tunnel snakes rule

hello my name is bria and i like snakesi am pretty new to this whole snakekeeping thing so feel free to point out anything you see me doing wrong!!! i have one snake who is a female red hognose named lilith or zwei (pronounced like "why" but with a z at the beginning), and i got her on september 6th 2014. she cute. my main blog is heterophobichorse and my horse blog is french-link !!!

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mother… mother i am Trapped

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Maybe this one? No… Maybe this one? No… Maybe this one? No… Maybe this one? No… Maybe this one? No… Maybe this one? No… Maybe this one? No… Maybe this one? No…

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merry snootmas

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Family photoshoot! 

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Happy Wormsday! Echo would like you all to know that she is not f a t and that she definitely doesn’t need to go on a diet :)))

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A lil ball

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relaxacion

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A ring

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my babies say hi : )

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Oh?!!!?!?!?!?

Ohhhh?!?!?!?

O H H H H H ! ? ! ?

Boop! Hehe!!!

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Oberon is up to 150 grams! A growing boy

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Here comes a special boy!

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My dreams of owning a pink snake have become reality 😍💕

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me: shifts my ball python’s enclosure slightly to the left

him, defiantly, even though his husbandry is ideal: oh so you just don’t want me to eat huh? just want me to not eat for a week? just want me to starve huh???? just want me to not eat??? just n

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Bath time 🛀

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karma + crabapple tree 

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this is my baby boy george

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How Do Snakes Move?

This is probably one of THE most frequently asked questions regarding snakes so here is your guide on how snakes move!

1. Undulatory Motion

This is very similar to how lizards move, using lateral bending to keep their center of gravity.  Snakes will use this component to push off of irregularities in substrate, thus thrusting it forward.

2. Concertina Motion

This method of locomotion enables the snake to move by securing a point and then pushing forward.  Sort of an inching motion.  Example A shows a snake moving through a tube, and Example B shows the snake moving along a branch, both using concertina motion.

3. Sidewinding

This is the fastest method of locomotion, and it has a low energy cost making it very efficient.  This is done on a soft, loose substrate by lifting and pushing the body forward.  Only 2 point of the snake’s body makes contact with the substrate at all times.  This makes it a good heat coping behavior in the hot desert.

4. Rectilinear Locomotion

This method is used by heavier bodied snakes.  Snakes have two sets of muscles called the superior costocutaneous muscles and the inferior costocutaneous muscles.  For this type of motion first, the superior costocutaneous muscles pull the skin forward, then the inferior costocutaneous muscles pull the ribs and body forward.  Next time you see a large snake, watch closely as it moves! It’s very cool to see in action!