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Freddiesmum
Sub Adult
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 Posted - 11/01/2013 : 18:34:51
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| random question. can't find an answer on my good old friend Google! how big is a corn snakes brain? I have no reason to ask, other than I'm curious! when I was feeding Oscar the other night his head goes really flat, I was thinking his brain must be teeny to fit in there! so yeah if anyone could answer that that'd cure my curiosity! |
1.1.0 Corn Snakes, Oscar the Golddust Motley, Emmy the Ultramel Anery
2.0.0 Cats, Yoda and Ed
1.0.0 Leopard Gecko, Masuka
1.0.0 Western Hognose Snake - Hugo |
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Moppet
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3315 Posts |
Posted - 11/01/2013 : 19:17:18
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A snake's brain is very similar in structure to a bird's brain, although it doesn't have the enlarged cerebral hemispheres found in birds and mammals which is related to learning. Snakes have still shown they are capable of learning without it.
As for size, it depends on the size of the snake. It isn't big. You can guesstimate based upon anatomy pictures of other types of snakes.
http://www.dkimages.com/discover/Home/Animals/Reptiles/Snakes-and-Lizards/Snakes/Anatomy/Internal-Anatomy/Internal-Anatomy-3.html
I'd say for most adult corn snakes that it is no bigger than a pea. |
2.4.0 Corn snakes
1.0.0 horse
0.1.0 Golden retriever
1.4.0 Guinea pigs |
Edited by - Moppet on 11/01/2013 19:17:50 |
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Freddiesmum
Sub Adult
1083 Posts |
Posted - 11/01/2013 : 19:19:38
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| interesting stuff! thanks for the reply, and the link! |
1.1.0 Corn Snakes, Oscar the Golddust Motley, Emmy the Ultramel Anery
2.0.0 Cats, Yoda and Ed
1.0.0 Leopard Gecko, Masuka
1.0.0 Western Hognose Snake - Hugo |
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Moppet
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3315 Posts |
Posted - 11/01/2013 : 19:32:57
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You're welcome. I love stuff like that. I guess I'm just a bit of a biology geek  |
2.4.0 Corn snakes
1.0.0 horse
0.1.0 Golden retriever
1.4.0 Guinea pigs |
Edited by - Moppet on 11/01/2013 19:33:09 |
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coxymk2
Sub Adult
United Kingdom
1245 Posts |
Posted - 11/01/2013 : 22:29:29
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| The way one of mine keeps falling out of the greenery in his viv i must have one minus the brain |
0.0.1 ANERY (Liquorice)
0.0.1 CAROLINA (Bangle)
0.0.1 AMEL (Boozer)
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Moppet
Fully Grown Corn
United Kingdom
3315 Posts |
Posted - 12/01/2013 : 00:35:40
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Or maybe you have one of the intellectuals. It seems like most of the time people who are academically smart aren't all that coordinated...  |
2.4.0 Corn snakes
1.0.0 horse
0.1.0 Golden retriever
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Freddiesmum
Sub Adult
1083 Posts |
Posted - 12/01/2013 : 10:02:52
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| I'm taking that as a compliment to me moppet, I'm the clumsiest person ever haha! |
1.1.0 Corn Snakes, Oscar the Golddust Motley, Emmy the Ultramel Anery
2.0.0 Cats, Yoda and Ed
1.0.0 Leopard Gecko, Masuka
1.0.0 Western Hognose Snake - Hugo |
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Sta~ple
qeeun speler
United Kingdom
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Posted - 13/01/2013 : 10:54:15
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| Hrm I would have thought smaller than that. It is funny how flat their heads go :P its like that are all jaws. |
   
A very special super, duper thanks for K :3 |
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