milk

marijuana · 01-04-06, 10:31 AM

on one of our forums we had a fight over this question... do snakes drink milk or not? what do you think? thanks for the answers...

gonesnakee · 01-04-06, 02:46 PM

Milksnakes got their name from it kinda. They are named as such not because they drink it, but because they are found in & around dairy barns & it has been an old wives tale that they are there to steal the cows milk (ie: drink it). The reason why they hang around the dairy barns isn't the cows & their milk, but the rodents that live there are used as prey. Mark

marijuana · 01-04-06, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by gonesnakee

Milksnakes got their name from it kinda. They are named as such not because they drink it, but because they are found in & around dairy barns & it has been an old wives tale that they are there to steal the cows milk (ie: drink it). The reason why they hang around the dairy barns isn't the cows & their milk, but the rodents that live there are used as prey. Mark

yes... we figured that out

but do snakes REALY DRINK milk or not?

thanks for the answer anyway

gonesnakee · 01-04-06, 04:12 PM

Like I said its an Old Wives Tale, so NO they don't. I'd imagine if they were thirsty enough & it was offered they might, but I wouldn't think so. 99.99% sure it is not going to happen. Mark

Meltos · 01-04-06, 05:50 PM

So its not worth attempting to give your milksnake milk? I have a nelsons and I have thoght about it before. Im going too, But would it be a bad idea to give a milksnake Milk. Would it come down ill or not?

Asian Jon · 01-05-06, 10:38 AM

Sure, go right ahead and offer your milksnakes milk... offer them a snickers bar as well and maybe a nice pot roast on the side! Sorry but, offering ANY snake milk is nonsense, makes no sense at all to me

. Like Mark said errrr twice now, they don't drink milk so why even attempt to offer it? Silly rabbit

! :medgeek: