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| matildasmum |
Posted - 31/10/2012 : 00:23:22
how come royals heads stay soooo small yet their bodies get sooo big |
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| BlueDragon |
Posted - 03/11/2012 : 09:04:44
So my idea about the head evolving slower than the rest of the Animal wasn't far off then?
curiouslyfacinated: the problem with that is that Snakes find it hard to reverse out of a tight gap 'cause of their scales. The way they point means they're more likely to catch and get stuck. |
| Lindstrom |
Posted - 02/11/2012 : 23:06:17
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Originally posted by BlueDragon
Seriously though, they must have some way of telling if they can fit a gap. What if they were half way down a hole finding a Mouse or whatever and got stuck 'cause they hadn't calculated the gap right. It could cost them their lives if little Mouse decided to attack them. They must have some sense of if they can fit or not? Snakes aren't daft, they seem to be able to tell a big enough gap from a too small one (well, all that's debatable really, isn't it?).
Mine tried to fit through a metal ring despite acting very quickly he got stuck and continued pushing through and even constricting not smart!, thought he was gonna kill him self, luckily the ring had a catch and hinge. I strongly advise never to put anything they may get stuck in near them. They are dumb slow snakes, lovely but not very bright  I believe they have a small head because they are a old species which hasn't had the need to evolve a bigger head because the jaw and neck got there first :) |
| curiouslyfacinated |
Posted - 02/11/2012 : 13:56:28
Hm interesting thoughts.
Maybe they just go in until they find they are too big and then reverse? Maybe the head size thing is due to them not having legs??? Not sure why that would make a difference x |
| BlueDragon |
Posted - 02/11/2012 : 09:27:52
Yeah, I know Cats do that. I just thought Snakes did it as well... but without the whiskers ; )
Seriously though, they must have some way of telling if they can fit a gap. What if they were half way down a hole finding a Mouse or whatever and got stuck 'cause they hadn't calculated the gap right. It could cost them their lives if little Mouse decided to attack them. They must have some sense of if they can fit or not? Snakes aren't daft, they seem to be able to tell a big enough gap from a too small one (well, all that's debatable really, isn't it?).
Anyway, if it isn't for that reason what is it then? I'm curious now. They've clearly evolved a small head with the abillity to dislocate their jaw for feeding for a good reason.
Or is it simply that their head didn't quite manage to catch up with the reast of it while they were evolving into Snakes in the first place? So they developed a 'quick fix'. |
| curiouslyfacinated |
Posted - 01/11/2012 : 21:21:55
I believe the "head fits body fits" theory applies to cats not snakes. Thats the reason they have whiskers so they can tell if there body fits or not x |
| Baobab |
Posted - 01/11/2012 : 13:47:09
Don't know about the body fitting through if their head fits. Two of ours managed to get stuck half way through a hole in their hides. |
| badwool |
Posted - 01/11/2012 : 12:29:27
low self asteem? |
| BlueDragon |
Posted - 01/11/2012 : 09:23:11
I thought, as a general rule, that Snakes had evolved smaller heads and had developed the ability to dislocate their jaw (as a pose to a bigger head they didn't need to do that with) 'cause it means they can get into tighter spaces? Either to catch prey or to hide away. Is that not true?
I know that if a Snake's head can fit through something then most of the time the rest will be able to follow, 'cause if it's a tight fit then they can collapse their ribs and lungs down to squeeze through.
I can imagine if I was a Snake that having a smaller head would make getting around easier. 'Cause your whole body is then much more streamlined.
No? |
| Fezza |
Posted - 31/10/2012 : 09:36:17
Cheaper hats |
| curiouslyfacinated |
Posted - 31/10/2012 : 08:57:38
fat snakes???
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