#snake facts

[is-the-snake-video-cute]

you CANNOT say there’s a snake called “bandy-bandys” and not provide any more info

Aha! You've played into my trap and now I get to talk about bandy-bandys!

The bandy-bandy (Vermicella annulata), sometimes also called the hoop snake, is a cute little snake native to a wide range in Australia. They are adorable and perfect and I love them.

They're very small - around two feet long - and prefer to eat other snakes. Because they're so small, they mostly eat tiny blindsnakes. Despite being elapids, a family known for potent venom, bandy-bandy venom is very weak (one of my friends was actually bitten once pulling one of these guys out of a condemned building, he says he's had worse bee stings). They're reluctant to bite and generally very placid snakes.

They're the only land snakes in Australia with a black-and-white striped patterning, making them impossible to mistake! But that's not even the coolest thing about them...

Their defensive display is super unique! They throw up sections of their bodies into hoops in an attempt to disorient predators!

I love them so much. They're so cool.

#not a rating #bandy bandys #snake facts

[sammypog]

listen, PSA to all good omens fans. i’ve seen this “fun fact” going around that snakes can’t see stars, to use for crowley angst purposes. this is not true, there’s nothing preventing them from seeing stars. snakes in general don’t have great vision, since it’s not their primary sense, but snakes are physically able to look up and see stars, albeit blurrily. HOWEVER a true fun fact is that snakes will often do a behavior called “stargazing” which is a symptom of underlying sickness, often neurological, when they act wobbly/tilt backwards and stare straight up. i think this has even more angst potential and is actually true, do with that what you will ((:

#i felt this was my duty as both an avid snake lover and good omens enjoyer #good omens spoilers #good omens #good omens 2 #good omens season 2 #crowley #crowley angst #good omens headcanons #good omens thoughts #good omens s2 #good omens season two #snake crowley #snake facts

[hometoursandotherstuff]

#snake facts #other stuff

[katiefrog217]

Does Crowley Snake have to unhinge his jaw to show affection to Azirabirb?

This is somewhat irrelevant to the ask, but I'm going to hit you with a snake fact while I'm here:

It is a common misconception that snakes unhinge their jaws to swallow larger prey. Rather, the bones of their lower jaw aren't fused and are connected by a very elastic ligament that allows their jaws to open wider than would normally be allowed!

Now onto the actual point of the ask: if I'm reading this correct, you could be implying that Crowley could be doing some silly nom-nom stuff for affection, but to that I'd have to say no.

In my mind, Snake Crowley shows affection to Azirabirb by wrapping around him, holding him with his wings, and allowing Azirabirb to touch his back and head (snakes can be incredibly shy about having their faces touched, and anywhere near their spine).

Thank you for the ask! Have a little doodle! :DD

#good omens #ineffable husbands #the ineffable husbands #katiefrog217 #Katiefrog217 answers #asks #aziracrow #dove aziraphale #snake crowley #snake facts

[nohiketoosmall]

remember, snakes need room for organs. they aren't mostly tail- in fact, they usually have almost no tail at all!

#snakes #reptiblr #wildlife #snake facts

[the-apology-dance]

Crowley CAN See Stars Still

Okay. So I have seen the theory that The Almighty took away Crowley’s ability to see the stars and nebulas he created by giving him snake eyes. As an owner of a snake, I can help you understand a bit better!

Crowley has bad vision during the day most likely. However, snakes are extremely sensitive to UV light. Explains Crowley’s sunglasses! His eyes could very easily get damaged and his vision would be even WORSE. (one of the many reasons why he only takes them off indoors)

Don’t Panic. HE STILL WOULD SEE THE STARS. At night? That’s a WHOLE DIFFERENT STORY. Snakes actually see very well at night because of being able to see infrared light. Also, they are able to differentiate heat. So, Crowley, if he does possess dichromatic vision or not, would be able to see his creations.

Infrared can pass through dense regions of gas and dust in space with less scattering and absorption. So, infrared can also reveal objects in the universe that cannot be seen in visible light. So he’d be able to see this:

HUMAN VISION (left) VS INFRARED VISION (right)

I hope this eases some of your panic about Crowley not being able to see stars he created with his snake eyes after The Fall! 😌💫

(How this became the MOST LIKED THING on my Tumblr account is beyond me.)

#good omens #crowley #snake eyes #Crowley can see stars at night #good omens 2 #anthony j crowley #good omens thoughts #this is what i do with my time #snakes #after the fall #crowley’s glasses #Crowley’s eyes #snake facts #hope this clears things up #snek crowley #angel crowley #demon crowley #eyesight #infrared

[beeziewe033]

Funny enough, Angel is actually right about Pentious having two dicks, since male snakes DO actually have two dicks called hemipenes, researchers say it benefits them during mating!

#snakes #cherrisnake #cherri bomb #hazbin hotel #sir pentious #hazbin hotel sir pentious #hazbin hotel cherri bomb #cherri x sir pentious #hazbin sir pentious #hazbin cherri bomb #snake facts #hazbin hotel angel dust #angel dust

[briar-rolfes-research-oubliette]

I am writing something that I guess is in the Weird Fiction genre (I will note that I don’t know if I actually believe this is a genre that exists) in an Australian (sort of) setting.

Anyway what that means practically is: for dinner, I’m reading through the Wikipedia pages of different Australian snakes, because if I’m going to offhandedly mention a species of snake in a first draft it had better be one that is in the right habitat.

