Care of Snakes

Unless your backyard is nothing but sand (or you saw it) then no. Even if it were you would need an expert to be able to differentiate between snake tracks and debris blowing across the sand. Also, if there WAS a snake in your yard it wouldn't be there for long unless you have a fresh source of water and lots of prey.

depend on the size and species, they can be fed as often as twice a week or once a month, but they should never go more than a month without food

I wouldn't recommend it - the Reticulated python will eventually weigh more than twice that of the Burmese Python - and could theoretically crush it under the weight of the heavier snake.

Ask around on Kingsnake.com or a corn snake forum.

corn snakes are called that because back then farmers found them climbing on the cornstalks and basking heat. Additionally, the pattern on their bellies resembles that of corn. Like all snakes corn snakes are carnivores and can only eat other animals. Corn snakes prey mostly on rodents.

all snakes can climb how do you think they get high up on trees.

I wouldn't recommend them - since they spend the vast majority of their lives in burrows. Having said that - they are (apparently) one of the more docile snake species.

If you returned a pet corn snake to it's natural habitat - yes - it would survive.

There are nearly 2950 species of snakes in the world. Several new discoveries have been made in recent times. The numbers might increase.

There are several leading Ophiologists and Herpetologists in the world. Comments and opinions may differ from person to person. All suggestions are welcome and it is very good to share the knowledge from these professionals.

Seyad Farook from Sultanate of Oman.

worms they eat slugs to but the snake gets angry cause the slugs are too big

Having kept and bred reptiles for 25 years - I wouldn't recommend it ! There is no way of knowing what internal parasites are being carried by wild rodents. You're safer buying frozen from specialist pet shops !

It depends what you mean by 'walks'. If you mean to take it outside with you, out of its vivarium - there's nothing wrong with that provided it's a similar temperature outside as in its usual enclosure. The only thing I would say is - you'll likely attract a lot of attention from other people - and it's probably not a good idea unless you're in an enclosed space that the general public cannot get access to.

They are a small species. They have a dark background colour with thin yellow stripes running along the length of the body. See the related link to Wikipedia for a comprehensive article. There is a picture included, just click on it to enlarge it.

It means some people are prejudiced toward snakes.

yes a hatchling corn snake can go in a vivarium with an adult corn snake but only if the adult corn is very tame and feed well and there needs to be lots of hiding places for the hatchling corn snake to hide about 5 hides

Corn snake cages do indeed need to be cleaned. I can tell you from personal experience that snake poopies smell pretty disgusting. The nice thing is, they'll only poop about once a week or so, whenever you feed them.

Generally, snake cages will be okay with just a spot cleaning. The poop will dry on the substrate, so just scoop it out with a paper towel, throw it away, and put bit of fresh substrate in to replace what you just pulled out. A full clean is really only needed about once a year or more if you think the cage is getting exceptionally dirty.

The best way to tell if your eggs are fertile or not is to candle them, in a dark room take a bright flashlight and hold the egg up in the light. In the first stages you will see viens and then as time goes by you will start to see the shape of the baby snake

Males usually reach lengths of 3-4 feet. Females are larger than the males, and are usually 4-4.5 feet long. In captivity these snakes live longer, and therefore grow to greater lengths.

Eating a frozen mouse can be bad for a snake. The extreme cold can hurt the snake, as it is cold blooded. And because the limbs are not flexible, the snake can be hurt internally.

no its legal

You don't actually tame them you just increase their tolerance of being handled. When handling you want to make sure to touch all over, especially the face. With a lot of handling you will find that corn snakes are very easy to get along with.

No. Snakes can escape through the tiniest openings. To get exercise, I would put your snake in a closed area that is under constant supervision.