Snake Anatomy And Husbandry Flashcards
What color are snakes eyes
Opaque or blue
What is the best way to treat dysecdysis
Soaking, increasing humidity
T/F you should never handle a snake while it’s shedding
True
How many chambers does the snake heart have
- 2 atrium and a single ventricle
Where is the heart located in the snake
Cranial 1/3 of the body
Which lung of the snake is functional
Right
T/F the right lung of a snake can take up 1/2 or more of the snakes body
True
What organ makes snakes sense of smell so good
Jacobson’s organ or vomeronasal organ
Explain the anatomy of a snakes eyelids
They are fused to form a transparent spectacle and the anterior section gets shed
T/F snakes don’t have a bladder
True
How do snakes reabsorb water
Water is reabsorbed when urine reaches the cloaca
Explain the male reproductive system in snakes
Left and right testicle, and a pair of hemipenes
What does oviparous mean
Lays eggs with hard shells
What does viviparous mean
Live birth
What are the different types of snakes
Terrestrial, arboreal, aquatic fossorial, and combination
Snake nomenclature
Squamata serpentes
How large should a snakes enclosure be
No less than half the length of the snake
Acceptable substrate for snakes
Sand, moist complex substrate, cypress mulch, potting soil, newspaper, carpet
Unacceptable substrate for snakes
Aquarium gravel, Cobb, anything from outside that has not been treated
