Care of Snakes

Juvenile just means that the animal is neither a hatchling or an adult, but in between. Not a baby but not sexually mature. Hope this helps.

You didn't 'lose' it - you carelessly let it escape by not securing its vivarium ! It could be absolutely anywhere in your house - or - it's more likely found its way outdoors and is considerable distance away ! IF it's still in your house - you might get it back if it comes out of hiding. If it's outside - say goodbye to it forever, as it's very likely to have been eaten by another animal ! Use this 'episode' as a learning tool !

There are two main accepted methods to sexing a snake. These are called popping and probing. Neither of these should be done if you are not 100% sure of what you're doing, and since you posted this question, I will assume that you are not. I would never try to use either of these methods on my snakes, since I simply don't have enough experience with it. Your best bet is to take your snake to a vet and have them show you how to do it. There are a few other sexing techniques which are not 100% reliable and vary from species to species. Male hognoses and cornsnakes will both have longer tails than their female counterparts (if lined up at the vent), though I'm not sure if this hold true for green snakes. This is also a fairly useless method if you only have one snake, or even a whole bunch of snakes all of the same gender. However, I will repeat what I said earlier, that your best bet if you really want to know the sex is to take your snake to a vet. females are bigger.

Baby corn snakes are by far the hardest snake to eat when they are a baby. After they have defecated the food from the egg is the time to start trying to feed them. The easiest way is to get a small deli cup or tupperware, make several good holes on the top so they can breath but not escape. Put a live mouse pinkie in the deli cup with the snake and put the snake over (or near) it's heat in it's enclosure. Leave it alone overnight and see if he ate it in the morning. If the mouse is still there they try to "brain" the pinkie by using a pin to the top of the pinkies head to expose some of the brain juice. Gently rub the head of the pinkie on the mouth of the snake and leave it for a couple of hours.

you cant make a snake like you.But if you handle it often and give it very good care it will learn to like you,but it has to gain your trust first.good luck with your corn snake!

corn snakes are the most common species of snakes kept as pets. they are nonvenomous too.

Yes i believe he douse a have a pet snake. Or had i am not shure.

ALL snake bites hurt to some extent ! However - Hognose snakes are only a small species (typical adults are only 24 inches long), and the bite is more of a discomfort than painful.

The word 'snake' is a general term to describe a specific group of reptiles. A hatchling is the term given to a newly-hatched snake - up to about 3 months old.

No because it could bite you in your sleep!

To eat the mice that are eating the corn in the corn fields

depend on how large it is. but if a baby/hatch ling then it will feel like a poke but if older (5+ months) it will feel like a pinch if that. :)

There are many python species - including... Burmese Pythons, Reticulated Pythons, Royal Pythons, Carpet Pythons, Childrens Pythons, Blood Pythons, & Indian Pythons

No - the don't 'chirp' ! The only sound they make is the occasional hiss.

throw it away..no use keeping it. if it has a virus or is sick, and if it has parasites, your snake will not likely eat it. There is always a reason an animal will not eat something...always trust your pets instincts

No - they feed on rodents - NOT crickets !

snakes cannot run because they don't have legs, however if a snake feels threatened it might chase a person away from its area.

Speaking from personal experience - I would rather go to either a SPECIALIST reptile shop or a private reptile breeder !

Places like Incredible Pets are GENERAL pet shops - often their detailed knowledge is limited, and at best far too sketchy to be useful. Additionally, there is no real guarantee of the quality and health of their livestock.

Specialist shops and are more familiar with the intricate details of reptiles, often dealing with only one or two experienced breeders. Private breeders often have many years experience of breeding reptiles (25 years in MY case !)

No. Venomous snakes no longer occur naturally in the Philadelphia area. Populations of copperheads occur in northern Bucks and western Montgomery countries and rattlesnakes are found in the Appalachians.

It depends really on how much it eats, and what type of corn snake it is. As an example - I have adult Corn snakes in my collection - that measure 5 inches around their body (circumference not diameter !)

No, every snake can flatten out. Snakes will flatten out to get through tight spaces, or some species will flatten out when they feel threatened. Also, no snake is poisonous, they are venomous.

Could be any one of a number of species. One example would be an African House snake.

noo it could be cancer take to the vet!!

Probably best to leave them alone to get on with it. As the old skin separates, it becomes uncomfortable - and the snake mayturn bad-tempered (I've had experience of that !). Just leave them be until they've shed.