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Old 10-29-2003, 06:23 AM   #2
limey
Snakes are one of those animals that diliberately stop breathing during random parts of the day (i know theres a proper name for it but it was so long ago when i did my Bsc) Many of the marine species can apparently "breathe throught ther skin" or rather absorbs o2 across there skin membrane, and snakes being ecothermic and having a low metobolic rate means a snake can hold its breath for a damn long time - i wouldnt be suprised if a normal snake ie corn/king could sit still under water/in a bowl for at least an hour with out coming up for air. If yuo are really interested to find out about it the infomation is easy to find as al the diving reflex /holding breathe stuff was heavily looked into in the 1960's/70's.
I really wouldnt worry about a adult king