I was watching a programme about Cobras and the narrator said "They have very powerful necks." That got me thinking, where does it's neck end. The whole animal looks like a neck. Or just a tail, and there's another thing, how long is it's tail? I'm so confused!
Are they like mamals and their necks are defined as seven vertibrae long? If so, that doesn't clear up the mystery of their tail..
Can anybody shead any light on this one please?
2007-03-04 01:05:01 · 10 answers · asked by gadmack2000 2 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
The tail would start at the anal plate (approx). Looking at a snakes undertail scales You will see one extra large scale. That is where the sex organs, musk glands, etc. are located. There is a variable number of tail vertebrae particular to the species. Some snakes have very long tails, some have short stubby tails. For the neck there are two atlas vertebrae just behind the head then one, two, or three neck vertebrae. Speaking in handling terms to avoid getting bit hold the snake just behind its head where it is obviously "neck".
2007-03-04 01:40:19 · answer #1 · answered by Me, Me too 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
i have never really thought about this, this is a neat question. The tail i know starts at the "vent" . the thing on the underneath that they keep their genitals tucked away in. I really dont know about the neck, this is just a idea i dont know this for shure, but maybe on like a cobra it is the area from below their chin to where their hood ends? cuz they can flatten their hoods and then "deflate" their hoods so that would essentially mean they have pretty good muscles for that. I dont know about that though, but this is definately a very informational and knowlegable question.
2007-03-04 03:41:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The tail starts with the anal plate-where their anal and reproductive openings are-and varies in length according to species.
The neck is made up of a few thicker vertebrae behind the head.
2007-03-04 10:04:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Snakes don't have necks. Sorry. The neck is classified by cervical vertabrae. The snake has "precaudal" vertabrae, not cervical.
No neck.
2007-03-04 06:55:43 · answer #4 · answered by Theresa A 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would think the "neck" ends where ever the esophagus meets the stomach. but thats just a guess
2007-03-04 03:55:15 · answer #5 · answered by jake mills 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I imagine for cobras and other snakes that "sit up" to strike, their "necks" end at the pivot point for the "sitting up".
2007-03-04 01:14:11 · answer #6 · answered by dBalcer 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Wow. Interesting. I didn't know snakes had necks either.
Google it or something.
=P
2007-03-04 01:12:07 · answer #7 · answered by horrorbaby69 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Snakes have necks ?
2007-03-04 01:08:42 · answer #8 · answered by Aaron B 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
a snakes neck is as long as a piece of string !!!!!!
2007-03-04 01:11:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
wow that is hard! you can't really tell because there is no body! id probably say 3 ft long if your talking about a cobra.
2007-03-04 01:53:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