Right answer 26 is;
A carpet python would be more effective in controlling rodents because a python can access more areas of the roof cavity and inside walls while a cat may not be able to access as many areas. A carpet python will eat every rodent in the nest
By JandC_Reptiles
Pythons have a great sense of smell due to their forked tongue & jacobson organ so I assume they would track & find a mouse alot better than a cat ever could considering a cat would rely mostly on sight.
Stalking ability I would also have to choose a python over a cat, a cat is a great stalker however a python is lower to the ground casting virtually no shadow to spook the rodent as oppossed to a feline that stands alot taller. They also don't have any feet so they do not make any noise by stomping like a cat may (a cat will also crawl to approach its prey at times) Pythons also breath alot less than cats which also enables them to approach prey in a stealthy manner. Pythons can also stalk mice/rats where cats cant EG: ontop of or underneath a wardrobe etc.
Camouflage MAY BE a possibility with a carpet python species, especially if the question is referring to Coastal carpets as the colours & markings may blend into the floor coverings of a home.
Carpet Pythons have heat sensing pits which would aid in making perfectly aimed strikes at its prey. Again the cat would rely on sight only.
IF THE STRIKE WAS UNLUCKY
A snake could follow the rodent due to it releasing chemicals from stressing/being scared and have another attempt at catching the prey item. A cat would lose sight of the rodent and the game would be over for it.
Southy
carpets are better than cats because they will kill faster( they dont play with the mice like cats do), they can reach areas the cat isn't able to get to due to its size eg a snake can get between the walls and in the roof through little holes, cats can only kill what they can get to.snakes kill more than one mouse at a time and i have seen it done where it contricts the one its bitten and contricts another at the same time. another reason why carpets are more effective is most snakes will eat and eat until there is nothing more to eat.
Robbo
hi slateman
my guess for question 26 is
a carpet python is more effective to keep mice and rats under control because it only kills what it eats and dosnt kill anything just for fun like a cat will
Junglemad
A carpet python would be more effective in controlling rodents because a python can access more areas of the roof cavity and inside walls while a cat may not be able to access as many areas. A carpet python will eat every rodent in the nest then return to an ambush position. It will do it quietly without ringing bells.
A carpet python can live in a roof cavity with no need of the running costs of a cat - from food to supplement the rodent intake to vet bills and kitty litter.
I hate cats so i have to add that the python won't scratch your lounge or try to sleaze onto your lap when it feels like it. You won't know that the python is even there. It won't cough up furballs or crap in the garden. It won't bring the dead rodent to you like some absurd sporting trophy, it will dispose of it nicely without playing with its food.
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New question 27.
In the wild, you can see hatchlings from same clutch with completely different colouring. Sometimes some of them are intergrades and some of them not. What can be reason for this?
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