I was holding my snake and just petting him and he opened his mouth like a yawn so i just wanna know if that means he wants to bite or whatnot. thank you
2007-10-08 08:25:50 · 7 answers · asked by Lin-z 1 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
They don't "draw back" necessarily before a bit. The can just strike with no warning. But if it was just an open and close thing, most likely a yawn. If it was an open and trying to get to your arm (or any other part of you) it was probably an attempted bite.
2007-10-08 09:02:44 · answer #1 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The "yawning" motion is an exercise to realign the jaws & really has nothing to do with a warning display preceding a bite.
2007-10-08 12:25:22 · answer #2 · answered by Toe Cutter 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no it just means it needed to yawn
i had a pet burmese python, i used to let her crawl around the room when ever i was home, my friends did their best to be cool with a snake roaming around and for the most part they were, one day (she was about 8 ft long at the time) she goes up to my friends foot and sat there flicking her tongue at his toes, then she sneezed he about jumped through the roof, after 10 - 15 sec or so later once his heart started beating again he askes wtf was that?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?, some times a sneeze is just a sneeze
2007-10-08 09:04:04 · answer #3 · answered by eyesinthedrk 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A yawn is most likely what it was. i have also had my red tail boa open her mouth while i was holding her when she was getting ready to shead because her skin was probably really uncomfortable on her face.
2007-10-08 09:41:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hey, i have a ball python and have done alot of researching. actually when a ball python "yawns" it is simply readjusting their jaws after feeding. When snakes eat they dislocate their jaws, which is why their mouths get so big.
2007-10-08 09:30:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No ... but Hubby placed a clothes peg on the tip of my nose once when I was asleep. Caw ... I cussed ... such agony. He's never done that again!
2016-05-19 00:53:14 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. If he was going to bite, he would draw back, and you could see tension building for a strike.
2007-10-08 08:34:03 · answer #7 · answered by Lauren A 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