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04-01-15, 07:26 PM
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Re: Why do snakes yawn?
Boredom? 
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04-02-15, 04:02 AM
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Re: Why do snakes yawn?
When snakes yawn after a meal or after a strike, they are resetting their jaw. Front fanged hots also do this to reposition/reset their fangs. If you've watched vids (especially during live feeds) of hots with large front fangs like a Gaboon Viper or nearly all Crotalus/Rattlesnake species, they will quite often yawn after detecting prey and/or immediately after a strike to reset their fangs. And like all other snakes, they do yawn after feeding to reset their lower jaw as well.
If a snake is not front fanged venomous and it hasn't eaten recently, then I would be worried about a respiratory issue.
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04-02-15, 09:27 AM
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Re: Why do snakes yawn?
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Originally Posted by millertime89
The above are all pretty much the assumed reasons, (along with doing it after eating to realign the jaw) but ultimately we can't say for sure one way or another with each instance (although after eating is pretty obvious).
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They're not assumed(at least not by me; maybe others assume them to be correct?), they're hypothesized. I think they're all fairly reasonable hypotheses based on what little evidence we have to go by.
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Thermoregulation. And here I thought that was a coldblooded thing.
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All mammals thermoregulate, we just do it differently  Sweating, panting, and shivering are pretty important examples of this, but we have other methods too.
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04-02-15, 09:58 AM
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Re: Why do snakes yawn?
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Originally Posted by prairiepanda
All mammals thermoregulate, we just do it differently Sweating, panting, and shivering are pretty important examples of this, but we have other methods too. |
Obviously. The whole post was in jest, though I was unaware of this particular mechanism (yawning as a form of thermoregulation) prior to satisfying my curiosity on the subject after reading this thread.
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04-02-15, 10:04 AM
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Re: Why do snakes yawn?
D Grade....don't scare me about a respiratory infection unless you REALLY believe that may be the case.....now I need to know all other symptoms of this so i can stress out and look for them if he has them x.x
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04-03-15, 04:33 PM
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Re: Why do snakes yawn?
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Originally Posted by Minkness
D Grade....don't scare me about a respiratory infection unless you REALLY believe that may be the case.....now I need to know all other symptoms of this so i can stress out and look for them if he has them x.x
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Not trying to scare you, but if a snake is yawning frequently with no relation to feeding, then there is most likely a respiratory issue. For respiratory issues, there is too much or too little humidity (depending on the species) or there is a deeper problem.
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04-03-15, 05:25 PM
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Re: Why do snakes yawn?
Well, I wouldn't say it's often. Only saw him do it once.
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04-04-15, 08:37 PM
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Re: Why do snakes yawn?
I wouldn't worry about it too much then, Mink. 
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04-04-15, 11:47 PM
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Re: Why do snakes yawn?
He's tired of your crap that's why. Lol JK.
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04-05-15, 09:12 AM
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Re: Why do snakes yawn?
got a video of mrs B. yawning a llittle while back
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7Em5rD65Cg
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