Corn Snake Facts Flashcards
Where are corn snakes from
America
Why do farmers like corn snakes
Eat mice which eat the crops
How do corn snakes kill there prey
Constrictors- Squeeze and suffocate
Do they blink
No- no eye lids
How do they smell
Toung
They are cold blooded so they have to…
Bask in the sun to warm up before they start there day
What is the special organ called?
Jacobsen’s organ, on the roof of their mouth and flick air with their tongue over it
What the forked tongue do?
Allows the snake to know which direction the smell is coming from
How to tell if a snake is a female or male
Female tend to have shorter tails
What do they do when they feel threatened?
Shake there tail like a rattlesnake
How many muscles do humans have and how many do snakes have?
Humans- 800
Snakes- 15,000
How’s many bones do humans have and how many do snakes have?
Humans- 207
Snakes- 500
How long do they live for?
20-30 years
