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          SNAKE BYTES (SHARON'S BLOG)

2010 is here and almost over, going into the home stretch. I am still doing what I love and other than time passing that you cannot get back, life is good. Has been an awesome summer, almost jungle like here in Tennessee. The river has been great for fishing and playing and sometimes just sitting.  Added something to my menagerie....2 peafowls. We think we have a pair, but we are quite far away from observing that beautiful tail that will be coming on the male. We are really enjoying seeing them strut, even as babies.. And....for the snakes, all are doing well. Am already seeing breeding in the Snow Colony, the Albino Colony, and the Caramel  Colony. Looking forward to a great 2011.
 

This is an article I want to pass on.  Enjoy.

"Snakes: Love 'Em or Leave 'Em?"

Ophidiophobia is an irrational fear of snakes. Many people, perhaps a majority, claim to have a loathing or dislike of these limbless reptiles. Why do snakes get such a bad rap? A recent scientific study has concluded that the fear of snakes is evolutionary, passed through the mammalian tree since the first mammals lived in a world dominated by reptiles. This may be true, but in most of the world today, a fear of snakes is out of proportion to the danger that snakes pose to humans.

Snakes lack limbs, eyelids, and ears. They are covered in scales, sport forked tongues, and have the flexibility of contortionists. Some people find their looks reason enough to resent having to share the planet with them, while others love everything about these fascinating reptiles. One thing is for sure, snakes excite interest in just about everyone. Here we present some basic facts -- as well as some myths -- about snakes, and then about snake bites.

Snake Basics
Snakes are found on every continent except Antarctica, and in every country except Ireland, Iceland, and New Zealand. (Recent fossil finds show that there were snakes in New Zealand 20 million years ago.) There are about 3,000 snake species worldwide and just under 140 species in the United States and Canada.

Snakes continue to increase in length throughout their lives, but their growth rate slows after they reach maturity. While the world's largest snakes, Anacondas, can reach 25 to 30 feet in length, North America's longest snake on record was an Eastern Indigo Snake that measured 8 feet 7 1/2 inches.

The giant boa constrictors of the American Tropics, including the Anaconda, are among the most feared snakes. There are a couple of species of boas in North America, but these reach only about three feet long. Boas are not the only snakes that kill prey by constriction, however. North America's constrictors include the common and widespread Milk Snake.

Snakes display a full rainbow of colors and patterns; some even have iridescent scales. North American snakes come in blue, red, yellow, orange, and green, as well as more mundane grays, browns, and blacks, and are adorned with spots, bands, stripes, diamonds, and other often beautiful patterns. The Milk Snake and the Common Kingsnake are among the most variable species, with numerous subspecies of varying and bold coloration. Snakes periodically shed their outer layer of skin, usually in one piece. A rattlesnake adds a new segment to its rattle each time it sheds its skin, normally two to four times a year. Several species of birds use shed snake skins in nest-building.

It's What's Inside That Counts
The vertebrate body has evolved differently in snakes than in other reptiles or in mammals, fish, or birds. In snakes the left lung is either very small or is absent altogether. The kidneys are aligned vertically rather than side by side as they are in mammals.

Snakes can swim, climb trees, and burrow underground, and they do all of this without the assistance of arms or legs. A snake can have as many as 400 vertebrae in its spine; humans have 32 to 34. That's one reason why a snake can tightly coil its body and a human can't!

If you get into a staring contest with a snake you are bound to lose, because snakes don't have eyelids and therefore can't blink. A transparent cover protects the eye. Snakes lack ears and don't "hear" sounds but they can sense vibrations on the ground (or tree or water). Snakes also have other ways of making sense of their environment. One way is by flicking the forked tongue in and out. They don't exactly smell with their tongues but they pick up chemicals in the environment with them. An organ inside the mouth interprets the information brought in on the chemicals, alerting the snake to potential prey, a mate, or even just the way home.

Most of North America's venomous (or poisonous) snakes, including rattlesnakes, copperheads, and cottonmouths, are pit vipers. They are named for small craters in the face that detect temperature changes and help the snake detect prey -- or predator. These pits are so sensitive they can register a temperature change of a tiny fraction of a degree.

