Snakes Vs Winter

[Jay]

I am just wondering where do the snakes go when we get snow?

[Lankyrob]

Underground i would imagine?

[presspirate]

They will find a place to hibernate/brumate/hangout below the frost line. Usually the abandoned den of some animal. Or a cave, I have heard of them being found in abandoned house basements, storm sewers, and even missile silos, caves, etc. etc. In the case of garter snakes there could literally be hundreds in the same place. Now wouldn't that be cool to see? :yes:

[Jay]

so would it be necessary to do this in captivity for a longer life span

[Jay]

srry ddnt think my snakes are not native here ...XD

[Lankyrob]

Assuming you heat your enclosures then they wont know it is snowing outside?

[infernalis]

It is not necessary to hibernate snakes, it will not change their life span either.

With proper husbandry any snake will live to it's maximum potential in captivity without hibernation.

To answer your original question, Underground snake dens!!

http://images.ctv.ca/gallery/photo/wpg_skywatch_may_2009/image4.jpg

http://www.naturenorth.com/spring/creature/garter/New_Sign.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3539/3525576870_4637fc88f8_z.jpg?zz=1

Even the U-Haul company celebrates snake dens!!

http://factoidz.com/images/user/manitoba_snake_den.jpg

[percey39]

As Wayne has said there is no need to brumate unless for breeding purposes. That is awesome Wayne i wish we had places like that here that care enough about snakes!!

[infernalis]

Video...................

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[percey39]

Awesome video cheers for posting. Shame about cutting out the redbelly black snakes though lol.

[presspirate]

LOL We had a girl like that in high school....I'm Kidding! I love that video. I think you've posted that before Wayne. I'd love to be walking along and come across that pile of garters.

[shaunyboy]

watched a programme last night about the burmese pythons in the ever glades in florida

they took 12 or so males to a colder state

put them in a purpose built encloser

they fenced off roughly an acre of ground

it had trees in it

the burms survived the winter by basking high up in the trees

to combat the lack of food (as none was provided by their captors) they ate birds that landed on the trees

it was incredible to see how they adapted so quickly and all survived

every burm was in perfect health after the winter

now the scientist are crapping themselves as this prooved that the burmese can survive in colder places so can inhabit more of usa.

they also found the snakes could get to an island roughly 35 kilometers from main land

it was a great programme

cheers shaun

[infernalis]

LOL We had a girl like that in high school....I'm Kidding! I love that video. I think you've posted that before Wayne. I'd love to be walking along and come across that pile of garters.


Different special, same location and mating ritual.