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RE: Head shape diffs - East African sandboas

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Posted by: chrish at Wed May 11 09:11:54 2011  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by chrish ]  
   

I have noticed that captive raised animals tend to have smaller heads relative to their bodies than wild caught adults.



This is the same thing you see in many captive born snakes. I suspect it has to do with the excess caloric intake of captive snakes affecting their relative growth rates. It is really obvious in ratsnakes.
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