The Snake in the Garden
Snakes are meat eaters. Among the foods they eat are birds, mammals, lizards, frogs, eggs, insects, spiders, centipedes, and scorpions. Most are useful residents of the backyard, as they eat rodents, slugs, snails, and other creatures that can be garden pests. Blind snakes live in burrows and consume termites. Some snakes even eat other snakes; the Black Snake, for example, preys on Copperheads, and kingsnakes will eat those and rattlers and coral snakes, too.

All snakes swallow their prey whole. A snake's lower jaw unhinges in the front, enabling the snake to fit a prey item, even a large egg, into its mouth. Some snakes kill their prey first, while others eat it alive. Constrictors kill by coiling their body around the victim and squeezing tighter each time the animal draws in a breath. Before long the prey's heart can no longer fill with blood or its lungs with air.

A snake can adjust the position of its respiration tube so that it can still breathe while its mouth and throat are stuffed with food. It takes days to weeks for a snake to digest a meal, depending on the prey's size. Once fed, a snake may not eat again for months. A large Anaconda may eat only once or twice a year.

Myths and Realities
The folklore about snakes is rich and fanciful. Milk Snakes were once thought to suckle vast quantities of milk from cows. Rainbow Snakes (also called Hoop Snakes), it is said, chase people by forming a hoop shape (holding the tail in the mouth) and rolling after them. Coachwhips have been rumored to speed after adversaries and then whip them to death with their tails. Despite the persistence of such myths, snakes do not chase people; most snakes flee people, some stand their ground in an encounter, but none are known to give chase.

Many people are repelled by the idea of numerous snakes writhing around together, and it's true that snakes gather communally. In much of the United States and Canada, snakes hibernate for the winter. Many gather in communal dens often consisting of several different species. A den may contain several hundred snakes; there are reports of 1,000 snakes denning together. In another snake-gathering ritual, some species of snakes form a "breeding ball," in which numerous males coil around a single female and try to mate with her. While these images frighten some people, the truth is that very few people have ever actually witnessed a hibernation den or a breeding ball. These mainly occur off the beaten path of most of us.

Although it may sound like a creature out of the trials of Hercules, the two-headed snake is a rare but real phenomenon. Two-headed snakes form in the same way as human conjoined twins. If the two heads also have separate necks, they may compete with each other for food and fight over which direction to move in. They sometimes even try to eat each other. The San Diego Zoo had a resident two-headed snake named Thelma & Louise who bore 15 offspring -- all one-headed.

Snake Bites
Many people who are afraid of snakes are more specifically afraid of snake bite. Snakes rarely bite people, but when they do it is often in response to being picked up, poked at, or otherwise disturbed. Americans are more likely to die of a bee sting, the flu, bubonic plague, salmonella poisoning, measles, a lightning strike, a heat wave, fire, choking, or slipping in the bathtub than of a snake bite.

The best way to avoid snakebite is to leave snakes alone. Even nonvenomous snakes will bite if harassed. Some will issue a warning rattle by vibrating the tail in dead leaves, others will flatten and expand the neck in imitation of a hooded cobra, and many species will hiss. Rattling, hissing, and other displays are pretty obvious warnings. If you don't back off, a snake behaving in this way may bite in self-defense.

Only about 20 of North America's snake species are venomous. These include rattlesnakes, Copperheads, Cottonmouths, and coral snakes. Different species have different types of venom, some more dangerous than others. These snakes rarely bite people, and even when they do, the vast majority of venomous snake bites are not fatal. Indeed, North America's venomous snakes are estimated to release venom in only about 50 percent of bites on humans. Still, they are not to be messed with, and snakebites are no joke. Medical professionals have reported that 40 to 100 percent of venomous snakebite victims they have treated have been drunk, and the majority of them have been young males. Poor judgment seems to be one of the biggest risk factors for snake bite.

WHAT YOU GET------Dream a little dream !