I didn’t know we had the most venomous snake in the world in this country but I sure am charmed and delighted by the way the most venomous snake in the world is described in its Wikipedia article:

She’s a lover not a fighter 🥰 One of her bites contains enough venom to kill 100 human adults 🥰🥰

#inland taipan I love you #snake facts

[masked-jazz]

another Hank Green fact for y'all

#hank green #dimension 20 #snake facts #that's a rock fact

[feywildfancypants]

"So I have a Job. It's a weird job. I get in strange situations in my job. I get exposed to things. I'm often there when big guy's up to something ridiculous. Like, for example, did you know for every snake on earth there is one snake dick? And-- at first you might think, well yeah, that makes sense. But actually, you know, only half the snakes have dicks. And that means that every snake that has a dick has two dicks. And that's a true fact about our world. That's the kind of information I run across as I'm doing my job. And that job is to eliminate distraction. And you seem like distractions. So would you like to turn around and go the other way, or would you like to see if I can keep myself from punching you too hard?

#favorite the fix moments #dropout #mentopolis #hank green #the fix #hyperfixation #no distractions allowed #snake facts #true facts about our world

[asktheheirofslytherin]

Did you know snakes fart? Here's a video of a snake farting

https://youtu.be/jrnxn6FVjQc?si=PwA3jcImlIDdofRu

Does Nagini ever fart?

Ah. Bathroom humor. Er...thank you.

I was indeed aware. As for Nagini...the look she is giving me is a signal I should refrain from continuing my original sentence.

#lord voldemort #voldemort #snake facts #i was not aware! omg lol #fart jokes #fart #prescheduled volding #snakes

[is-the-snake-video-cute]

Are there any snakes that you feel are crazy and don’t seem like something that is from earth

You will never be able to convince me that Arabian sand boas aren't a child's drawing of a snake somehow come to life.

Also, blunt-headed tree snakes look like they're form a planet where they have sentient spaghetti noodles instead of snakes:

Elephant trunk snakes look like someone tried to describe a boa to someone from another planet and they reconstructed one based on that description (and also it melted a little):

Tentacled snakes have tentacles at the ends of their noses that look like little mustaches. They're obviously from a much cooler planet where snakes have mustaches:

And the spider-tailed horned viper has such an impressive lure adaptation it's hard to believe it's real! They have lures at the end of their tails that look so much like spiders when they move them (to attract birds, their favorite prey!), it's incredible.

The coolest thing is that all of these snakes, weird and wonderful as they are, have very real evolutionary reasons to look the way they do! It's pretty dang incredible, and I feel so lucky to be alive at the same time as so many awesome snakes!

#not a rating #snake facts #spiders #no actual spiders but it really is a very good imitation! #spiders tw

[semisocialporcupine]

Vine snakes are very thin and tend to have pointy heads. They're venomous and tend to eat lizards and frogs. I trying to space these out.

I decided to look vine snakes up

Thanks for introducing me to the snake ever

#snake facts #we love you snake facts guy #val answering stuff

[noddaduck]

Hey snake side of tumblr, what’s a good snake companion for a tiefling wildfire druidess who wields a weird magic gun?

As an ADHD person who is aware of the potential of the neurodivergent community, I’m sure I’ll get cool answers if I just put the right tags.

#dnd5e #snakes #autism #somebody’s gotta have a snake hyperfixation around here #adhd #snake facts #snake questions

[s1l4s-l1k3s-t0m4t03s]

hit me with your finest colubrid facts, my good sir

(bonus if its a colubrid ive never heard of before but snakes are also my special interest so gl)

:D oki sorry if its not much bc i need to translate shiz in my head :3

-249 genera

-majority are not venomous, dont produce venom strong enough to k¡ll larger mammals, with a few exceptions like boomslangs :3

-they didnt used to be called colubrids bc their so similar to elapids. they where colobroids that where close to elapids and viperids (and 1 other but i forgot)

-oldest fossil (i think bc it mightvw changed) of a colubrid was in georgia

-unlike boas n stuff, they have no legs :(

-fewer head scales

-lack teeth on the pre maxilla but some are rear fanged :0

-most snakes in general cant use their left lung but apparently these mfs are more likely to not even have one

-i accidentally fed a grass snake a bread roll when i was 8 bc i got scared and dropped my bread roll and ir ate ir (????)

-i dont knkw what to write my brain us meltingagag i have more facrs but they wont remember (* ´ ▽ ` *)

thats all i can remember bc its 8am and i havent slept in 3 days (* ´ ▽ ` *)

#silas tag! #silas answers! #aspen tag! #tw snakes #snekblr #snake facts #colubridae

[scaledlair]

Creature Feature!

Today's feature:

Milk Snakes

[Picture I.D: a snake coloured in black, red and white. It's curled up and hanging it's tongue out.]

Scientific name: Lampropeltis triangulum

Location: Most parts of North America

Danger meter: 1/5 (not harmful to humans, not known to attack)

Do not mistake with: coral snakes, tricolor hognose snake, corn snake

Good pets?: Yes! Very common in captivity. Recommended to beginners

[ I.D: a GIF of a milk snake slithering on a rock.]

Behaviour:

In the wild, milk snakes tend to eat lizards and small mammals primarily. In captivity, most breeders feed them mice.

They live up to 12 years. A female can give a clutch of up to 24 eggs (depends on type and region), which hatch after two months of careful incubation. The eggs are fully white and make an oval shape.

They eat every two weeks (hatchlings more often).

Fun fact:

The name of the milk snakes comes from the fact farmers used to find them in hay in cow barns. The cows were terrified of the snakes, and they didn't give milk. The farmer were convinced the snakes were drinking the milk out of the cows.

We now know that no species of snake can devour milk, however it's a nice throwback name.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milk_snake

https://animals.howstuffworks.com/snakes/milk-snake.htm

my own knowledge c:

#creature feature #exotic pets #snake #milk snake #herpetology #snake facts #reptile #reptile facts #if you enjoyed this you can submit other species of exotic pets for me to talk about in this format!