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Rake
Hatchling
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 10/06/2011 : 22:41:22
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| putting this out there for all snakes as tonight witnessed some strange behaviour, i had my corn out on my desk with me were i had earlier placed a small mirror. snakey noticed it and became inquisitive, resulting in first a staring contest, following back and forth and finally some nose butting that turned into total ignorance so i removed the mirror gave him a few minutes and placed it back which just resulted in him carrying on ignoring it like it wasnt even there....so did he figure it out that it was himself ? or did he assume just another snake ? |
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SexyBear77
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3796 Posts |
Posted - 10/06/2011 : 22:51:51
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| I doubt they have any self-recognition tbh. |
9.11 Cornsnakes
1.1 Hogg island boas
1.0 Dwarf Burmese python
Location: Watford
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Kehhlyr
ǝʞɐɔ sǝʌoן
United Kingdom
8173 Posts |
Posted - 10/06/2011 : 23:56:44
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Nope, they have no self-recoqnition.
Snakes will often enough bite themselves during or just after feeding if they smell mice on themselves.
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-=Kehhlyr - The Resident Loon
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gingerpony
Queen Bee
United Kingdom
10455 Posts |
Posted - 11/06/2011 : 06:49:25
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as above ^^  |
cornsnakes, ratsnakes, bullsnakes, boas and day geckos
Location:Leeds/York/Selby area |
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animalcrazy
Hatchling
United Kingdom
327 Posts |
Posted - 11/06/2011 : 07:51:00
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| Only a few species recognise their own reflections. Us, Doplhins, some Apes, elphants and Magpies. One of many reason I chose a magpie tattoo, very clever birds :) |
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Rake
Hatchling
United Kingdom
200 Posts |
Posted - 11/06/2011 : 09:13:57
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| just trying to get a idea of there intelligence, from the sounds of it they aint got much lol |
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stuart619
Hatchling
United Kingdom
230 Posts |
Posted - 11/06/2011 : 09:28:09
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| The truth is although we love our snakes, they are pretty dumb. They rely on instinct more than intelligence I think. In truth their prey is often much more intelligent. |
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Kehhlyr
ǝʞɐɔ sǝʌoן
United Kingdom
8173 Posts |
Posted - 11/06/2011 : 12:02:04
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Originally posted by Rake
just trying to get a idea of there intelligence, from the sounds of it they aint got much lol
Whereas Kingsnakes are so thick they make 2 short planks look like a computer.
That's what makes them so great. |
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lotabob
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
4334 Posts |
Posted - 11/06/2011 : 13:29:14
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| Kings don't just bite themselves they eat themselves! Poor dumb eating machines. |
Anery Corn snake SPOT. Royal Python, DUKE. Hogg Island Boa, SANKE. Albino House Snake, HAL.
Harlequin Crested Gecko HARLEY
Albino Horned Frog WAKA
Chilean Rose Tarantula TRIXIE. Brazilian Salmon Pink Bird-eating Tarantula SAM. Orange Baboon Tarantula BORIS.
Giant Asian Forest Scorpion, SALLY.
Giant African Land Snails, SHELDON & MICHELLE.
Budwing Mantis, MAIA
Dubia Roach Colony. Silkworm Colony. Mealworm Colony. Waxworm Colony. Fruit Beetle Colony.
MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL http://www.youtube.com/user/alocheeky |
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Rake
Hatchling
United Kingdom
200 Posts |
Posted - 11/06/2011 : 14:34:18
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| poor dumb sods, just goes to show having your brain in your stomach can be a good thing |
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Sta~ple
qeeun speler
United Kingdom
6129 Posts |
Posted - 11/06/2011 : 17:34:15
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| No, not many animals have this ability so a snake will defiantly not. As others have said... yep they dumb! My king and one of my corns have a nibble on themselves if they smell mousey. King goes a bit mental even thinking there is another snake about let alone seeing one lol! He saw a toy one and got very interested... in eating it.Not sure on the seeing ability of a cornsnake so I don't know if they would fully realize it's a snake in the mirror either, maybe if they were also smelling themselves :P |
   
A very special super, duper thanks for K :3 |
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Rake
Hatchling
United Kingdom
200 Posts |
Posted - 11/06/2011 : 17:46:36
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| his behaviour was just strange lol much like that of a few of my pets tho, ill start to worry if i see mine sniffing itself let alone attempting to take a bite |
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Isoldael
Yearling
Netherlands
999 Posts |
Posted - 13/06/2011 : 13:48:15
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| I've had my snake in front of a mirror before, she actually keeps looking behind the mirror only to find that there is nothing there. She seems fascinated by the whole thing xD |
1.0 anery stripe (Nash)
1.0 hypo pewter (Loki)
1.0 bloodred het amel, charcoal, hypo, stripe 50% phet anery, lavender (Kasumi)
0.1 grey background normal het amel (Saphira)
0.1 tessera het amel, anery, stripe (Lilith)
0.1 amel (Aurora)
0.1 hypo bloodred het anery, charcoal, stripe 50% phet amel, lavender (Mara)
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Rake
Hatchling
United Kingdom
200 Posts |
Posted - 13/06/2011 : 17:50:23
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| mine didnt seem too impressed by it, seems each snake has a different reaction, my brothers florida king actually attacked his desk top mirror on sight it was savage lol |
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does a snake have self recognition