Albino Het x Albino Het = 25% albinos 25% regulars 50% albino hets

Albino x Normal = 100% het for albinos

Albino Het x Normal = 50% het for albinos 50% normals

Albino x [Kahl-line]Striped Albino = 100% albinos het for stripe

Albino Het for [Kahl-line]Stripe x Stripe Albino = 50% striped albino, 50% albino hets for stripe

Albino x Normal Double Het for [Kahl-line]Stripe and Albino = 25% het for albinos, 25% double hets for stripe and albino, 25% albino and 25% albino het for stripe

Albino Het x Normal Double Het for [Kahl-line]Stripe and Albino = (Out of every 16 babies): 2 Normal, 4 Het albino, 2 Het Striped, 2 double het for stripe albino, 2 albino, 2 albino het for stripe

Albino x Regular Double Het Snow = 25% het albino, 25% double het snow, 25% albino and 25% albino het snow

Albino Het Snow x Snow = 50% snow and 50% albino het snow

Albino x Snow = 100% albino het for anery


Anery x Anery = 100% anerys

Anery x Regular = 100% normals het anery

Anery x Albino = 100% normals Double Hets for anery and albino (or double het "snow&quot.

Albino Het x Regular Double Het Snow = (Out of every 16 babies): 2 Normals, 4 Het Albinos, 2 Het Anerys, 4 double het snows, 2 albinos and 2 albino het snows.


Arabesque x Normal = 50% arabesques; 50% normals

Arabesque x Arabesque = 25% Normals; 25% Super-Arabesques; 50% Arabesques

Arabesque x Albino = 50% arabesque het albinos; 50% normal het albinos

Arabesque Albino x Sunglow = 25% arabesque sunglows; 25% sunglows; 25% arabesque albinos; 25% albinos


Hypo x Hypo = 100% hypos : 50% are possible supers (dominant)

Hypo x Normal = 50% hypos, 50% normals

Hypo x Albino = 100% het albino: 50% are hypo hets for sunglow (or hypo het for albino).

Hypo Het Albino x Hypo Het Albino = 25% sunglows (hypo albinos), 50% hypo het albinos (het sunglows), 25% hypos

Hypo x Anery = 50% hypos het for anery (or double het "ghost&quot and 50% regulars het for anery


Motley x Regular = 50% motleys; 50% regulars

Motley x Motley = 50% supermotleys; 50% motleys

Motley x Hypo = 25% motley hypos; 25% motleys; 25% hypos, 25% normals

Motley x Albino = 50% motley het albinos; 50% regular het albinos


Regular Double Het Snow x Regular Double Het Snow = (from every sixteen offspring): three albino boas (66% chance hetero for snow), three anerythristic boas (66% chance hetero for snow boa) one snow boa, four double heterozygous boas, two heterozygous for albino boas, two heterozygous for anerythristic boas, and one normal boa.


Snow x Regular Double Het Snow = 25% snow, 25% double het for snow, 25% anery het for snow and 25% albino het for snow

Snow x Normal = 100% normal double hets for anery and albino (het snows)

Snow x Hypo = 50% hypos {50% chance het albino;50% chance het anery), 50% regulars {50% chance het albino;50% chance het anery)

Snow x Snow = 100% Snows


Sunglow x Sunglow = 100% sunglows; 50% are possible dominant (hypo)

Sunglows x Regular = 50% hypo het albinos, 50% regular het albinos

Sunglow x Hypo = 100% hypos het for sunglow (Hypo hets for albino) : 50% are possible supers (dominant).

Sunglow x Albino = 50% albinos, 50% sunglows

Sunglow x Anery = 50% hypo het anery (het ghost) het albino (het sunglow), 50% regular double hets for albino/anery (het snows)

Sunglow x Snow = 50% albino het anery (het snows), 50% sunglow het anery (het snows)

Sunglow x Ghost = 100% hypo double hets for anery (het ghost) and albino (het sunglow), 50% are super-hypos (dominant)


Ghost x Ghost = 100% ghosts; 50% are possible dominant (hypo)

 

Why Boa Constrictors(Article Passed On to You)

I believe boa constrictors  the most incredible and special of the Boids. Boa constrictors are in the same family as pythons and other Giant snakes. Though they are in the same family, the differences are amazing and boas are definitely different from their cousins.
I remember when I saw my first the first boa constrictor! It was in a pet store and was close to a meter long. When I finally convinced my parents to let me have it and could save the money, I bought one. Since then, I have been enamored by Boa Constrictors.

