Found snake in yard

[Dan72]

So this guy is doing great! Tame as a dog as you guys like to say. Had his first scented pinkie tonight, snug as a bug in a rug in his hide and sleeping off a great meal.

[Didymus20X6]

Give this a try and see if it helps:

Serpwidgets - Snake Measurer

[Dan72]

Thanks! I'll check this out.

[Dan72]

So update. In another thread, Pics I think, I had mentioned that this guy has a lump/bump above the area of where his vent would be underneath. The bump is above. It does not seem to slow him down, moves normal. I have noticed that when I hold him and if you listen carefully you can hear popping noise is the best way I can describe it. Kind of like a clicking as he slithers up and down through my fingers and hands. Any ideas? I have no way of ever knowing what his initial injury was but not sure if the dirty vent and bump and clicking sound are all related or not? Again seems fine, eats well, normal stools. I'm not sure.


Yesterday in the yard my son and I came across two young snakes and seeing as how we are experiencing 100 degree heat indexes the next several days my son talked me into bringing them in and giving them a break from the heat. It didn't take much. I'll post some pics soon of the one that really has caught my eye do to its coloring. Steve you'll know best I'm thinking with all your radix experience but if I can capture it right in the pics let me know what you think. The snake is not a red phase radix so I don't think I'm seeing that. But the snake has orange scales kind of bleeding through where normally I think it would just be black or green in terms of color phase. You'll see in the pics I hope, and I'll try to get them up soon.

[guidofatherof5]

The clicking sound is more then likely the glottis opening and closing.

[Dan72]

I'll let the pics speak for themselves but what I thought I was seeing is some orange coloring coming thru in the scales that are usually cream or white in his lower jaw/throat area. Also, in the body shots, you can kind of see where he/she has the orange coming thru. What do you think?



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[Dan72]

These aren't great shots, he/she is quite the wiggler. Young snake - any thoughts on sex? You can see the orange coloring coming around on his underbelly area too.


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[guidofatherof5]

these aren't great shots, he/she is quite the wiggler. Young snake - any thoughts on sex? You can see the orange coloring coming around on his underbelly area too.


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female

[katach]

And a pretty one at that!

[EasternGirl]

Most of my snakes make that clicking noise when I handle them. I think it is just a nervous response to being handled...the glottis opening and closing faster than normal. The time to worry is if you hear a lot of clicking even when the snake is in the enclosure...or you hear wheezing. Cee Cee starts to click loudly inside her enclosure when her respiratory problems are acting up. Then usually...just increasing heat and humidity will calm things down.

Now I really want to see a video of snake courting with some "bow chicka wow wow" porn music in the background!