Friends snake"Freak Incident"

[Kevin McRae]

My friend had a corn snake awhile back that died, right before it died though it bit itself on the neck.......and that was it...

Sorry but thats all the information I have about the snake...

Why did this happen?

[JD@reptiles]

somtimes when snakes die, they seem to somtimes be biting somthing. i have seen dead snakes latching on to leaves or what ever. never seen them latched on to themselves.

[Cruciform]

Off topic, but JD, that's gotta be one of the most distracting avatars on the site. Got something a little easier on the eyes?


-typo- :)

[thunder]

i have seen dead snakes bite themselves, during their death throws. also, snakes dying of dehydration will bite themselves, i think they must be really disoriented. i am something of a rehabber, so i have seen this a number of times.

[Derrick]

I seen many animals bite themseleves or the ground when they are dieing. I belive its a pain thing they just kinda lash out at anything