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Tail rattling
- Thread starter ltsweety2
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axis1
Fuhgeddaboudit!!!!
Hi Keya!!
How ya been?
Rattling is normal for some corns, but not all or most. I have 3 adults (1 female & 2 males) and 1 unsexed yearling. My adult female (Lilly) and my yearling (Ozzy) have both rattled their tails but I don't know if it's just when they might be annoyed. Lilly has definitely displayed having somewhat of a temper and has rattled her tail sometimes when I just lifted a hide she was under. However, both have sporadically rattled their tails (sometimes still do!) when they are fed, so it may also be just an indication of excitement. My adult males (Bozo & Chili-Pepper) have never rattled. Don't know why. Must be a personality trait.
How ya been?
Rattling is normal for some corns, but not all or most. I have 3 adults (1 female & 2 males) and 1 unsexed yearling. My adult female (Lilly) and my yearling (Ozzy) have both rattled their tails but I don't know if it's just when they might be annoyed. Lilly has definitely displayed having somewhat of a temper and has rattled her tail sometimes when I just lifted a hide she was under. However, both have sporadically rattled their tails (sometimes still do!) when they are fed, so it may also be just an indication of excitement. My adult males (Bozo & Chili-Pepper) have never rattled. Don't know why. Must be a personality trait.
MysticExotics
(formerly NWHeather)
A lot of snake species will rattle their tails or flatten their heads to mimic Rattlesnakes.
It's their way of trying to ward off predators.
It's their way of trying to ward off predators.
Im good thanks for asking and yes it has happened durning feeds and when the boys try to get her out of her home...
She also darts off when she is held some times. She didnt start any of this til she was like 6 months... She one now and a lot bigger so it's easier to control now...
Keya
She also darts off when she is held some times. She didnt start any of this til she was like 6 months... She one now and a lot bigger so it's easier to control now...
Keya
Nanci
Alien Lover
It's just a way for a snake to say "Leave me alone!" Perfectly normal. Often seen when captive snakes are eating, or when wild snakes are disturbed. It is not at all predictive of a bite.
Many, maybe most, snakes of all species rattle. Rattlesnakes just took it to a whole 'nother level when they evolved and moved away from swamps and out to the prairies to prey on prairie dogs, rabbits, and other small mammals that lived there. Bison herds kept the grass mowed down, so it was the perfect environment for small grass-eating mammals. Rattlesnakes followed the prey out to the prairies. Rattlesnakes, being heavy bodied and relatively slow ambush predators, needed a way to warn large hooved animals to keep away, and evolved the hollow scales on their tail tips which greatly amplified the tail rattling noise. The rattlesnake, rattling, is saying, hey, I'm here, don't step on me!! Snakes without rattles do just fine on their own, though, when rattling their tail against leaves (or plastic bins)!
Many, maybe most, snakes of all species rattle. Rattlesnakes just took it to a whole 'nother level when they evolved and moved away from swamps and out to the prairies to prey on prairie dogs, rabbits, and other small mammals that lived there. Bison herds kept the grass mowed down, so it was the perfect environment for small grass-eating mammals. Rattlesnakes followed the prey out to the prairies. Rattlesnakes, being heavy bodied and relatively slow ambush predators, needed a way to warn large hooved animals to keep away, and evolved the hollow scales on their tail tips which greatly amplified the tail rattling noise. The rattlesnake, rattling, is saying, hey, I'm here, don't step on me!! Snakes without rattles do just fine on their own, though, when rattling their tail against leaves (or plastic bins)!
