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RE: Brought home my new king snake!

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Posted by: rtdunham at Sat Jan 28 00:40:44 2012   [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by rtdunham ]  
   

>>The OP made it clear that the snake was a nickel size in diameter.
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>>Since it is common people make mistakes on length. I took the girth of the king to be more reliable. Especially since he posted the size of the diameter twice.
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>>A small mouse in a nickel size belly will hardly even show. A snake that size could probably handle a med mouse.

Hi Rainer. According to "coin specifications" at usmintgov a nickel is 0.835 inches in diameter. I do think a snake that size could eat a small adult mouse. I also think a king snake that diameter would likely be two feet in length, not one foot. (people on this forum have hundreds of specimens to measure and provide data on: it'd be interesting to see some data on length and body diameter of various sizes. Will several of you measure a half dozen of a couple different lengths and provide that data?)

My only concern is that feeding smaller items can do little harm, whereas feeding too large a food item can have unwanted consequences. I think you and i can agree a two-foot king 0.835 inches in diameter could safely be offered a small adult mouse. Can we also agree that if the OP first sensed his snake was only a foot long, it might be best to err--not knowing WHICH of his measurements was more off the mark--on a little more moderate food-item suggestion?

Meantime, I'll be watching with interest to see what actual, measured length he finally reports on that king! Cheers...

td

   

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