do snakes have scent glans on there face

[salzar]

hi all my little brown snake will rub his head on my hand like he is cleaning it , but he is not dirty .:)
some times he gets worm guts on his face and uses my hand as a napkin ( yea cute) well now he does this when I pick him up to handle him too!
is he rubbing scent on me or am I just his napkin!!:o
heee haaa bye
michelle . ps my 100 th post ,, ya!!!!
:D

[adamanteus]

No Michelle, they don't have scent glands on their faces. I think maybe he's trying to burrow.

[Stefan-A]

I wouldn't rule out the possibility that something's irritating his skin.

[salzar]

hmmm okay I will use less soap, maybe thats it, seems to do it when hes just picked up and not all the time,
just curious
thats all. he is a sweet little guy and yesterday he kinda fell from my hand on to the floor, luckly hes okay , but what a fright for him was confused for a couple hours i think.. bye
michelle

[adamanteus]

seems to do it when hes just picked up and not all the time

That would seem (to me) to confirm what I thought... He's trying to burrow as a means of escape. As you know, Dekays like to burrow.:rolleyes:

[salzar]

yea your right he loves to get under the water dish the drist wood stand the bedding, sometimes I think he has escaped because I cant find him , but he is there all right!! thanks so much for the info!!
bye
michelle

[anji1971]

Mine spends a lot of time just partly burrowed, with his little head sticking straight up out of the aspen. I think he's just nosy and doesn't want to miss anything that might be going on around him ( like the TV!)
The one thing I find interesting is that whenever he eats, I know when he's had enough because he immediately dives right under the bark where the heat pad is and stays for a few hours. :)

[salzar]

Hi Anji
I Have a knitted blanket with lots of holes in it .
big holes and he loves to do the basket weaving move , you know in and out and in again.
he knits him self in the blanket and then just pops his head out , made me crack up so bad.
I also take him out to get excersize , well its like walking your snake, but heres what I do , put him on a slick sheet and he begains to do the serpent movement , but never gets the traction, so he never moves...
but wiggles like krazy and loves it .
it keeps him in good shape and he stays strong .
bye
michelle

[Cazador]

Michelle,

That sounds really funny. I'd love to see it :).

Rick

[salzar]

okay I have a video camera and would like to post the vidio.
does any one know of a site where I can post it, of course I have to capture it first but that not to much of a problem, must be free!!!
lmk!!!
bye
michelle

[salzar]

dah!!!
just relized I need a fire wire!!
so I will have to get my hubby to do the importing from work!! might take some time , couple of days , you know with the weeked and all!!
bye
michelle

[tikichick]

You can post it free on youtube.com. My ball python wipes his face off after he eats. I keep him on aspen but I put a sheet of newspaper on top of it for feeding time. He'll rub his face on it first, then proceed to his water bowl and do the same on the edges of the bowl and then drink. Must be hard to eat with no hands!

[anji1971]

That's one of the fun things about watching them eat-- how they wipe their faces along everything! When I give Deejay salmon strips, she'll rub her head all over to position the salmon just right in her mouth before she swallows it. It's amazing how creatures with no limbs can get the job done!!:D