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I just got a corn this weekend, and he is my first snake. I am a little concerned about his behavior however... everynight, late at night (around 11pm) he will slither around his aquarium rubbing his nose up against the glass, climbing a bit, falling, slithering a bit more, all the while rubbing his nose. Does this mean anything? He has lots of branches and silk plants to play with.
He is about 3 months old and I got him from a petstore, but I took him to the vet and they say he looks good. Is this normal behavior? Will he rub his nose raw?
-Bryar

Just down to the point. Cornsnakes are nocturnal, just like most snakes are great escape artists, so its also probally trying to find its way out of the cage. Dont worry about it 'rubbing its nose raw', they are usually a little more intelligent than that.

Oh ya, another thing. Since they are nocturnal, its very common for them to come out of their hiding place a while after the lights go out just to feel safe (when they are young). So 11pm sounds just about right, coming out after a long day of light.

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hi, im no expert on snakes as i've only had mine for aprox 7 weeks, im also not sure at what age snakes have their first shed but i know that when my amel is ready to shed she will go mad rubbing her nose up against anything you say you've had him a couple of days and as corn snakes go a very milky colour before a shed a couple of days before they actually shed they go back to a normal colour so if you'de just bought him maybe you didn't notice he was going through his shed cycle, but like i say i dunno im no expert just giving another idea as to what it could be or as the other guys say he's just looking for a way out

hope it helps u out a little
emma