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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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Can and do baby glossy snakes eat frozen mice?
All snakes will eat mice. Whether or not a snake will eat frozen mice can depend greatly on the snake. Some snakes do not want to eat cold food. In fact, some snakes won't strike on cold food.
Do corn snake bites hurt as much as ferret bites?
It depends on how hard the ferret bites which depends on why the ferret has bitten you. If the ferret is scared or you are hurting it, it will bite to defend itself. This bite could be serious and painful. If the ferret is playing (ferrets play rough) will sometimes give you a small bite which isn't very painful.
Ferrets can be trained to not bite or nip during play by scuffing them when they bite as this tells them you didn't like the behaviour. You can also get spray to put on your hands which will teach the ferret that your skin tastes bad and so will discourage biting
What happens to a snake when a vehicle runs over it?
it gets squished. Kinda like when once I was going inside. There was a beetle, also making its way inside. My foot, is big. the bettle, is small. So, when they made contact it got squished. Kinda like guts going through mouth and intestines leaving a small trail down the side walk.
No. Snakes are usually given one or two food animals (usually mice or rats depending on the snake). It is recommended by some that a snake be fed in a separate contain to avoid it accidentlly ingesting bedding.
I have both males and females in my vast reptiles collection.
The dried meat of the cocoanut, from which cocoanut oil is expressed.
There is no general answer. Every encounter is unique. In some cases the dog wins. In others, the dog will die due to a venomous bite; or he becomes the snake's next meal.
Dogs and cats regularly kill snakes, but some face larger or more dangerous reptiles than they can handle.
Small poisonious snake containg 5 letters?
BOA... Wait! That has 3.. Will that work?
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(If bitten and venom is injected)
The most venomous snake on earth is the Belcher's Sea Snake (Hydrophis Belcheri) or the Faint Banded Sea Snake, some consider the Inland Taipan (Oxyuranus microlepidotus) an/or the Beaked Sea Snake (Enhydrina schistosa) to be the most toxic, however, with recent and more accurate studies as of 2010 prove the Belcheri has a 100 times more toxic venom then the two above or any other snake on earth.
It has a paddle-like tail, breathes air and can hold it's breath up to 8 hours, a few milligrams of venom can kill over a thousand people.
It's habitat has a wide range in the South Pacific.
Excluding the Belcher's Sea Snake the next most venomous snakes on earth according to their venom rating are:
2- Inland Tiapan (Oxyuranus Microlepidotus).
3- Common Indian Krait (Bungarus Caeruleus).
4- Philippine Cobra (Naja Philippinensis).
5- King Cobra (Ophiophagus Hanna).
6- Russell's Viper (Vipera Russellii).
7- Black Mamba (Dendroaspis Polylepis).
8- Yellow Jawed Tommygoff (Bothrops Asper).
9- Multibanded krait (Bungarus Multicinctus).
10- Tigar Snake (Notechis Scutatus).
11- Jararacussu (Bothrops Jararacussu).
Is it true that mongoose immune to snake venom?
no it is not true that mongooses are immuned to snake venom. They take the risk of getting killed when they attack snakes.
What type of snake's month is white when opened?
The Cottonmouth - a highly-venomous species from south-east america.
Does eating a poisoned prey harm the snake?
No. The reason for this is because snake venom is made of amino acids and proteins which get broken down rapidly by the digestive acids in snakes, people, and other animals. snake venom is only toxic if it gets into the blood stream.
There are snakes on every continent except Antarctica. Of course snakes are in Borneo, it's tropical rain forest.
What do eyelash vipers look like?
Eyelash viper adults rang from 55-82 cm (22-32 in) long. Females are longer and more variable in size than males. They have a wide, triangular-shaped head, and eyeswith vertical pupils. Like all pit vipers, they are solenoglyphous, having large, hypodermic needle-like fangs in the upper jaw that fold back when not in use, and have heat sensitive organs, or pits, located on either side of the head between the eye and nostril.
Its most distinguishing feature, and origin of its common name, is the set of modified scales over the eyes that look much like eyelashes. The eyelashes are thought to aid in camouflage, breaking up the snake's outline among the foliage where it hides. Eyelash vipers occur in a wide range of colors, including red, yellow, brown, green, even pink, as well as various combinations of those colors. They often have black or brown speckling on the base color.
Who would win a fight out of a protective snake king snake or a cobra?
The cobras generally have a much more potent venom than rattlesnakes. However, there are other snakes, such as the saw-scaled viper and Russell's viper, which are even deadlier. Sea snakes are even more potent but are rare to bite.
Are there anacondas in North America?
There are no anacondas in north america. They only live in south america.
Where do anacondas live in the Amazon?
They live on the forest floor of the Amazon Rainforest in South America, it is rich in microorganisms which provide quick decomposition for compost that is very rich and provides a dark, warm and very moist climate, they also spend much if not most of their time in the rivers, lakes and marshes.
The Amazon Rainforest in South America is a very dense tropical forest covering about 5,117,258.95 square miles (8,235,430 square kilometers).
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.
Where would a snake go if it got out?
If the snake is still in your home the first place to check is the water heater. I have also found them hiding under the stove. Behind the fridge(by the heating coil). Think of the warmest places in your house-start there.Hope this helps.
What do corn snakes do when they hatch?
Corn Snakes are very docile snakes that make great family or first time pets. As long as they don't feel threatened a corn should never have a reason to bite and if they do bite it doesn't hurt that much
What is the largest breed of king snake?
All variations of king snakes are approximately the same size: from 3-5 ft when full grown. Very few king snakes grow beyond 5 ft.
