heat rock?

[tricksterpup]

yep, and with the risk of the rock heating, there is also the risk of the rock fizzling and not working at all.. i lost a snake directly after a feeding that way.

How did that happen? Did it get to cold? or was it to hot??

 

[J double R]

got too cold... when a snake eats and there suddenly isnt enough warmth for ti to digest and metabolize the prey, it just sits in the belly and can begin to rot after a couple days. of course, i left him alone for a few days after feeding so i had no idea that the rock had given out on me.

 

[tricksterpup]

got too cold... when a snake eats and there suddenly isnt enough warmth for ti to digest and metabolize the prey, it just sits in the belly and can begin to rot after a couple days. of course, i left him alone for a few days after feeding so i had no idea that the rock had given out on me.

What species was it?? yes, temps dropping to room temp can be bad at times but most Northern snakes (not all) can take a dip and still live if its in the mid 70s, even after eating.

 

[J double R]

it was your common wild gopher snake, caught him in my yard when i was 6, and had had him for bout 7 years. (this was also in california, not Connecticut.)