My snake opened its mouth like it was yawning?

Question

i recently bought a californian king snake . its about 4 month old and when i was holding it it opened its mouth like it was yawning. this has made me weary of it and i wondered if anyone else had encountered this before? it wasnt looking at me when it done it if this helps and its not due a feed for a few days yet

Answer 1

I currently own a five foot Honduran milk snake, an eight foot male boa c. constrictor and a twelve foot female boa c. constrictor as well as a slew of other reptiles and mammals.

Snakes 'yawn' to replace their jaws. When they feed they will 'yawn' to reset their jaws after unhinging them. My boas and milk snake will 'yawn' on occasion. "yawning' is just something snakes do, it doesn't mean they will shed soon or that they have just eaten, it just means they are moving their jaws around, just like you do when you stretch in the morning.

Answer 2

the first guy is probably right, they stretch their jaws that was. You will see them do this after they eat too, it helps them realign their jaw. as for the smelling, that is what their tongue does and it has to go back into the sheath to get the particles to the organ (forgot the name of the organ).

The yawning is a stretching thing, maybe the shedding thing too.

Answer 3

Look inside her mouth for any slimy substances could be mouth rot or see if anything is lodged between her teeth. For certain answers go to the nearest vet

Answer 4

Very simple. Snakes smell through their mouths. He was smelling his surroundings. Probally because the place was new to him. My snake does it a lot. I hope that helps!

Answer 5

I would say it was probably stretching its jaws. Maybe it is getting ready to change skin too and is trying to loosen the old skin.

Answer 6

its not yawning its adjusting its jaw mine does it all the time its very normal k....;-p

Answer 7

he is probaly going to shed so he is streching his skin