What are Osteoderm?
Osteoderms are bones, but not the bones in your skeleton. They form in the dermis, the inner layer of the skin. They are used for protection and thermoregulation
Visual Explanation
Some morphs look alike, but here are some ways to tell them apart.
For example, we will use two morphs: the albino (or albinism) morph and the banana morph. Both of these are from ball pythons.
The difference between albino Orthe and banana morphs is quite simple. Let's start with the albino morph. The albino morph has more orange and white, and its eyes are red, while the banana morph has yellow and a light purple (but some can be all yellow), and its eyes are not red.
What to do when your snake lays eggs
When you pair your snakes and they lay eggs, what you need to do is first remove the eggs from the tank and mark the top of each egg with a marker. Keep the eggs in the same position that you found them, because if you don't, the baby snakes may drown in their fluid. If it has been twenty-four hours or more since you found the eggs, the babies have already attached to the sides of the eggs.
Venomous and non Venomous
Snakes use venom to kill their food, and venom can be used for antivenom.
Non Venomous reptiles can be used for rodent control and can be kept as pets.
What is in snake venom
Five components make up snake venom. The five components are neurotoxins, cytotoxic, myotoxic, hemotoxic, and cardiotoxic.
Neurotoxins: target your nerves
Cytotoxic: Cytotoxic venom primarily damages cells and tissues at the site of the bite, causing swelling, pain, and necrosis (tissue death). Examples include some species of vipers and elapids.
Myotoxic: Myotoxic venom targets muscle tissue, leading to muscle pain, weakness, and in severe cases, muscle breakdown and kidney damage. Certain pit vipers and sea snakes produce myotoxic venom.
What's in snake venom part two
Hemotoxic: Hemotoxic venom targets the blood and circulatory system. It can cause tissue damage, internal bleeding, and disruption of blood clotting mechanisms. Snakes with hemotoxic venom include vipers and pit vipers such as rattlesnakes and copperheads
Cardiotoxic: This venom affects the cardiovascular system, causing disturbances in heart function, such as irregular heartbeat, decreased blood pressure, and even cardiac arrest. Some species of cobras and vipers have cardiotoxic venom.
Hybrid reptiles
Hybrid reptiles are offspring resulting from the breeding of two different species or subspecies. This is most commonly seen in captive breeding programs, where breeders intentionally mate two species to create a hybrid with desired traits.
For example, the batwing rattlesnake is a hybrid of an eastern diamondback rattlesnake and a canebrake rattlesnake.
