ozone
06-14-2004, 04:28 PM
Hello all,
for those of you who own High-Definition TVs and receive the HDNet channel, keep an eye out for the fascinating special called the "Beauty of Snakes". It's aired a few times in the past couple of days/weeks, but hopefully there will be more broadcasts in the near future.
Shot with high-definition cameras and very cool cinematography, they do a wonderful job of documenting snakes through the important aspects of their lives: shedding, mating, birthing, movement, vision, hunting, killing, eating, etc. In addition to the usual Boas, Rattlers, and the like, Corn snakes do make an appearance in the birthing section - which contrasts the Garter snake's live-birthing technique to the Corn snake's egg laying process.
As a newbie, it answered many of the questions I've been having about my own snake, and many of the questions I've seen asked on this forum. Of course, being in high-def made if all the more realistic and stunning. I believe this was originally produced for Animal Planet...but catch it in HD if you can, it's like seeing it with your own eyes.
-Chris
http://www.employees.org/~cdelgran/ziggy.htm
for those of you who own High-Definition TVs and receive the HDNet channel, keep an eye out for the fascinating special called the "Beauty of Snakes". It's aired a few times in the past couple of days/weeks, but hopefully there will be more broadcasts in the near future.
Shot with high-definition cameras and very cool cinematography, they do a wonderful job of documenting snakes through the important aspects of their lives: shedding, mating, birthing, movement, vision, hunting, killing, eating, etc. In addition to the usual Boas, Rattlers, and the like, Corn snakes do make an appearance in the birthing section - which contrasts the Garter snake's live-birthing technique to the Corn snake's egg laying process.
As a newbie, it answered many of the questions I've been having about my own snake, and many of the questions I've seen asked on this forum. Of course, being in high-def made if all the more realistic and stunning. I believe this was originally produced for Animal Planet...but catch it in HD if you can, it's like seeing it with your own eyes.
-Chris
http://www.employees.org/~cdelgran/ziggy.htm