I was wondering if snakes leave some kind of trail behind,(i think theres one in my house)?

Answer 1

they poop too so that might be a clue

Answer 2

Snakes don't leave 'trails' like slugs. People often think they are slimy, but snakes are actually dry creatures. However, they do leave behind some signs you have snake.

First, do your research, Do you live in an area with poisinous or dangerous snakes? Northern VA has only one kind of snake, which is generally small and not venemous. Hawaii doesn't have any snakes, so that can't be it. If you are very sure it is'nt a dangerous snake, you can do a few things to be sure:

~Check for snake droppings in the areas you think it might be.
~Snakes shed their skin, so check for that.
~Also, if you have any soft mud a snake -might- leave tracks.
~Putting out a hose and leaving it for a while on some dirt will make a good area for possible snake 'tracks'

~If you think the snake might be venemous, call a professional exterminator or snake remover.

If you find a small, nonvenemous snake has been somewhere around/in your house, you can safely remove it. Scoop it up with a forked stick (don't stab it and don't hold it in your hands) and let it slither into a tree outdoors. When you are done wash your hands because you may have gotten salmonila on them from the snake.

Answer 3

Yes, snakes do leave a trail behind themselves. But, if you think about it, ALL animals leave a trail. Why? Because microscopic pieces of themselves shed off animal bodies, and if you have the right sensing structures, you might call that trail of discarded tiny bits and pieces of those bodies a scent, either specific to that species, or even unique that particular individual animal.

Now, why would snakes care about scent trails? Even though snakes do not have noses, like most mammals - including humans, they do smell - they have to use their tongues to gather scent molecules out of the air to press against a special spot on the roof of their mouths to actually 'smell' the gathered scent molecules. This way they can tell if they are on their own territorial ground, if they have invaded a rival snake's territory, has found something that might be good to eat, or have found something to try to hide from.

If you have a snake under you house, it probably was drawn there by a couple of things. One, it likely did not smell another snake that could be a rival, and two, it might have smelled another animal or animals that it thinks of as food. Well, there could be a third influence, which is the outside temperature. Being cold-blooded, snakes have to seek heat when it's too cold to move easily, and they have to seek shade when they get to hot to be comfortable. Being under your house in the summer gives them a relatively cool place to hold up, while being under your house in the winter gives them a relatively warm place to get thru the cold times.

Answer 4

Actually, they do leave a trail, but it won't look how you may think. It will look like half circles. Also, depending on the type of snake they will leave big cat like dookies.

Answer 5

Don't know about snakes, but slugs leave a trail.

Answer 6

Not usually. Snakes are one of the cleanest animals there are.

Answer 7

Yes girl you need to kill it or the snake might bit you girl you need to be careful its dangerous.
~Mia

Answer 8

When the shed they leave their skin behind.

Answer 9

Yes, they typically will shead their skin, be on the lookout for that.

Answer 10

they are very clean, exept when they shed their skin. then they leave it just lying around.