Re: Ball python cannibalism
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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki
A snake does not radiate heat like a warm blooded mammal does ... the other snake simply won't "see" it.
-adam
But what happens if the body heat is warm enough to see? lol
Also you said they will feel stressed because they will feel there is no where to go. What if you have a very long tank and multiple hides and plants?
Re: Ball python cannibalism
Some snakes do....kingsnakes, cobras, a few others....and as Adam stated earlier, they are highly specialized in order to do so. Ball pythons are not one of those species.
Re: Ball python cannibalism
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Originally Posted by Sapphire7
And sorry if I am upsetting anyone. Im just trying to figure out some things. Because I always thought snakes didnt kill because they are stressed but because they are hungry.
If a rattle snake bites a child that steps on it in a field and the child dies, was the bite because the snake was hungry? ... Nope. ;) :sweeet:
-adam
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I feel like Im back in school. That was so long ago. lol
(If you hadnt already noticed I was the one always budding the teacher with the "why"? question. lol) I am just one of those people that likes to know everything and must have every possible question answered to accomplish that.:D
Re: Ball python cannibalism
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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki
If a rattle snake bites a child that steps on it in a field and the child dies, was the bite because the snake was hungry? ... Nope. ;) :sweeet:
-adam
Oh I know that. But what about the snake latching on and constricting the child and then attempting to eat the child? Like some very large snakes have in the wild. Anaconda and other large snake dont normally eat child but they do rarely however but its not one of their "foods" was this out of stress?
Re: Ball python cannibalism
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Originally Posted by Sapphire7
Oh I know that. But what about the snake latching on and constricting the child and then attempting to eat the child? Like some very large snakes have in the wild. Anaconda and other large snake dont normally eat child but they do rarely however but its not one of their "foods" was this out of stress?
that was probably because the snake was hungry and the child gave off a heat signature
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Anaconda and other large snake dont normally eat child but they do rarely however but its not one of their "foods" was this out of stress?
A fully grown anaconda or rock python may very well see a small child as a potential meal and I'm sure it's happened.
Thats a totally different discussion.
We are talking about stress in ball pythons causing cannibalism.
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Yeah but what if the snake was on the hot side of the tank wouldnt its body temp be warm enough for it to see? Or with scaley animals you cannot see body temps?
Re: Ball python cannibalism
They don't radiate heat the same way, they don't smell the same way, they don't move the same way, they don't "do" any of the same cues that would indicate they were a prey item. As a result, they don't identify that as food. Be glad for that...if the latter were true, you'd have your snake latching onto your hand every time you reached in the cage.
Re: Ball python cannibalism
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Originally Posted by elevatethis
A fully grown anaconda may very well see a small child as a potential meal and I'm sure it'd happened.
Thats a totally different discussion.
We are talking about stress in ball pythons causing cannibalism.
Yeah but we're talking about the snake not actually seeing another snake as food. And if a snake was hungry they may see another snake as food even though its not their regular food srouce, like a anaconda or larger snake eating something they're not use to eating. But.. oh well..
I feel like a prickle in the butt. Thanks for answering my questions:)
