I've noticed that when Ringnecks are captured they often secrete a clear liquid from their bellies... Basically, I was just wondering what this stuff is, where exactly it comes from, and if any other snakes do something like this. I'm reasonably certain it's a foul-smelling musk meant to deter predators, but I was wondering why Ringnecks do this instead of just voiding cloacal contents/musk from their vents like most other snakes. Do they have special glands on their bellies that make the liquid?


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- Natalie
(San Francisco Bay Area)

1.0 Banded California King
1.0 Mexican Black King
1.0 Goini Kingsnake
1.0 Bay of LA Rosy Boa
0.1 San Ignacio Rosy Boa
0.1 Ortiz Rosy Boa
2.3 Kenyan Sand Boas
0.1 Saharan Sand Boa
1.2 Rubber Boas
0.1 Pickering's Gartersnake

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