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texasreptiles
at Sat Jan 21 15:31:34 2006 [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by texasreptiles ]
Yes, it will vary, snake to snake.(species) Snakes, i.e. gaboons are lie and wait predators. They select a "hunting" site and lie in wait until a prey item appears. It may be weeks or even a month or so before they have the opportunity to secure a meal.Generally heavy-bodied snakes, gaboons, rhino's, pythons, are sedentary animals amd rely on this method of hunting. More active snakes, colubrids, i.e., racers, etc. eat more often, because they have a faster metabolism rate, so they need to eat more frequently. Without knowing what temps, this fellow has on this particular gaboon, I would guess that he is feeding it too much, or too often, or both.
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