hi everyone...

[Bryyy023]

I think your right. really? i did some research, its a constrictor if i'm not wrong but there are two types.

[Bryyy023]

its ok. Philippines.

Wow i always see that ball python snake whenever i searches.

[StudentoReptile]

Well, "constrictor" can be a very broad term. A lot of snakes use constriction to incapacitate their prey, not just pythons and boas. Many ratsnakes (including cornsnakes), kingsnakes, gopher, pine and bullsnakes, African house snakes...many colubrid employ the method as well.

[Bryyy023]

ahhh.. i see. i read about that, some colubrid are non venomous. but how can i determine by looking at it if its a colubrid or boa or python?

[StudentoReptile]

Originally Posted by Bryyy023

ahhh.. i see. i read about that, some colubrid are non venomous. but how can i determine by looking at it if its a colubrid or boa or python?

THAT is a very good question. Most of the differences that separates these three families of snakes are either dental, or osteological (pertaining to bone structure). In other words, for someone completely ignorant about snakes, there's not a clear way to identify whether one is colubrid, boid, or python just be looking at it.

Common names are a start, but not an exact science. Most boas or pythons have "boa" or "python" in their common name.

Colubrids? Not so much. The family is really more of a taxonomic dumping ground for species that don't fit into other families (boidae, elapids, vipers, etc.)...although recent findings show that many colubrids are more closely related to those other families than originally thought.

[Bryyy023]

Ahh. thats how. now i'll get a snake from a breeder. so i know what it is and how to handle it.

[Bryyy023]

does my snake have a the same feeding time like other, i'm just confused.

[Bryyy023]

studentoreptile is there any first aid or treatment if bitten by dogfaced water snake?

[StudentoReptile]

Originally Posted by Bryyy023

studentoreptile is there any first aid or treatment if bitten by dogfaced water snake?

Specifically for the dog-face? It would depend on your reaction to the bite. At best....nothing may happen, and you can just treat the teeth marks with some antiseptic and a bandaid if need be.

If there's any additional pain and'or swelling, some suggest Benedryl. I would read that thread I linked to earlier.

[Bryyy023]

can you share that link to me? by the way thanks. i just buy some fish for my snake.

[StudentoReptile]

http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/heter...bate-over.html

[Bryyy023]

hi guys i'm back..
pls help my snake doesn't eat her food

[marvelfreak]

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Wish i had been on here sooner. I am glad you figure out what kind it is. I will say i almost fell out of my chair laughing when i read Snake man12 insisting it was a Anaconda. I can kind of see why he thought so. Anyway Bryyy023 nice to have you join us.