Snake Care Advice for Beginners!
Playing dead (thanatosis) is a common defense mechanism. But of all the animals you associate with pretending to be dead, snakes aren’t necessarily one of them. The hognose snake will flip onto its back and loll its tongue from its wide-open mouth. It will musk so it smells dead, too. […]
Snakes are known for eating prey that ‘looks’ far too large for them to swallow. But when you feed a pet snake a mouse that’s too big, it could cause a serious medical emergency. The snake will adjust so that it is no longer eating a mouse sideways or backwards. […]
Cutting ball python eggs too early can kill the snakes inside. But cutting the eggs of a ball python too late can result in snakes drowning in their eggs. It can be a real dilemma for snake owners. Cutting stops weaker baby ball pythons from drowning inside their eggs. The […]
Spurs are a unique part of a snake’s anatomy. Not all snakes have spurs, only ones that have remained unchanged for millions of years. The spurs on snakes are a ‘vestigial remnant.’ Spurs are tiny claw-like structures on either side of a snake’s cloaca. They are remnants of when snakes […]
Wild snakes can be very dangerous, especially to vulnerable adults, children, and pets. Rattlesnakes, cottonmouths, coral snakes, and copperheads pose a threat to everyone because they’re highly venomous. That’s why you always need to look out for any clear signs of snakes in your yard Search for snakes in the […]
Corn snakes are native to the U.S. and can be found in the wild in the southeast. If you own or are fascinated by corn snakes, you might think you know everything there is to know about them. But there are lots of facts about corn snakes you may not […]