History
High or Low maintenance pets?
Low Maintenance
3-5 Feet Long
Can live 35 years in captivity
Ball Python
2-4 years
How often should snakes be fed?
Every 1-2 days
Escape
Originated from where?
Southern England
Docile Snake
Unique Color Pattern
When does mating take place?
Spring and Summer
Freely
Bedding should be an __________ material.
Easy to clean
How many years have snakes been on earth?
100-175 million years
15-20 feet long
Fed dead rats or other large prey animals
Burmese python
1-2 finger lengths long
Don't make any _____ movements when holding the snake?
Fast
A water source should be kept in the enclosure for _____________.
Bathing and Drinking
Snakes started off as what?
Legged Lizards
Milk Snake
Birthing process with live birth
Viviparity
Will docile snakes bite your hand, if so why?
Yes, if they have a scent of food on them.
Heat
How did they migrate to America?
Pet Trade
5-7 feet long
Readily will eat other snakes
King Snake
Birthing process where an egg is laid.
Oviparity
When holding a snake you should have one hand in the center of it and your second hand _______ it.
Underneath
Give two examples of bedding used in snake enclosures.
Newspaper, towels, or astroturf