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!!
heee haaa bye
michelle . ps my 100 th post ,, ya!!!!

[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.

[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