King Snake
Name 5 species of king snake.
(+20 each)
California, BMK, Florida, Eastern, Mountain, Milk, Desert
Size range of ball python
2.5 - 5 feet
What is different about boa's giving birth?
Live birth; eggs hatch inside mom snake
They are a subspeices of ___.
Gopher snake
They are native to ___.
Australia
What is the safe night time temperature?
70 - 75 F
___ of snakes bred are ball pythons.
a. 12%
b. 25%
c. 37%
d. 40%
b. 25%
This snake is often mistaken for the ___ that lives in the ___.
Red tail boa | South America
Their defense is...
Hissing and tail rattle
Which is not a subspecies: Coastal, Jungle, Morelia, Darwin, and Irian Jaya
Morelia
(different python species also found in Australia)
How many captive-bred morphs are there?
40-50
Ball python warm size temperature: ___.
88 - 92 F
How often to adult boa's eat in captivity?
1-2 weeks
Put the diet in order of most-eaten to least-eaten in the wild.
Lizards/amphibians, rodents, insects, birds/eggs
Rodents, birds/eggs, lizards/amphibians, insects
This subspecies is known for its bold black and yellow stripes.
Jungle
What makes king snakes immune to some snake venoms?
a. Thick skin
b. Fast digestion
c. Blood proteins
d. Antibodies
b. Blood proteins
Name 3 common morphs.
(+100 each)
Banana, Pied, Albino, Mojave, Pastel, Clown
Which 2 are differences between bci and red tail boa?
a. BCI are easier to handle
b. Red tail boa are smaller and weight less
c. BCI are more sensitive to temperature
d. Red tail boa are cheaper
A. C.
They are native to ___, ___, and ___.
North America, Mexico, and Canada
(or Americas)
Largest species: ___ (+200)
Smallest species: ___ (+200)
Costal
Darwin
Order the prey items in most-often to least-often eaten in the wild.
Reptile eggs, other snakes, frogs/amphibians, lizards, birds/eggs, rodents
Rodents, other snakes, lizards, birds/eggs, forgs/ampbinians, reptile eggs
About how many ball python morphs are there?
a. 3,000
b. 2,700
c. 800
d. 750
a. 3,000
Weight range in captivity: __ - __.
10 - 30 lbs
What enclosure is best?
a. Humid with water side
b. Talk with climbing branches
c. Small with little floor space
d. Wide with burrowing space
d. Wide with burrowing space
Which is most important in its enclosure?
a. Burrow places in substrate
b. Climbing tree branches
c. Large water bowl
d. Perched basking rock
b. Climbing tree branches