A snake's blood temperature is almost the same as the surrounding air. A snake's body chemistry does not make it's own heat.
A rabbit's blood temperature is near constant, it's body makes it's own heat or tries to vent off extra heat if the surrounding air gets too hot or cold.
If a snakes gets too cold it'll go into shock or die. A rabbit can survive in freezing environments that would kill a snake.
2007-12-09 02:51:26
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answered by sgtcosgrove 7
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Rabbits' temperatures tend to be more constant. Most snakes are ectothermic. That is, they get their heat from the outside, by basking or going into the shade (to cool off). Rabbits rely on metabolic heat. Pythons incubating eggs have the ability to do the same thing, but this is the exception among snakes.
Rabbits can maintain a more even body temperature but the snakes are tolerant of a wider range and can function well fairly close to a lethal body temperature. Think how you felt when your temperature went up just a couple of degrees.
2007-12-09 09:36:34
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answered by Anonymous
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a snake is cold blooded while a rabbit is warm blooded. it means that the temperature that the snake's blood would be higher than that of a rabbits. like a snake cannot be placed in a cold climate right away or to put it in easier terms, a snake or any cold-blooded animal should not be exposed to both extremes, meaning extreme colds or extreme heats. a rabbit is like us humans being warm-blooded, the temperature does not go up that high right away, we are more adaptable to the environment's condition(temperature).
2007-12-09 02:40:48
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answered by Keith S 2
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snake is a reptile nd these animals r usually cold blooded dat is thir body temp does not chnd wid surroundings. whereas rabbit is a mammal . mammals r warm blooded i.e their temp chngs with respect to da surrounding.
2007-12-09 03:01:36
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answered by Anonymous
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