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guidofatherof5
04-17-2009, 05:28 PM
I have always wanted to get a picture of a newborn snake's bellybutton but seem to be busy with the babies. By the time I think about it(24 hours later) it's gone.
Not today. I got my picture and thought I would share.
http://www.thamnophis.com/thamphotos/data//500/medium/belly_button_navel.jpg
Sid
04-17-2009, 05:48 PM
Excellent shot, Steve.:)
prattypus
04-17-2009, 06:00 PM
hmmm, never even thought about it.
count dewclaw
04-17-2009, 06:05 PM
Very nice shot! About where on the belly is it situated?
guidofatherof5
04-17-2009, 06:25 PM
Very nice shot! About where on the belly is it situated?

It is about 1/2 an inch above the cloaca. It's not there very long.
guidofatherof5
04-17-2009, 06:32 PM
hmmm, never even thought about it.

Jason,

I know how you feel. I have handled hundreds of newborns and never noticed it. Then one day I saw it and thought it was an injury. Much to my surprize it turned out to be the snakes navel(bellybutton). I've wanted a photo of it for almost a year and could never remember to get it.
I'll try to get another photo in the morning. That should be about 12-15 hours after they were born.
Zephyr
04-17-2009, 09:40 PM
Yeah, I've seen this on snakes from birth to about 10 months. After that it seems to heal over.
gregmonsta
04-18-2009, 06:18 AM
I can still make them out on my adults :) ... I think the darker the bellyscales the easier it is too.
guidofatherof5
04-18-2009, 06:38 AM
I can still make them out on my adults :) ... I think the darker the bellyscales the easier it is too.

Now you've got me curious. I've never seen it on an adult but then I've never looked either. I wonder if I have any adults I could look at:rolleyes::D
gregmonsta
04-18-2009, 07:28 AM
lol :D I'm sure there's plenty of scope ;) they can be quite faint but are definately visible :D
adamanteus
04-18-2009, 09:32 AM
I'm pretty sure it can be seen on any snake, at any age.
drache
04-18-2009, 03:54 PM
some of my adults have a fine pale line where it used to be
aSnakeLovinBabe
04-18-2009, 05:05 PM
I can find it on many of my adults if I look well!!! its VERY obvious on young snakes though... SO CUTE!
guidofatherof5
04-18-2009, 05:24 PM
I've checked half a dozen of my sub-adults and can't see anything. Not a blemish, dark area or anything that says the scales have been disturbed. I'll keep checking.
aSnakeLovinBabe
04-18-2009, 06:19 PM
it looks like sort of a slit. Just like, 3 or 4 belly scales that are divided or creased. Some have it more obviously than others!!