Encounters

Eichhörnchen · 05-06-17, 12:30 PM

I'm pretty sure that grass snakes are almost blind; they 'taste' the air with that constantly flicking tongue. But yes... he knew you were there alright.

Jimbuna · 05-06-17, 05:44 PM

If your estimation of the length (1m) is correct then it would be a female, the males of the species are usually about two thirds the size (I have a friend who breeds them).

Skybird · 05-07-17, 06:21 AM

They surely are beautiful and elegant creatures. Not all snakes in general, some look really scary, imo, but this one I already liked as a kid, and loved fairy tales where they appeared. Some years ago I had a slowworm in my hands, it got grilled on the superhot asphalt, and enjoyed getting cooled by my hand and me blowing at it. I looked like liquid copper with sparkles of silver and gold. Beautiful. Corn snakes also can look extrenemly pretty, though there is an incredible diversity in looks and colours. But we do not have thes ein Germany.

And no, I am not planning to get a terrarium.

Skybird · 05-07-17, 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

If your estimation of the length (1m) is correct then it would be a female, the males of the species are usually about two thirds the size (I have a friend who breeds them).

Yes, I read that at Wiki, too, males 50-75, females 100-120, some even up to 150 cm. For breeding and little baby snakes, it is too early, so those first two snakes probbaly were males, the third, friendly one a female.

Or the snake queen from fairy tales!

Rockstar · 05-07-17, 06:59 AM

Snakes are the Devil!

Skybird · 05-07-17, 07:26 AM

^ Some say so am I!

Skybird · 05-07-17, 07:35 AM

Nice private video of a ring snake hunting in the garden pool - very fast, and under water. Which means it must be able to see very well. The prey are one or two newts.

vienna · 05-07-17, 09:02 AM

From what I have read and what I have seen on nature shows on TV, snakes depend mainly on using their tongues to assess their surroundings and ferret out prey. When they extend their tongues, they sample the air, tasting and 'smelling' (snakes don't have a sense of smell through their 'noses') and also use the tongues to detect vibrations nearby, sort of like a motion detector, so a snake doesn't really need to 'see' its prey, in the usual sense, and given some snakes are nocturnal by nature, they can hunt even in darkness...

<O>

Jimbuna · 05-07-17, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Skybird

Yes, I read that at Wiki, too, males 50-75, females 100-120, some even up to 150 cm. For breeding and little baby snakes, it is too early, so those first two snakes probbaly were males, the third, friendly one a female.

Or the snake queen from fairy tales!

That wouldn't make you Prince Charming but more like a Snake Charmer

Skybird · 05-07-17, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

That wouldn't make you Prince Charming but more like a Snake Charmer

Lord of the snake pit.

05-06-17, 12:30 PM	#1
Eichhörnchen Starte das Auto Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: The Fens Posts: 17,472 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I'm pretty sure that grass snakes are almost blind; they 'taste' the air with that constantly flicking tongue. But yes... he knew you were there alright. __________________

05-06-17, 05:44 PM	#2
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,992 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	If your estimation of the length (1m) is correct then it would be a female, the males of the species are usually about two thirds the size (I have a friend who breeds them). __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

05-07-17, 06:21 AM	#3
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,718 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	They surely are beautiful and elegant creatures. Not all snakes in general, some look really scary, imo, but this one I already liked as a kid, and loved fairy tales where they appeared. Some years ago I had a slowworm in my hands, it got grilled on the superhot asphalt, and enjoyed getting cooled by my hand and me blowing at it. I looked like liquid copper with sparkles of silver and gold. Beautiful. Corn snakes also can look extrenemly pretty, though there is an incredible diversity in looks and colours. But we do not have thes ein Germany. And no, I am not planning to get a terrarium. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

05-07-17, 07:26 AM	#6
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,718 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	^ Some say so am I! __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

05-07-17, 07:35 AM	#7
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,718 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Nice private video of a ring snake hunting in the garden pool - very fast, and under water. Which means it must be able to see very well. The prey are one or two newts. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

05-07-17, 06:59 AM	#5
Rockstar In the Brig Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zendia Bar & Grill Posts: 12,614 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Snakes are the Devil!

05-07-17, 09:02 AM	#8
vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,722 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	From what I have read and what I have seen on nature shows on TV, snakes depend mainly on using their tongues to assess their surroundings and ferret out prey. When they extend their tongues, they sample the air, tasting and 'smelling' (snakes don't have a sense of smell through their 'noses') and also use the tongues to detect vibrations nearby, sort of like a motion detector, so a snake doesn't really need to 'see' its prey, in the usual sense, and given some snakes are nocturnal by nature, they can hunt even in darkness... <O> __________________ __________________________________________________ __

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