Steve

Do you like snakes? >

Nice!

That one's amazing, what is it?

Tara wrote:

That one's amazing, what is it?

Corn snake.

i should ban you for that!!! all snakes (human one to) should be kill off

Snakes are a vital part of the ecosystem. Kill them off and the rest suffer.

>=P

Steve wrote:

You like rodents in your home Steve? Because if you kill those snakes, that's what you'll get! >

we dont have any snakes around we dont have noo rodents problem but i think the cats i think we have about 100 of them on my street that kills the rodents under control

You don't need to have snakes around your area. If all the snakes in the world are killed off, rodent populations will rise very rapidly and start to migrate further down into populated areas. You be sitting in rodent farm.

we dont have many snake in the uk Eleanor that kills rats

Adders and smooth snakes both eat rodents, but it doesn't matter. Rodents swim. If snakes are killed, rodents from the other side of the world will still migrate and grow in numbers. They can easily cross channels. >

they may be able to swim from france or ireland we be safe

There are no snakes in Ireland anyway, so that won't matter too much. But we would be overrun with rodents.

My favourite British snake has to be the introduced Aesculapian Snake. Stunning animal.

I loves snakes hehe

You know you love them Steve!

Ella, they're amazing animals aren't they? I wish there were more in Britain. Only four species.

They certainly are, yer be nice if we had more native snakes!

Definitely. Would be out as much as possible to see them!

I've seen an adder over in a nearby set of fields, but it was fleeting and didn't get a proper look. And it was a long time ago.

Does annoy me when I get into arguments with people about the slow worm. I get that people assume they're snakes, but I've had people shouting that I'm an idiot for telling them it's a lizard!

Ah the slow worm debate never fails to amuse haha

To be honest, it doesn't really look that much like a snake, if you pay attention. The tongue, eyelids, head, movement are all different. Though to people who don't like/pay attention to snakes much, I can understand how they can't see it.

Yer but it hasn't got legsss....

That obviously means its a snake!

Gasp! So... worms are snakes too? And fish?

i know i know it's a shock isn't it!

It sure is!

How can you tell it's a lizard and not a snake? It has a weird head?

easy way is they have eyelids

The head is as wide, if not wider, than the body. It doesn't have as much movement as a snake. The tongue, although forked, does not flick out of the mouth. They also blink.

but really there are a few reasons

they have eye lids

they have a forked tongue but it can't protrude from the mouth like a snake

they can shed their tail like a lizard

etc etc

Eleanor wrote:The head is as wide, if not wider, than the body. It doesn't have as much movement as a snake. The tongue, although forked, does not flick out of the mouth. They also blink.

haha snap!

Learn something new everyday, thanks

ella wrote:

Eleanor wrote:The head is as wide, if not wider, than the body. It doesn't have as much movement as a snake. The tongue, although forked, does not flick out of the mouth. They also blink.

haha snap!

Tara wrote:Learn something new everyday, thanks

Welcome! Snake girls, at your service!

Eleanor wrote:

ella wrote:

Eleanor wrote:The head is as wide, if not wider, than the body. It doesn't have as much movement as a snake. The tongue, although forked, does not flick out of the mouth. They also blink.

haha snap!

Tara wrote:Learn something new everyday, thanks

Welcome! Snake girls, at your service!

of course we have to be of some use!

Exactly!

Eleanor wrote:You know you love them Steve!

Ella, they're amazing animals aren't they? I wish there were more in Britain. Only four species.

I had 2 corn snakes and a Ball python when I met my o/h, she doesn't like snakes and wouldn't move in unless I got rid of them, I gave them to a mate who kept lizards and Billy (the ball python) didn't take well to being rehomed and started biting anyone who had the balls to open his viv, my mate was then scared of the corn snakes doing the same so they got moved again, the guy that took them had quite a collection of snakes and even had a python that he fed full chickens and even small pigs (although I often wonder if he made the pig part up). His other snakes included a cobra that wasn't really a cobra, I don't recall the name but it looked and moved just like a cobra. Whilst I personally quite like them and think they look amazing I wouldn't like to see more wild species, I like having peace of mind and I know the only poisinous snake that is likely to get me is an adder, and I'm pretty sure I could make it to the road and meet the ambulance if I were bit on our walk, the river we walk along sometimes has quite a few adders lurking about, apparently if you go early enough they can be seen hanging from the trees.

i'd certainly love to see more native species whether venomous or not

stig wrote:

Eleanor wrote:You know you love them Steve!

Ella, they're amazing animals aren't they? I wish there were more in Britain. Only four species.

I had 2 corn snakes and a Ball python when I met my o/h, she doesn't like snakes and wouldn't move in unless I got rid of them, I gave them to a mate who kept lizards and Billy (the ball python) didn't take well to being rehomed and started biting anyone who had the balls to open his viv, my mate was then scared of the corn snakes doing the same so they got moved again, the guy that took them had quite a collection of snakes and even had a python that he fed full chickens and even small pigs (although I often wonder if he made the pig part up). His other snakes included a cobra that wasn't really a cobra, I don't recall the name but it looked and moved just like a cobra. Whilst I personally quite like them and think they look amazing I wouldn't like to see more wild species, I like having peace of mind and I know the only poisinous snake that is likely to get me is an adder, and I'm pretty sure I could make it to the road and meet the ambulance if I were bit on our walk, the river we walk along sometimes has quite a few adders lurking about, apparently if you go early enough they can be seen hanging from the trees.

have a look on youtube some snakes are big enough to eat pigs and whole chickens and even goats, and these are all kept as 'pets'

stig wrote: apparently if you go early enough they can be seen hanging from the trees.

????

Surely, adders are terrestrial?

Not sure about the adders hanging from trees. Although they will climb bushes occasionally to bask or look for prey, they are mainly terrestrial. In the early morning, it's highly unlikely for an adder to be in a tree. Early morning suggests that there is little sunlight, ruling out the basking, and they are a diurnal species - they won't be looking for prey quite that early, especially considering their prey sources in Britain.

Also, I wouldn't worry about adder bites. They aren't an aggressive species and the venom isn't potent enough to cause serious harm. It can be painful, but it is very uncommon to need hospitalisation.

Also, it is even more unlikely that they will be hanging from trees. As they are terrestrial, they won't have the correct muscles for such an action. If you hold a terrestrial snake, you'll notice that it will flop in your hands and won't make much of an effort to climb.

I've never seen them do it myself was a guy walking his dog who told me after I warned him I'd just passed one under the railway bridge and to watch his dog.

Ah, fair enough. If you're with your dog, it is a good idea to be careful. Just bear in mind that they'd much rather flee than fight.

Come and wrangle all our snakes up and take em (only the nasty ones) We have hundreds of different species of pythons that are more than welcome to stay and control the rodents I have always feared them but since an Eastern Brown snake lunged at Steffi and ruined our walking place, I can't stand them

There is a human snake? lol