Over the past 15 years boa constrictors have become very popular as pets. Why? There are actually several good reasons.

Firstly, they grow to a nice size, but are small enough for the average person to keep and safely manage. A boa constrictor will typically not exceed 7 feet (females) and males will remain smaller.

Secondly, boa constrictors are docile, non-aggressive snakes. They are easy to care for and easy to breed.

Thirdly, boa constrictors do not suffer from the eating disorders, shyness problems and temperamental issues people often encounter with Ball Pythons. Moreover, they are well adjusted to living in captivity, and do not require much space like other domestic animals. Additionally, they are comfortable with human contact and enjoy being held.

Finally, the variety ofboa constrictor morphs, both color and pattern morphs, provide an ever increasing number of beautiful specimens for collection as pets and the opportunity for investment as well.

Posted by: boaphile at Fri Feb 9 07:25:01 2007 [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ]

Oh contraire, they do hit the scale counts perfectly well and fit exactly into one of the already defined subspecies. For some strange reason many folks have a mental block and unwillingness to accept them for what they are. They do not fit into imperator scale count wise but are perfectly content to slide right in comfortably exactly where they belong. That is all Colombian Boas are, were, have been and always will be, where they fit perfectly as Boa Constrictor constrictor. Count the scales. That is what they are. The original descriptions do not define where BCC comes from specifically but what they are. Someone misguidedly decided long ago that because the Colombian Boas, whose urine would run someplace other than into the Amazon River, must be BCI and not BCC. That is not described anywhere in the original descriptions so it is irrelevant. Sure non-Amazon Basin Colombians are different from Surinams or Brazilians, but Peruvians are different from Surinams, yet they are still BCC. So unless you use some other measure to determine BCC from BCI, the original descriptions are clear and point to the fact that all Colombian Boas are BCC. That is unless someone defines them differently, scientifically, and it is accepted by the scientific community after exhaustive review. Until then, Colombians scale count wise, are BCC.

I have said this for years.

Of course the original Sharp Albino came from Colombia and the 3.1 Albinos that made up the original Kahl Albino bloodline came from Colombia. I had never heard anything to the contrary.   Boaphile
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Wow, it is 2009 already. Well, actually February 2nd. How time flies. Looks to be an exciting year. Already have albino babies, anerytheristic babies, het babies, and most exciting, Boawoman Caramels. I am so excited to be able to offer these this year. These are part of the magic potion for the new paradigm boas, as well as new yet to be produced morphs.  I will post some pics soon.

October 30, 2008: There has been talk recently about pets and diseases like salmonella. As far as snakes are concerned I think they are one of the cleanest "glass enclosure" pets. Snakes rarely get in their own feces unlike many of the animals that walk around the enclosure, and then is handled by someone. Therefore, boas are among the least likely of all pets to transfer salmonella or other bacterium to people.

September 26, 2008; Sometimes you will see your snake stretched out slowly moving his or her head from side to side like a twig in the breeze. This is usually a signal that he is hungry, and I think he is mimicking a branch so as not to scare away prey. The prey would just see the movement as a natural movement on a windy day, and approach and be surprised to be eaten. 

September 9, 2008: Why is a boa constrictor a great pet?  First of all, they are satiny-smooth and feel great to the touch. They are also hypoallergenic because they create no pet dander to upset allergies. They do not have to be fed everyday and only soil their cage on occasion. They do not have to be walked and do not require daily attention. If you are busy sometimes and do not get to exercise them by handling, they are very forgiving and are still glad the next time they are taken to be handled. They are quiet, peaceful, and great companion animals to spend time with you whether you are sitting at your computer, watching TV, or going for a walk. They can eat frozen/thawed meals that can be kept readily available in your freezer. They are beautiful! BOA=Best of All

