Most commonly kept snakes are constrictors of the colubrid, boa, and python families. This means that the snake, when feeding will seize the prey and then quickly wrap coils of its body around it constricting until the prey item is asphyxiated. Studies have shown that each time a breath is taken is exhaled that the snake squeezes tighter. Typically, after the prey is dead the snake will use its tongue to identify the head and then begin to swallow it whole.
Of Dads and geckos is a story about my dad and his first gecko encounter. It’s a story which I will never forget as long as I live. Warning: This article contains language that is not safe for work and may offend some people. So if you are easily offended please stop reading now. Somewhere […]
Ben Siegel reptiles of Florida held a contest eating roaches. Eddie Barry (Archbold) sadly passed away after the contest for currently unknown reasons. I wasn’t going to join in the media shit storm but I have simply had enough of it already. The first thing I want to say is the contest was safe and […]
