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Corn Snakes DLO

Corn snakes are also known as the red rat snake. They are a snake that can constrict - means tighten or contract, their preys, like pythons, emerald tree boa, boas and many more. Also, it’s called that because of it colour.    

Corn snakes have a unique way of catching their prey without venom. First they wrap around the prey like a coil (circle). Then, they squeeze with an almighty force until the prey can’t breath.

Corn snakes have excellent survival skills. Baby corn snakes can survive without food only 5 to 7 days. On the other hand, adults corn snakes can survive for 7 to 10 days. This is about the same as 2 weeks and a half which quite impressive!

Corn snakes are very useful to some people. Corn snakes are snakes that love eating rodents - such as mice or rats. That's why farmers like having them as pets. Also, corn snakes are 90% harmless,  therefore it’s commonly kept as pets by some people. Corn snakes are not like other snakes that have poisonous venom, like cobras, Viper, tiger snake and more which they are 5% or 10% harmless.  This is why corn snakes are skillful creatures that are used by humans.

Corn snakes are one of the snake species that rarely bite you. They only bite if it’s frightened or hurt. But there is something strange about corn snake’s bite… That it has no effect on you! For example, there's no pain at all, but when an adult corn snake bites you’ll have a tiny drop of blood falling out. While corn snakes venom doesn’t kill you, it can sometimes cause infections. To heal the infections you have to a special creation known as an antivenom. Despite their size, the corn snake is not as harmful as other snakes.

Corn snakes max length is 1.2meters or 1.8meters which is a size of a keyboard.