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Published: 2016-01-15 22:39:30 +0000 UTC; Views: 256; Favourites: 5; Downloads: 0
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Part of a project I created supporting the responsible ownership of the non-native ball python in Florida.Related content
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Very informative. I had a boa constrictor around my neck as a pre-teen boy. It was a cool experience. I remember it was heavy and wasn't slimy. I wasn't afraid because it was digesting a chipmunk at the time. Glad I didn't have to watch that!
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I had the above snake around my neck, it was really intimidating but I took some solace in knowing it was just trying to stay warm and not trying to choke me out. I think snakes are just naturally intimidating to us humans, watching them eat is surely a bit freaky.
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We are more inclined in these parts to come upon an Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake, the only venomous snake mainly found in the Georgian Bay area in Ontario. Most adults are only 60 to 75 centimetres long. It is brownish with saddle- or butterfly-shaped darker brown blotches on the back that alternate with smaller blotches on the sides. The belly is black with scattered light markings. The scales are keeled (ridged down the centre), which gives the snake a rough appearance). The Massasauga has a vertical pupil (unlike all other snakes in Ontario, which have round pupils) and a triangular head with three dark stripes running down each side. This snake is most easily identified by its rattle. The chances of dying from a bite are minuscule compared to being struck by lightening. They are a protected species in Ontario.
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Wow snakes are so interesting, had no idea there were so many different types of rattlesnake across this continent. I know there are at least three different kinds of rattlesnake here in Florida. My most feared snake however is the water moccasin, I have had two really scary run ins with those...Β There are so many breeds of snakes though, and a bunch of breeds were simply created through crossbreeding, ball pythons for example come in all shapes size and colors. Of course ball pythons aren't native to Florida and there are quite a number of them here, even worse the Burmese python is really killing off a lot of types of birds (apparently?). Anyway this project was really sort of controversial at my University because in Florida everyone really hates these invasive species, I just see them for the great friendly pets they can be. If more Florida python owners were responsible we wouldn't have these problems but overall I don't see them as a problem for people as much as they are a problem for other wildlife.
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I understand there is a real problem with people releasing pet snakes into the wild when they become so large, they are difficult to care for. Gee, it isn't the snakes fault!
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