baby snake head size

CrazyHedgehog · 08-18-2007, 04:40 PM

Ok, cleaning the baby tanks out tonight, and I noticed a big difference in the babies head sizes....not between fat and skinny babies either, but between fat ones...some have quite stocky heads and others are more narrow... does this have any bearing on the sex of the baby snake? or is it just luck of the draw so to speak?

adamanteus · 08-18-2007, 04:42 PM

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Originally Posted by CrazyHedgehog

Ok, cleaning the baby tanks out tonight, and I noticed a big difference in the babies head sizes....not between fat and skinny babies either, but between fat ones...some have quite stocky heads and others are more narrow... does this have any bearing on the sex of the baby snake? or is it just luck of the draw so to speak?

Can you post a decent photo of that, Inge?

CrazyHedgehog · 08-18-2007, 04:43 PM

give me a minute and I will go and try....

enigma200316 · 08-18-2007, 04:43 PM

I know I read some where that males tend to have smaller heads than females,but I don't know if its really true and if you can tell in babies....

CrazyHedgehog · 08-18-2007, 04:55 PM

Just tried and they are zipping about too much, will see if Maf can get a better pic tomorrow. (he is better with a camera than me!)

adamanteus · 08-18-2007, 04:57 PM

I can't wait to see these babies in the flesh, Inge...and to choose my 1.2. I can't remember now...are the parents very blue?

CrazyHedgehog · 08-18-2007, 04:58 PM

not overly, but the babies are a range of different shades..

adamanteus · 08-18-2007, 05:01 PM

Very exciting...it's a good few years since I had Florida Blues!

stonyloam · 08-18-2007, 05:31 PM

My little green female has a distinctly different head shape than my other snakes. The snout is short and the head narrow, so it looks like her eyes are forward, kinda cute. None of her babies seem to show that shape, so I guess it can vary snake to snake.

I'll try to get a a pix.

stonyloam · 08-18-2007, 05:52 PM

Here is a photo of my green girl. You can see she has a very small head with a short nose. None of her babies (as far as I can tell so far) have the same shape. At first glance I thought she was a brown snake when I found her. Makes her kinda special.

08-18-2007, 04:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
CrazyHedgehog "Preparing For Fourth shed" Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 718 Country:	baby snake head size Ok, cleaning the baby tanks out tonight, and I noticed a big difference in the babies head sizes....not between fat and skinny babies either, but between fat ones...some have quite stocky heads and others are more narrow... does this have any bearing on the sex of the baby snake? or is it just luck of the draw so to speak?

08-18-2007, 04:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
CrazyHedgehog "Preparing For Fourth shed" Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 718 Country:	Re: baby snake head size give me a minute and I will go and try....

08-18-2007, 04:43 PM	#4 (permalink)
enigma200316 Basilisk (The King of all Serpents) Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Eastern, US Posts: 1,740 Country:	Re: baby snake head size I know I read some where that males tend to have smaller heads than females,but I don't know if its really true and if you can tell in babies.... __________________ "Can't wait for World Meeting 2009" Justin... 0.0.1 parietalis 0.1.3 similis

08-18-2007, 04:55 PM	#5 (permalink)
CrazyHedgehog "Preparing For Fourth shed" Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 718 Country:	Re: baby snake head size Just tried and they are zipping about too much, will see if Maf can get a better pic tomorrow. (he is better with a camera than me!)

08-18-2007, 04:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
adamanteus Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cheshire. (Near Manchester). Posts: 6,690 Country:	Re: baby snake head size I can't wait to see these babies in the flesh, Inge...and to choose my 1.2. I can't remember now...are the parents very blue? __________________ James.

08-18-2007, 04:58 PM	#7 (permalink)
CrazyHedgehog "Preparing For Fourth shed" Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 718 Country:	Re: baby snake head size not overly, but the babies are a range of different shades..

08-18-2007, 05:01 PM	#8 (permalink)
adamanteus Moderator Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cheshire. (Near Manchester). Posts: 6,690 Country:	Re: baby snake head size Very exciting...it's a good few years since I had Florida Blues! __________________ James.

08-18-2007, 05:31 PM	#9 (permalink)
stonyloam "Third shed, A Success" Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Western NY Posts: 490 Country:	Re: baby snake head size My little green female has a distinctly different head shape than my other snakes. The snout is short and the head narrow, so it looks like her eyes are forward, kinda cute. None of her babies seem to show that shape, so I guess it can vary snake to snake. I'll try to get a a pix. __________________ Terry

08-18-2007, 05:52 PM	#10 (permalink)
stonyloam "Third shed, A Success" Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Western NY Posts: 490 Country:	Re: baby snake head size Here is a photo of my green girl. You can see she has a very small head with a short nose. None of her babies (as far as I can tell so far) have the same shape. At first glance I thought she was a brown snake when I found her. Makes her kinda special. __________________ Terry

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