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Corn snake tale rattle question
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Old 06-13-2017, 07:00 PM   #1
kayjaypah
Corn snake tale rattle question

What does it mean when a corn snake rattles her tale like a rattler snake when I try to handle her? She will also whip my hand with her tale. Is this common?


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Old 06-13-2017, 07:05 PM   #2
vera_r
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What does it mean when a corn snake rattles her tale like a rattler snake when I try to handle her? She will also whip my hand with her tale. Is this common?


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How old is she?

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Old 06-13-2017, 07:17 PM   #3
Karl_Mcknight
All snakes rattle their tails. It's just that rattlesnakes are the only ones that have the rattles on the end.

But if you ever come upon a king snake or rat snake in a pile of leaves or gravel you'd swear you heard a rattle snake.

Generally snakes rattle their tails as a warning. It means "Leave me alone."

The babies do this because they are scared and see us (people) as a threat or possible predator. Once they get older and get to know you, they usually outgrow the tail rattling.

My Corn snake rattled its tail the very first time I tried to pick it up. It has not done it since.
 
Old 06-14-2017, 01:35 AM   #4
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How old is she?

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A little over a year


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Old 06-14-2017, 02:01 AM   #5
kayjaypah
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All snakes rattle their tails. It's just that rattlesnakes are the only ones that have the rattles on the end.

But if you ever come upon a king snake or rat snake in a pile of leaves or gravel you'd swear you heard a rattle snake.

Generally snakes rattle their tails as a warning. It means "Leave me alone."

The babies do this because they are scared and see us (people) as a threat or possible predator. Once they get older and get to know you, they usually outgrow the tail rattling.

My Corn snake rattled its tail the very first time I tried to pick it up. It has not done it since.


This snake was purchased a few weeks ago. She was already a year old and very friendly. I had no problem handling her the second week and the week after that. It was just this week she started. Could she be starting a shed? Her coloring looks the same, so I can't tell.


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Old 06-14-2017, 05:07 AM   #6
Karl_Mcknight
it could be.
 
Old 06-14-2017, 09:23 AM   #7
vera_r
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This snake was purchased a few weeks ago. She was already a year old and very friendly. I had no problem handling her the second week and the week after that. It was just this week she started. Could she be starting a shed? Her coloring looks the same, so I can't tell.


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Mine didn't really show signs of shedding either. Maybe a little duller in color, but I noticed her belly felt rough instead is smooth. She definitely wanted to be left alone right before and right after her shed.

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