okay so..i no snakes dont have eyelids... how do they sleep? i know fish don't sleep...are they like fish?
03-21-2009, 04:35 AM
RichsBallPythons
Re: do snakes sleep?
of course they sleep. next time you go to get a snake out be quiet and grab them while asleep. be a nice bite youll get from it if they are startled
03-21-2009, 07:32 AM
frankykeno
Re: do snakes sleep?
Eyelids are not a function of whether a creature sleeps or not. They have a specialized scale over their eyes that works to protect their eyes, though it cannot close like our eyelids do. They do sleep.
03-21-2009, 09:16 AM
muddoc
Re: do snakes sleep?
They definitely sleep. I actually walked up to a Speckled Kingsnake one day a number of years ago. that was asleep. My intent was to catch it and take some pictures. I was amazed that I could get to within three feet of the snake without it moving. I then thought it may be dead. I waved my hand in front of it's eyes, about 3 inches away, and nothing. Let me tell you, once I grabbed it, a completely different snake was in front of me. It calmed down a bit after I had it for a few minutes.
As others have stated, I have had this same situation occur with some of my Ball Pythons. I think the no eyelids works great, because you can't tell if they are sleeping or not, which may help to protect a sleeping snake in the wild.
03-21-2009, 11:19 AM
freelancer
Re: do snakes sleep?
I had to wake mine up last week to feed it, nudged him gently with the pinky and when that didn't work, waved it in front of his head while having it rustling the leaf in front of him. I didn't want to startle him so I had to be nice about it.
He woke up quick when he saw there was some din-din in front of him!
03-21-2009, 02:12 PM
ChristinaP
Re: do snakes sleep?
Oh yes, I cleaned out his tank the other day, and he was nestled in his log. It took him a good 2-3 minutes before he got going enough for Nick to pick him up and me clean the tank
03-21-2009, 02:29 PM
wilomn
Re: do snakes sleep?
So, if they sleep do they dream?
And if they dream, what of?
03-21-2009, 03:07 PM
nixer
Re: do snakes sleep?
Quote:
Originally Posted by wilomn
So, if they sleep do they dream?
And if they dream, what of?
if they dream im sure they would dream about eating fresh rodents right from the nest
03-21-2009, 03:31 PM
Demon280z
Re: do snakes sleep?
They are probably dreaming of some HOT morphs. :tongue2:
