I’ve seen at least one video where a snake of similar size manages to depress a door handle and gets it to open, although that might’ve been lucky coincidence.
As for my own snakes, they definitely grasp the concept of a sliding door and how its mechanics work, since they try to get it open regularly. That’s why they sell locks for those.
This one? The THUD it makes cracks me up every time.
Yes!! Such a classic.
My hognose once surprised me by “throwing” rocks off his ridge. He was trying to burrow and apparently thought they were in the way, so he carefully yeeted them down one by one. I was rather impressed by that as well.
First time seeing that clip, but even expecting the THUD it still made me laugh. Thanks for that!
What kind of snakes are these? They are so cool. I would never be able to have one, I would be terrified and I’m sure my dog and cat wouldn’t be very amused either. It’s incredible to me that people are willing and able to live with a snake that big.
Burmese Python. I think the one in the video and in the OP are the same one - do a search for Julius the Python and you can find a decent amount of info. There’s an AMA from her owner on that other site.
It’s really cool to me that there is a pet snake with internet cred, what a world, thank you, I’m going to go try to find some videos and read up on his story. Such a big boy and so yellow. I love it, even more because he can’t eat me over the internet.
Big girl come to find out. I assumed Julius was a male name.
I think snakes are one of those animals that can be difficult to identify their sex, so they can get stuck with a name that may not match.
My geckos also know how sliding doors work and open them if they are not closed 100% of the way.
As for my own snakes, they definitely grasp the concept of a sliding door and how its mechanics work, since they try to get it open regularly. That’s why they sell locks for those
Huh. Never knew that sliding door locks were all specifically meant for keeping snakes in 🤔
In? Surely you mean for keeping them out.
Your out is somebody else’s in
Nah, I’m pretty sure that pet snakes are usually kept inside, not outside. I could be wrong, though 🤷
Yeah their weight pulls down on the handle and open sesame. No way a snake can open a microwave door though, because they’d have to pull straight outwards instead of just down.
I wonder if someone just dethawed a mouse in there and the snake can smell it or if the snake has watched that happen enough times that it thinks the microwave is some sort of mouse vending machine
Or they’re nuking chicken. Snakes this size generally eat rats, chickens, or rabbits. So if they’re making chicken then that could get the snake interested.
I’ve never had a snake, though I did help take care of one we had in our HS biology classroom. I know feeding them frozen mice is common, and some people thaw them in the microwave, but it makes sense a snake this large would need something more substantive than a mouse.
Thats a big shit on the floor waiting to happen.
A long one.
Snake shits are more like bird shits.
But longer.
Source: I got shit on by a snake while wearing a business suit.
I like to think that note on the fridge is a to-do list of chores for the big old snake. I hope he remembered to fold the laundry and pick up some milk on the way home
And paying rent, yesterday was the 10th
It’s the wiggly man, you know, the long-mover
Huh, I didn’t know snakes can climb that well.
One of my favourite surprising animal facts is that many semiaquatic turtle species can actually climb over substantial obstacles. They have claws, and when climbing, they actually move very slowly and methodically. (Turtles are also surprisingly fast on flat ground. It’s just that the shells are a bit cumbersome.)
These kind of snakes climb up jungle trees when they’re in their natural habitat.
