I was sitting there watching my snake and after it got done drinking water it opened its mouth wide. So, it just came to mind to they yawn??? My instincts says yes all animals yawn but im really not sure.....
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Dumb question sorry do snakes yawn???
mauwdee
Aug 19, 2005 01:26 PM
Replies (8)
mezmerize
Aug 19, 2005 02:22 PM
it is completely normal for your corn to "yawn". Because their jaws become unhinged when they eat and drink they sometimes need to line them up in the proper position by "yawning".
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matt
snake_bit
Aug 19, 2005 05:07 PM
Realigning the jaw is not yawning
stinkypinky
Aug 20, 2005 05:41 PM
Iv noticed over the last 20 years of snake keeping that many do indeed have random "yawns" ie they have not fed or drunk . it could be to keep the muscle tone right ( a type of snake jaw exercise )...
Hmmm..
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goregrind
Aug 20, 2005 09:12 PM
mine yawn all the time, usually after eating
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2 normal ball pythons (lazlo and izzy)
1 amelenistic corn snake (mazy)
1 wc eastern milksnake (psycho)
Gargoyle420
Aug 21, 2005 03:16 PM
>>I was sitting there watching my snake and after it got done drinking water it opened its mouth wide. So, it just came to mind to they yawn??? My instincts says yes all animals yawn but im really not sure.....
Never had a snake that didnt...Paul
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Taste like chicken
PAsnake
Aug 22, 2005 07:07 AM
I know they yawn after eating and sometimes after drinking, but my snakes, yes I now have 2, especially Smeagol my new snake yawns at various times for no apparent reason including when handling. He/she will be all calm and then yawns, twice in half an hour on saturday. Upon seeing this my mother exclaimed "it's mean it's trying to bite you get rid of it" hilarious moment.
Wayne
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cornsrule
Aug 22, 2005 11:33 AM
Yes, my snakes frequently yawn. After eating/drinking they do the whole jaw realignment thing, but at other times they do what seem to be more long, peaceful yawns like any other animal.
UAWPrez
Aug 23, 2005 11:48 PM
Yes they yawn and like all yawns they are contagious, sometimes I fake a yawn in front of my snakes and then they all yawn back. ok, I'm sorry, I couldn't resist teasing you a little. Mine really do seem to yawn occasionally, and not just after eating or drinking, but it never makes me want to yawn, so maybe it's not a real yawn...grin
