Do You Know Your Snake?

1. Which type of color mutation gives the snake a red eye?

Pastel

Clown

Snow

Leucisitc

Albino

Albino snakes have a genetic mutation that causes a lack of pigmentation, resulting in a white or pale body color. This lack of pigmentation also affects the eyes, giving them a distinct red or pink appearance. Therefore, the correct answer is Albino.

Explanation

Albino snakes have a genetic mutation that causes a lack of pigmentation, resulting in a white or pale body color. This lack of pigmentation also affects the eyes, giving them a distinct red or pink appearance. Therefore, the correct answer is Albino.

2. We just bought a snake and brought him home. Can I play with him tonight?

Heck yeah, he's yours right!

Wait til after dinner, it was a long ride.

Give him water and cover his new home with a towel, leave him alone for a day or two.

No problem, just don't lay him on the floor.

The snake will need a day or two. The stress of going to a new home will make him irratable. Stress=bite

Explanation

The snake will need a day or two. The stress of going to a new home will make him irratable. Stress=bite

3. Do snakes really bite their owners?

Never, they know who feeds and cares for them.

Only if I get careless on feeding day.

Only when we have company, they get anxious.

Do they have a mouth, and teeth? Of course they bite and you never know when.

No, they loose that sense of being wild.

Snakes are wild, they are escape artists and will bite at anytime. Some species do get domesticated to an extent, but never totally trust them!

Explanation

Snakes are wild, they are escape artists and will bite at anytime. Some species do get domesticated to an extent, but never totally trust them!

4. How big of a meal should you feed?

Twice as large as the thickness of the snake.

Nothing larger than the width of the snakes mouth.

No larger than the fatest part of the snake.

No larger than the sizt of the snakes throat.

Heck, he can eat anything!

and don't overfeed, a fat snake is an unhealthy snake!

Explanation

and don't overfeed, a fat snake is an unhealthy snake!

5. One of the following snakes does not lay eggs. Which one?

Rat Snakes

Pythons

Rattlesnakes

Boa Constrictors

Corn Snakes

Boa constrictors do not lay eggs. Instead, they give birth to live young. This is a characteristic of some snake species, including boa constrictors. The other snakes listed in the options, such as rat snakes, pythons, rattlesnakes, and corn snakes, are all egg-laying species.

Explanation

Boa constrictors do not lay eggs. Instead, they give birth to live young. This is a characteristic of some snake species, including boa constrictors. The other snakes listed in the options, such as rat snakes, pythons, rattlesnakes, and corn snakes, are all egg-laying species.

6. If you are feeding prekilled or frozen thawed rodents, how warm should they be?

Room temperature

Cool to touch

Either warm or cool

Very warm, but not hot

Hot, snakes have heat pits

Place rodent in a bag and place in very warn water 10 minutes. Rodent should feel warmer than your hand!

Explanation

Place rodent in a bag and place in very warn water 10 minutes. Rodent should feel warmer than your hand!

7. Is it ok to have my snake around my neck? Hint: Only one answer is right!

Sure as long as someone else is home.

Yep, as long as your arms are longer than the snake is.

Only if you like laying in a room surrounded by your friends and lots of flowers! DUH!

Sure it is, your stronger than that snake!

My Snake loves me! He's never hurt me, would he?

You see pictures of happy kids all the time. What you never see in books are the many people killed by their snakes. NO IT IS NOT SAFE! DON'T DO IT EVER!!

Explanation

You see pictures of happy kids all the time. What you never see in books are the many people killed by their snakes. NO IT IS NOT SAFE! DON'T DO IT EVER!!