Snakes

Question 1

List the different types of snakes

Answer 1

-Fossorial
-Terrestrial
-Arboreal
-Aquatic
-Combination

Question 2

What do blue eyes indicate for a snake?

Answer 2

Will shed within 4-5 days or a week at most

Question 3

Where are scent glands related on a snake

Answer 3

Paired at the base of tail

Question 4

Why do snakes release smelly secretions from their scent glands?

Answer 4

-Defensive behavior
-Courting behavior

Question 5

How many chambers does a snake heart have?

Answer 5

3 chambers:
Right atria
Left atria
Single ventricle

Question 6

What does the renal portal system do?

Answer 6

The blood from the back side of bod gos through kidneys before it gets circulated throughout the body?

Question 7

Name the three different types of pit organs

Answer 7

1. Boids
2. Pythonids
3. Viperids

Question 8

What is the function of the vomeronasal (Jacobson’s) organ?

Answer 8

• Detect non-aerial, non-volatile particulate odors
• Sense a den for hibernating/reproductive behaviors

Question 9

What’s a cloaca?

Answer 9

Common opening for urinary, reproductive, and GI

Question 10

What’s the difference between oviparous and viviparous reproductivity in snakes

Answer 10

Oviparous: lay eggs with hard shell
Viviparous: live birth

Question 11

What temp range should artificial incubation be set at?

Answer 11

86-91ºF

Question 12

Why should you NOT use heat rocks?

Answer 12

They can cause severe burns/death

Question 13

What’s a good way to check if the humidity level is good?

Answer 13

Water should evaporate within 24hr hours, if not: poor ventilation