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HEY all you people, have you ever taken your corns outside on a nice warm summers day to let them roam around? Well today i took out my two corns, the mean okeetee and the docile snow and i noticed something peculiar. When the snakes touch the ground they go into some sort of trance. The okeetee i have is a beast and would bite your hand off if you even touched its tail. but when i took them outside nothing happened... they only wanted to move peacefully and explore.. I would wave my hand in front of the okeetee and it just would go right over it and explore some more... Same with my snow!! All they did was slither really slowly all over the place flicking their tongue. is this a natural habitat thing? They dont care about anything except looking around... I thought this was rather spectacular! Knowing i can take my snakes out and let them do what they want without losing them from being to fast... not the problem at all! what are your thoughts on this?
 
Well, they _can_ run, but not faster than you. You only have to worry about them getting under something.
 
I've only taken my corn out once, and I was too scared to enjoy it. We have so many little "holes" in the ground from local vermin that I'm always terrified of him crawling into one and deciding he'd like to stay for a while.
 
haha yeah well i was just letting them out for some fresh air and exercise and i noticed their behavior was the same.. well maybe all snakes arent like this but it was intriguing to see them act this way since i thought they would just try getting away but in fact they didnt mind that i was there and they didnt care either!
 
I take mine out from time to time. They're all fascinated by the great outdoors, as far as I can tell. I do keep an eye out for king snakes (of which we have fair numbers in the area). One way I've found to be outside with them and relax a bit more is to sit on the covered porch and let the snakes use a lawn chair as a jungle gym. The chair is one of the woven webbing types, and they seem to enjoy climbing in/out/around on it.
 
I wouldn't let my corn down on the grass. I think maybe she can get mites.
Anyone else share the same concern?
 
Snake mites don't live in the grass out in your yard. Snakes get mites from contact with other infested snakes, or the bedding/close proximity to vivs where infested snakes are housed. Now it could theoretically get a tick, but ticks aren't roaming about in nice mowed lawns, either- they like sheltering long grass and weeds, and get transfered to an animal when it brushes by them.
 
I don't let my snakes out on the grass anymore after almost losing my king snake, especially in grass that's thicker and dryer than you think, it forms a tunnel network and can be hard to get the snake out of if they get in it.

I photograph my snakes in trees and other objects outside all the time though, but I *never* get farther than arms length away from them.
 
My Cheerio tunneled like that. When she was pushing into the grass I didn't really think much about it, then she just stopped. I had a snake shape in my lawn from where I ripped the grass on top of her to get her out.
 
well my lawn is mowed atleast once a week... so its pretty short so i have no worries about losing my snake in the grass but the point of this thread was that i was interested that my snakes seemed to be in a trance outside... they didnt seem to be themselves and i wanted to know if people have noticed this behavior..
 
Well if we put you in a box with shelter, warmth, and water, and fed you on a tight schedule, you might dream of a more exciting life. A life without walls to confine you, and maybe a sun that didn't resemble a heating bulb so much... Once into the real world you might be completely taken back with all there is to see, and the strange new sights and smells so much that a trance like state would be what came over you. I think your snakes are having a normal reaction :D
 
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