Sept 1, 2008: When purchasing a boa from the Boastore you are encouraged to immediately handle your new pet as much as possible. Who wants a new pet to just look at? I feel that the snake in its new home needs to acclimate to you as well as his or her cage. Your interaction with your new pet is an important part of their adjustment. I have been working with boas since 1976, and have seen this adjustment period work so well for the owner and the snake. I even encourage new owners to take their new pets with them to friends homes to allow the boa to become more socialized. Captive bred snakes will enjoy human interaction and the chance to move around on different surfaces. On a warm day, you may want to take your snake outside and let it crawl in the grass (but make sure it is not in an area where pesticides and herbicides are used). Be careful when letting your snake crawl around outdoors, however. Don't take your eyes off of your snake as they can cover more ground than you might expect in just a few short seconds. This outside exercise will not only provide your snake with scent stimulation, it will provide an opportunity for much needed exercise. Some of my customers who take their snakes to the park every weekend for an outing say that the snake learns to use this time to use the bathroom, resulting in a housebroken snake. Isn't that cool.

By Zuzana Kukol and Scott Shoemaker
www.REXANO.org
Rexano1@yahoo.com

Every time there is a tragic unusual accident, the media gets into heated hysteria to milk the story, often not researching the subject and creating damage in the process by not presenting the whole picture.

Reporters especially love the fatal exotic animal mauling accidents, with reptile attacks being some of their favorite, turning them into sensationalized pieces resembling Hollywood horror movie scripts. Who needs to go to see Samuel Jackson's "Snakes on the Plane" and deal with noisy popcorn eaters (and dangerous car drivers on cell phones to get there) when you get better entertainment reading morning paper in the safety and privacy of your home.

Private owners of captive reptiles, pet snakes especially, have been coming under ever increasing attacks from the media bandwagon, mostly fueled by the agenda of the AR (animal rights) activists groups. These organizations, under the guise of pretending to care for public safety, hide their real agenda: to end the captive keeping of animals.

The best way to discredit the claim that captive reptiles are a public safety issue and to show no need for more exotic animal over-regulation is to look at the real numbers. Facts don't lie.

According to the Animal Protection Institute (API) website and various news sources, 17 people were killed by captive reptiles in the USA between 1995 and 2006, which is a one and a half death per year. (API is an animal rights group opposed to captive keeping of exotic and wild animals).

No fatalities were attributed to turtles or tortoises; two were supposedly caused by lizards. One fatality was blamed on salmonella infection supposedly contracted from a pet Iguana, second death was blamed on monitor lizards that were found in the house with their deceased owner. Out of the remaining 15 fatalities, 8 were caused by venomous snake bite and 7 by large constrictors.

None of these deaths were caused by reptiles at large. Instead, all victims were either individuals voluntarily on the property where the animals were kept, or were the owners themselves at their own homes. No members of the public have been killed by captive reptiles in USA since 1995.

Two deaths resulting from the venomous snake bites occurred during voluntary serpent handling religious services in the church, while the remaining 6 involved the owners at their own home at their own risk and discretion.

Two of the deaths caused by large constrictors occurred to the children of the snake owners, at their own home, resulting in the parents being rightfully charged with child endangerment, some also with reckless endangerment and involuntary manslaughter. The remaining five fatalities were owners themselves, whom have accepted and know extremely well the potential risk of their hobby (occupational hazard?).

It doesn't matter if the child died as a result of an animal attack or by other everyday activity, like drowning in the pool. The parents are responsible for their children and other responsible owners of exotics should not be punished with unfair bans because of parental mistakes of others who just happened to be fellow exotic animal owners.

Now contrast the number of deaths to spinach in the last year (2006). According to the USDA, E. coli caused 199 infections, three deaths and 31 kidney failures nationwide. Add to this that fresh raw vegetables like lettuce, spinach, tomatoes and green onions were responsible for the illness or deaths of nearly 19,000 people nationwide over a five-year period.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), food borne diseases cause approximately 76 million illnesses, 325,000 hospitalizations, and 5,000 deaths in the United States each year. Known pathogens account for an estimated 14 million illnesses, 60,000 hospitalizations, and 1,800 deaths. Three pathogens, Salmonella, Listeria, and Toxoplasma, are responsible for 1,500 deaths each year, more than 75% of those caused by known pathogens, while unknown agents account for the remaining 62 million illnesses, 265,000 hospitalizations, and 3,200 deaths.

