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.
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04-17-2009, 05:28 PM #1T. radix Ranch
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Snake bellybutton!
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04-17-2009, 05:48 PM #2Thamnophis Addict
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Re: Snake bellybutton!
Excellent shot, Steve.
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04-17-2009, 06:00 PM #3"Third shed, A Success"
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Re: Snake bellybutton!
hmmm, never even thought about it.
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04-17-2009, 06:05 PM #4"PM Boots For Custom Title"
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Re: Snake bellybutton!
Very nice shot! About where on the belly is it situated?
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04-17-2009, 06:25 PM #5T. radix Ranch
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Re: Snake bellybutton!
It is about 1/2 an inch above the cloaca. It's not there very long.
Originally Posted by count dewclaw
Steve
5 awesome kids!
Emmy, Kale, Molly, Gabby, Hailee
They are not just snakes. They're garter snakes.
http://www.youtube.com/user/thamnophis14?feature=mhee
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04-17-2009, 06:32 PM #6T. radix Ranch
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Re: Snake bellybutton!
Jason, Originally Posted by prattypus
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.Steve
5 awesome kids!
Emmy, Kale, Molly, Gabby, Hailee
They are not just snakes. They're garter snakes.
http://www.youtube.com/user/thamnophis14?feature=mhee
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04-17-2009, 09:40 PM #7Thamnophis inspectus
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Re: Snake bellybutton!
Yeah, I've seen this on snakes from birth to about 10 months. After that it seems to heal over.
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04-18-2009, 06:18 AM #8Domos Ophiusa
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Re: Snake bellybutton!
I can still make them out on my adults
... I think the darker the bellyscales the easier it is too.
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04-18-2009, 06:38 AM #9T. radix Ranch
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Re: Snake bellybutton!
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 Originally Posted by gregmonsta
I can still make them out on my adults ... I think the darker the bellyscales the easier it is too.
Steve
5 awesome kids!
Emmy, Kale, Molly, Gabby, Hailee
They are not just snakes. They're garter snakes.
http://www.youtube.com/user/thamnophis14?feature=mhee
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04-18-2009, 07:28 AM #10Domos Ophiusa
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Re: Snake bellybutton!
lol
I'm sure there's plenty of scope 
they can be quite faint but are definately visible
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