on a set schedule, it reduces the danger of a bite from one of the snakes - the venom injected would be a tiny amount of normal.
What does it mean when you're fighting with a green snake and you get bitten with venom by it?
Snakes in dreams represent several things. Snakes can represent sex, healing, danger, people you dislike, disgust, or literal snakes, depending on the context. Perhaps you were in a romantic relationship or marriage and it didn't work out.
The color green can represent healing and also jealousy. Maybe you had a major infection, or maybe you were intensely jealous over something or someone.
What are some differential diagnoses for facial swelling in the dog from a snake bite?
Rapid mortality. Best to make the dog comfortable.
Which is more closely related to humans snakes or worms?
they both relate to us the the same but snakes have eyes and worms don't
Are snake bights acid or alkali?
snake bites are classified to be a acid because part of the bite is actually made out of hydrochloric acid
What happens when we eat a snake-bitten banana?
If the snake is venomous, you might ingest some of the poison. But if the snake isnt poisonus/venomus, you might get sick from and disease or sickness the snake might have or gotten from its meal or an other snake.
Does your skin shed throughout the day?
yep. an estimated amount of 100 strands of hair fall out everyday too
If bitten by a black mamba what is the mortality rate?
Almost 100% Black Mamba venom is extremely potent and can kill a full grown adult in less than half an hour. Since most snake bites happen in remote localities where the nearest hospital is atleast an hours drive, the mortality rate of mamba bites are pretty high. Nearly 100% of all victims are killed.
They are the deadliest snake species when it comes to death % of snake bite victims.
What is the between land snakes and sea snakes?
I would guess the shore.... just kidding. The sea snakes are decended from land snakes. They have adapeted a vertically flattened tail for swimming. Many are VERY POISONOUS, in the extream. So don't try to pet any you might meet. Check out Google video and you'll learn a lot. Also checkout NewMexico101.com and follow the upperleft link from the albino diamond back rattler... very cool stuff.
What is a snake bite piercing?
Two lower lip piercings, usually one of the left and one on the right so it looks like snake bites/fangs. Google image to see pics
snake bites are lip piercings. One piercing is on the left side of your bottom lip and is close to the side of your mouth and the other piercing is to the right side of your mouth. Snake bites aren't like normal lip piercings. Snake bites are about a cm below your lip while a normal lip piercing is right up against your lip.
snakes can symbolize many things like people, peoples actions, or like nick names, or a rebirth of a spirit in the form of a kind of animal
Is there any use of king cobra venom other than preparation of anti-venom?
Yes - the venom of most species can be used to treat various blood disorders in humans.
For example, some snake venom causes massive internal bleeding in the 'victim' this characteristic of the venom can be isolated, and used to treat blood clots.
What are cool things you can put in snakes cages?
Fake plants, bendy fake tree vines, logs, house, coconut shelter (that's cool), a cool background (mega cool), and obviously you need a water bowl!
What are the names of the five snake generals?
The names of the 5 snake generals on Ninjago were:
Hypnobrai: Current, Skales: Old, Slitheraa
Fangpyre: Fangtom
Venomari: Acidicus
Constrictai: Skalidor
Anacondrai: Pythor P. Chumsworth
