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reptilemadd
Sub Adult
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 Posted - 21/06/2011 : 11:28:25
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Does anyone know if snakes see in colour cause I've noticed that Cerberus either takes a lot longer to eat or just flat out refuses when I give him white rats but if I give him a black rat hes on it quicker than something quick jumping on something else (can't think of a suitable metaphor lmao) |
1.0.0 beardie "magic"
1.1.0 100% Het Clown "Cerberus" and "Artemis"
0.1.0 Poss Calico "Ariadne"
1.0.0 Lesser " Kronos"
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Kelfezond
The bearded one
United Kingdom
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Posted - 21/06/2011 : 11:33:23
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| I wondered the same thing as Cleo often refuses black ones but is happy to gobble white rats or mice. Probably just unlucky though |
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markmifsud
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
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Posted - 21/06/2011 : 12:07:14
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shamelessly plagiarised from the net :)
Snakes have cones in their retinas; cones is what allows us to perceive color. It is the same for them, but not as vivid nor wide a range. Think in terms of hues and shades
They have trouble seeing things that aren’t moving. That’s where other senses such as smell (flicking of the tongue), and heat signature (in the snakes equipped by nature for it) come into play
A snake is very near sighted
It is NOT true that you can tell a venomous snake by the shape of its pupils
Many animals were created with a special oil drop that surrounds the cones of the eyes to protect them from ultraviolet light. Snakes instead rely on a filter over the lens of their eyes that can not be penetrated by the uv wave length
A snake has eyes with a telescoping lens. They can move the lens itself forward and backward (in and out) with muscle contraction/relaxation
A snake has no eye lids. They have a clear scale over each eye that comes off when they shed their skin
In general snakes can see better at night because their rods are more highly developed than the cones. Which is the opposite of you and I. The cones in our eyes are better developed and that allows us to see colors in much more vivid tones
Snakes are not able to move their eyes, so they can’t look around without moving their heads
One sign a snake is going to shed is its eyes become opaque about 5 to 7 days before it happens
Sometimes a shedding snake will not shed the scale on its eyes. This is often a sign that the humidity is too low
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original text found here http://pet-snakes.com/pet-snakes-sees
when copying information from the internet please ensure you link to the original text / source, saves the forum owners having any issues from the original site/source |
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1.0.0 Normal Ball aged 7(ish)
0.1.0 Normal Ball aged 7(ish)
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Posted - 21/06/2011 : 13:27:47
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Hi, I've often heard about snakes having distinct preferences for a certain colour of prey; interesting find, Mark, though it's still puzzling as to why a snake should 'dislike' a dark coloured rat and eat a light one. Mercifully my pampered darlings haven't discovered this habit yet ...sshh don't tell them lol.
GMac, I understand the reason for posting a link, but can you tell me how? I've never learned yet. |
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GMac
Grumpy scots admin
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Posted - 21/06/2011 : 13:32:41
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GMac, I understand the reason for posting a link, but can you tell me how? I've never learned yet.
No probs Bats, if you highlight the text on the address bar, usually just single clicking in it will highlight it, then right click on your mouse and select copy. Go to the area where you want the link added and right click on the mouse again and select paste.
Or you can highlight the text and press ctrl and c at the same time to copy and ctrl and v a the same time to paste.
hope this helps BATS, if not I shall do a tutorial and email you using screenshots. |
 
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Posted - 21/06/2011 : 13:47:40
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reptilemadd
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
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Posted - 21/06/2011 : 20:04:15
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Thanks for the replies guys especially to mark as Bats said great find cheers, It also makes sense now as there prey in the wild would be a dark colour so as long as it's a genetic memory even captive bred snakes will remember. AS for your snake Kelf it must be colour blind lmao |
1.0.0 beardie "magic"
1.1.0 100% Het Clown "Cerberus" and "Artemis"
0.1.0 Poss Calico "Ariadne"
1.0.0 Lesser " Kronos"
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Lotabob
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 21/06/2011 : 20:20:47
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HOLD THE PHONE!!!
'Snakes are not able to move their eyes so they can’t look around without moving their heads'
Since when, all mine (not sure about Spot now I think about it) are very able to move their eye, not exactly Chameleons but they do move. |
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Kelfezond
The bearded one
United Kingdom
4803 Posts |
Posted - 21/06/2011 : 20:49:04
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| Yeah as do mine, Bob :P weirdness |
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GMac
Grumpy scots admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 21/06/2011 : 20:53:45
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| have no idea about colour vision, but our male adult royal will not take any colour rat but white. |
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Lotabob
Royal Python Moderator
United Kingdom
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Posted - 21/06/2011 : 22:33:08
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Can snakes see colour?
