radioactive-tiefling asked:
Are they called scutes because they help the snake scoot this is urgent
is-the-snake-video-cute answered:
Jokes that I immediately write into my educational programs
Because of this ask I found myself talking to my snakes and saying “aw, look at your little scoots!” Belly scales were cute enough to begin with and now that’s increased by at least twenty percent.
@fandomsandfeminism Today while I was at work I stumbled across this little eastern garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis). It was polite enough to tolerate my presence and let me take a few photos.
And then, it fucking lifted the front half of its body off the ground and WIGGLED AT ME. And I honestly have no idea what to make of this behavior. Since you’re the only person I know who has experience with snakes, perhaps you might be able to tell me what this means?
Beautiful little Noodle!
I’m certainly no expert, but my first guess is that it’s a defensive/nervous behavior. A kind of “hey there, I don’t know about you, what exactly is your deal?”
The tongue flicking means it’s trying to get information- it’s how they smell. Lifting itself up could be a mix of getting a better look and wanting to look bigger.
It’s clearly not SCARED- it’s not running, hissing, or Musking. But it seems a little uncertain and alert- keeping an eye on you in case you become dangerous.
Anonymous asked:
Can you tell us of any poisonous AND venomous animals, like yourself? (Unless they're spiders)
bunjywunjy answered:
the two I know of are the asian tiger snake and (surprise) the blue-ringed octopus!
the tiger snake is closely related to cobras and not only is it HILARIOUSLY venomous in the traditional snake manner, it adds insult to injury by excreting stored toxins from its toad prey through its skin if you bother it!
obviously what the snake is packing in its fangs is way more dangerous, but those toad toxins would still make you pretty sick if you somehow got past that and stuck a tiger snake into your mouth.
for… whatever reason. I’m not here to judge.
and while the blue-ringed octopus is more well-known for being the proud owner of a venomous bite that can sunset an adult human in just a few minutes, they’re ALSO just oh so full of toxins that would make you seriously ill or even kill you if you ate one!
makes sense that we wouldn’t know about that as much, though. how many humans have survived the initial attempt to eat one of these things long enough to actually get it into their mouth only to die of octopus poisoning??
DO NOT DO NOT DO NOT DO NOT
not many, for sure, but their experiences are valuable to science anyways.
I salute you, the inquisitive dead.
Anonymous asked:
Why does the Arabic sand boa look like
that
bunjywunjy answered:
oh, you mean,
(?)
arabian sand boas look so freaky because, unlike most snakes, their eyes are on the TOPS of their heads!
this is because, as their name suggests, they spend all their time buried in the sand, so having their eyes up top lets them see what’s going on while they’re buried, like a miniature sand-crocodile.
do you see it? neither do the eagles.
and that’s why they’re like that!
PEEKABOO.
Snakes do have very sophisticated sensory systems, Shine said. For example, “with a single flick of his tongue, a male garter snake can not only tell the species of another snake, but also its sex, its body size, its body condition, and whether or not it has mated recently,” he said.
Anonymous asked:
beautysnake answered:
Breaking news:
Suspicious fella sneezed
he fall
slightlysociablehermit asked:
kaijutegu answered:
Because their sexual dimorphism is hilarious.
Females get more than twice as long and as much as three times as big around. They have intense weight differences, too.
This is an adult male and his girlfriend this season, both belonging to Moatuz Alhaj. He’s 60 grams, she’s 530, nearly nine times heavier than he is. She’s not even a particularly large female, and he’s not a particularly small male. That’s why girls need bigger spaces!
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folkdances
'blorbo from my shows' this 'blorbo from my shows' that. well what about blorbo from HER shows 🤨
[ID: A simply coloured digital comic featuring Maya Fey and Phoenix Wright from Ace Attorney. In the first panel we see a computer screen open to a text document which reads, "'Thanks to you I am saddled with unneeded feelings,' said the Evil Magistrate before kissing the Steel Samurai with". The text cuts off. In the second panel, we see Maya typing the above into a computer with a concentrated smile. Phoenix is leaning down behind her, wearing an extremely confused expression. In the last panel, he asks, "What the hell are you writing?" as Maya reels back in surprise, shouting "AH" as one hand smacks out to cover the computer screen. End ID.]
i thought Wright had lean
