Has anyone ever noticed a whistling/hissing kinda noise as their snake is swallowing their food? Just been feeding Kane is rat and as he was swallowing it he kept making that noise, i had him out earlier this morning and there was no noise coming from him then.
1.1.0 Normal Royal Pythons... Kane (CF11) + Frankie (CB11) 1.0.0 Spider Royal Python (CB13) 1.0.0 100% het kahl albino boa Dexter (CB13) 1.0.0 Butter Corn... 0.1.0 Snow Corn... Alice 0.1.0 Red Harlequin Crested Gecko... Charlie 0.1.0 Albino Leopard Gecko... Cleo 1.1.0 African Green Mantis 1.0.0 Staffy... Alfie 1.1.0 Cats... Ebony and DK
Its the glottis on the underside of the mouth, they stick it out like a snorkel so they can still breath with a gob full of rodent. A snakes glottis is closed unless air is moving through it and I have heard it squeak and hiss as it opens to breathe in or out.
Its amazing how many noises a silent animal can make.
Indeed, if they ever loll onto one side when eating have a look right at the front of their mouths on the underside you will see it sticking out, not much just enough to breathe.
Whistling sound.
Posted - 19/06/2012 : 22:17:56
