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What's the "yawning" all about?

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tracy0416

Tracy
Does anyone have snakes that yawn? My BP and my corm do this stretching thing where they open thier mouths super wide. It's not during feeding.

Is it actually yawning, stretching or am I being sized up for a meal?
 
Hi Tracy,

My corns also yawn but it's usually after they have had a meal and they are trying to realign their jaws...

I have seen a burmese python that yawns whether there's food around or not. Perhaps something just feels out of place and they want to realign it?

I seriously doubt they are sizing you up. Corns and Balls don't recognize us as food.
 
Every few months, I see one of my snakes yawn for no reason- not feeding-connected.

Nanci
 
For some reason this seems to be common with BPs. They do yawn a lot. Mine does it all the time, although I've seen the corn do it as well.

They sometimes also yawn right before a shed.
 
Could be they are bored? :shrugs:

Oxygen content, humidity, thinking about their next meal, thinking about their last meal, :shrugs:
 
I remeber the first time Kade yanwed it was after his first feed with me I was so scared he was like about to regurg. or something. Ive seen him yawn a few times. I think its the cutest thing ever :]
 
Plissken said:
They sometimes also yawn right before a shed.
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I never noticed if mine yawn before a shed but I do see some of my corns yawn on occasion, so I'll to pay more attention. Maybe they are bored watching me :shrugs: susan
 
Velvet said:
I seriously doubt they are sizing you up. Corns and Balls don't recognize us as food.
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You'd be surprised. I've had a few corns and many kingsnakes try to eat me. They do the nose-press into your hand or arm a couple of times, then they open wide and give it a go. They're not the smartest animals in the world... ;)
Nomed said:
I remeber the first time Kade yanwed it was after his first feed with me I was so scared he was like about to regurg. or something.
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If you ever have the misfortune of witnessing a regurge, you'll see that there's no mistaking it for a simple yawn. I've seen it firsthand only twice, I think. Very, very disturbing. :awcrap:
 
Roy Munson said:
If you ever have the misfortune of witnessing a regurge, you'll see that there's no mistaking it for a simple yawn. I've seen it firsthand only twice, I think. Very, very disturbing. :awcrap:
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Hopefully not.
Thanks for the heads up :eek1: :puke01:
 
Here's my little amel yawning last night and it was a feeding night, but I'm sure that was just a coincidence!

We can only speculate as to why they do it.

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AbePS:
Well it's obvious by that shot that your little snake broke out in song...

"Hello my baby, Hello my darling,
Hello my rag time gaaaaallll!"

; )
 
LOL!

It could just be that their sleepy and need some rest..I know humans yawn not only when their tired but also when the brain isn't getting enough oxygen..we yawn to make up for that. Perhaps it is the same case for corns...I guess we'll never know.
 
dont you see!. they yawn becuse they wanted someone to make a post about it.trying to fool use. look at all your snakes right now i bet there laughing. :sidestep:

lol but really yeah somthing to do with there jaw i think.
 
tracy0416:
LOL.... singing snakes, now there's a thought!!

Though I think it's quite possible that they might be stretching their jaws in preparation for a meal, or stretching it so they can take larger meals in the future.
 
suecornish said:
Maybe he's saying he wants something t-h-i-s big!
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That's exactly what I thought the first time my ball python did it and I put him back in his viv cause it scared me. For some reason, I don't "fear" my corn but the BP, I don't trust him as much after seeing him strike a rat! He seems more "wild somehow.
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Dean wrote:
You'd be surprised. I've had a few corns and many kingsnakes try to eat me. They do the nose-press into your hand or arm a couple of times, then they open wide and give it a go. They're not the smartest animals in the world...
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That is definitely the truth. I have had 2 different Cali kings, a baby corn, and a woma python all do this to me. Whatever the reason or smell...they try to eat you. It's not a strike, as if they were attacking or defending from you...they simply rub their mouths along your arm, hand or finger, stare at your flesh intently while flicking their tongue, than open wide and have a taste.

Still hurts, though...strike or not...especially the adult Woma that got me...
 
Smokey has this answer - The snake want to show it's owner that it's belly is empty.

Gaia says he is looking at him self in the glass and want to see if everything is in place and ready for the next meal.

Eluyanka and Danu just babbled and went back to sleep, they're still babies and don't care.

:crazy02: :crazy02: :crazy02:
 
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