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Care of Snakes
Although many people fear them, snakes are a popular pet and be quite tame with proper care. Ask questions here about the habitat, diet and behavior of pet snakes.
813 Questions
How do you catch a pet boa constrictor outside?
This is best left to a professional who knows how to handle escaped reptiles without harming them. However, here are some tips if you want to try this yourself. In general, you will need at least one strong mobile person per two feet of snake. Once you locate the constrictor, one person needs to catch the snake just behind the head. As soon as this person has the head immobilized, everyone else needs to hop on at their designated position (one about every two feet, pin the snake straight down) to keep the constrictor from twisting its body around. Once the snake is immobilized, working as a team you can lift the snake up and place it back into a secure container to be transported back home.
How much space does a snow corn snake take up?
Corn snakes CAN grow to six feet long. As an adult - it would need a vivarium measuring at least 48 inches long by 18 inches deep and 24 inches high. My own corn snakes all have at LEAST that size vivarium (I own over 400 reptiles)
Is keeping a snake as a pet cruel?
Of course its not! lots of people keep snakes a a pet as they can be allergic to dogs, cats, hamsters ect... snakes are just as fun!! just make sure you look after it thats all and it will be fine! just search on the internet what you need to do <3
What kind of territorial behaviors do burmese pythons have?
They don't. Burmese Pythons are solitary snakes(like most snakes are), and don't hold on to territory. The roam across wide areas of Asia in search of food.
Why have corn snake eggs become sunken?
Need more detail but my first instinct is to say dehydrated ! Sometimes they become sunken towards the end of the gestation period - prior to hatching.
How rare is an albino corn snake?
They used to be VERY rare - However - more breeders are using selective breeding to produce colour variations on the original 'red blotchy' pattern - creating more albinos.
There is a species of snake called an African House Snake - they grow to around 3 feet long (1 metre) and are fairly docile. There are two colour phases - brown or black - both with a light-coloured under-belly
Where do snake mites come from?
i would say they could have came from introducing branches, live plants, or substrate, especially found from outside or from other reptiles that live with your reptile or birds you fed to your reptile.
if his tank is to small he we be feeling claustrophobic and threatened by any body who goes to touch him. or he is hungry, but there could be some other cause so i recommend you get him to a vet as soon as possible. hope i helped. but was he due to be fed when he started acting all weird? if so he will be hungry. but if you feed him and he sees your hand while you feed him he will associate your hand with food so that could be why he goes to strike. this is not a fake answer it has happened to a friend, he could be sizing you up to eat you so don't leave him unattended out of his cage if he has one but if all this continues even after you've fed him i would recommend getting him to a vet because they can tell you what to do in this situation.
Will a ball python eat a rat if it dies in a terrarium?
no probaly not ball pythons are very picky with what they decide to eat and not eat such as i have seen people feed a ball python a white mouse every week and then try to feed it a brown mouse and it will turn its nose up to it
How did the corn snake get its name?
The pattern on the belly of a corn snake looks somewhat corn-like.
Well, corn snakes are found in corn fields in america and some other places, they feed on rrodents that also live in the corn fields :)
Can corn snakes breed with kingsnakes?
No - they are different species, which would never inter-breed naturally.
How do you keep grass snakes as pets?
If you're in the UK - you don't ! All native species of UK reptiles are now protected by law !
Why wont my wild snake eat in a domestic home?
It's probably stressed at being captured and removed from its natural environment !
How do you tell if your male snake is in heat?
Snakes don't 'come into heat' - given the right temperatures - they will breed all year round. They do not exhibit physical signs of being in breeding condition.
Are there any poisonous snakes in Pennypack park PA?
No. There are three species of venomous snakes in PA; two types of rattlesnakes and copperheads and none of them occur in Pennypack Park. Also contrary to popular belief there are NO water moccasins in Pennsylvania.
What is the process when a snake remove it skin?
The common name is shedding, or sloughing. The technical term is ecdysis. Basically, when a snake 'outgrows' its skin, it secretes a fluid (mainly composed of vitamin A) between the current layer, and a new layer of skin underneath. This is what turns the snakes eyes a milky blue-white. After a few days, the snake breaks the skin (usually at the mouth) and crawls out of it - turning the skin inside-out in the process.
The average girth of an adult is usually around two inches. However - I have seen fatter snakes than that.