Furthermore, according to CDC study 1.4 million human Salmonella infections and an estimated 600 associated deaths occur each year in the United States. However, only 1% of human Salmonella infections are caused by the reptiles.

The CDC study also reported that in the wild, the colonization of Salmonella in iguanas and toads may be related to the eating of feces, which typically contaminates food and water; insects, soil, and pond water have all been shown to carry Salmonella. In the home, reptiles and amphibians might acquire Salmonella from being fed undercooked chicken or meat or by contact with household dust, all of which have the potential to contain Salmonella.

News reported that 23-year-old pregnant woman in Missouri fell ill after purchasing live rats and mice to feed her pet python. No salmonella was isolated from the culture of the snake feces, and the rodents and their cages weren't available for testing. The woman's prematurely born baby also had salmonella and was in intensive care for 56 days before going home.

What this means is that many captive reptiles might not be the primary source of infection, they got infected by their food, raw chicken, eggs and vegetables, the same food their human owners ate.

No one is advocating banning fresh vegetables or eggs, even thought they are a greater threat to public health and safety than reptiles. Considering animal rights groups advocate vegan and vegetarian diets, it seems a little hypocritical to advocate banning captive reptiles in the name of public safety when advocating a diet that causes far more risk to health and life for the general public than any captive reptile.

The odd of being killed by a captive reptile is therefore extremely low. With the current US population being 297,618,284, with one death occurring every 13-14 seconds, this translates to approximately 2,440,000 US deaths per year. With this in mind, the alleged threat of captive reptiles being a public safety issue seems ridiculous with the yearly odds of dying by captive reptile being one in 198,412,189 equaling one and a half fatalities per year.

You have a better chance of winning the lottery Jackpot (1 in 13,983,816, all six winning numbers selected) or even the elusive Mega Millions Lottery jackpot (1 in 175,711,536), than being killed by a captive reptile (1 in 198,412,189). But you must visit someone with a captive reptile to get those odds. Now compare that to deaths by escaped captive reptiles….hmm, can't find those numbers since nobody ever died as a result of captive reptile running loose. Animal Rights groups claim to want more regulation and/or banning ownership of reptiles in the name of public safety. The odds just don't add up.

Still, where are the escaped rampaging reptiles killing people and endangering the safety of the general public? More people have died from a runaway NASCAR vehicle than runaway (escaped) reptiles. Shouldn't we ban racecars?

The best evidence of escaped reptiles not posing a threat to humans would be a situation currently happening in Florida's Everglades National Park.

It appears that some irresponsible owners of Burmese pythons (non venomous constrictors native to Southeast Asia growing to 20 feet) have released their overgrown pets into the park. These pythons have a preference for rabbits, rodents or birds and are not attacking Florida's burgeoning human population.

The Burmese python is an ambush predator that tends to wait in one place until prey walks by. The real threat is not to the human safety, but rather to the ecosystem of the park being invaded by non native species. It is already against the law to release exotic animals into the wild, so more unfair regulations or bans will only punish the law abiding responsible owners who are not the problem to begin with.

When in Florida, humans should be more concerned about native wild alligators, cougars and sharks when it comes to public safety.

If the AR groups really care about saving human lives, they should concentrate on the table at the end of this paper.

Now, how scared should we be of captive privately owned reptiles, and how scared should we be of everyday life?

Assuming responsible reptile owners with proper enclosures (with locked doors, secured roofing or in the case of large lizards and crocodilians, double fence inverted toward the inside to prevent climbing over the top to prevent escape) to keep the animals in and the curious public out and to avoid easy trespassing, the best course of action to avoid being killed by a captive reptile is to simply avoid the properties where they are being kept. Can you do that with the rest of your life activities like those outlined below?

Your lifetime Odds of Dying by a captive reptile in USA are 1-in-2,681,245.

The figures below are for US residents, and are based on 2001, the most recent year for which complete data are available. Other odds, indicated with an asterisk (*) are based on long-term data.

SOURCES: National Center for Health Statistics, CDC; American Cancer Society; National Safety Council; International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies; World Health Organization; USGS; Clark Chapman, SwRI; David Morrison, NASA; Michael Paine, Planetary Society Australian Volunteers