| | Corn Snakes, Rat Snakes, Hognose Snakes (Animal Zone) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11) |
 | | It is important that snakes get lots of gentle regular handling so that they will become used to it, and not perceive you as a threat (which could lead to you being bitten.) I have been well handled from a baby and as a result am a very friendly snake. |
 | | Snakes are cold bloodied; this does not mean that we have cold blood, it means that we are unable to regulate our body temperatures the way warm bloodied creatures do - by sweating, panting etc. Instead, we must move in and out of warmer and colder areas to effectively regulate our body temperature. |
 | | Rat snakes and corn snakes have the same temperature and environment requirements, they are actually part of the same family. |
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