Do snakes yawn.......

[bradf76]

I see my hatchling yawn sometimes....is she yawning or stretching her mouth.....sorry for dumb question...lol

 

[shrinkie]

mine do the same thing but i think its yawning not sure tho

 

[Raymonde]

excessive yawning can be a sign of a respiratory infection, but most snakes will 'yawn' occasionally. I believe it is to re-align their jaws (not because they are tired like humans). You often see a snake 'yawn' after feeding.

 

[Tobe404]

Yep. Saw one of my MDs having a yawn after a feed. Raymonde is on the money.

 

[bradles73au]

Right place, right time.... he wasnt interested in his food... just a big yawn looking action haha

Bradles73au

 

[Barrett]

Haha, looks like he is about to just smash down the rodent with one gulp

 

[bohdi13]

snakes realign there jaws after a feed and sometimes will open their mouths like a yawn butnot often, if your snake is excessively yawning it could be a sign of Respitory infection (RI)

 

[bradles73au]

snakes realign there jaws after a feed and sometimes will open their mouths like a yawn butnot often, if your snake is excessively yawning it could be a sign of Respitory infection (RI)

He rarely does it and its even more rare that I catch him. I thought he was going to smash down the food too but wasnt interested. Im guessing to he was realigning his jaw too as he was moving it from side to side. The one strange thing he was doing... he looked like he was trying to scratch the sode of his head on the enclosure as of he had an itch. Could he be coming into shed as he hasnt had one yet

Bradles73au

 

[reb01]

View attachment 285964I would say yes..however i think the majority of the time they are religning there jaw..generally after they eat i see mine doing it..But i never have the camera handy..

 

[Wing_Nut]

I have a Southwest Carpet who has a very rigid routine. In the evening when the heat turns off for the night he will come out from his warm hide, climb up to the highest part of his enclosure, hang down in a beautiful S shape in a perfect ambush position and yawn. To me it almost looks like he is preparing his mouth for action. He has done this routine for at least the last 5 years unless he is in shed, summer, winter, it doesn't seem to change. Aside from this he appears to be in perfect health, with a very good appetite. To answer the OP, I would suggest it occurs for a combination of all the reasons above.

Kind Regards

Wing_Nut