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Question 25
Why is Woma often found with scarring on the body?

Answers:

Southy

There has been speculation that these snakes often subdue their prey by pressing it against the wall of a burrow when space will not allow it to constrict in the normal manner. most of the wild caught adults have extensive scarring possibly form prey retaliation.


Robbo

my answer to question 25 is
womas are often found with scarring on their body because of the way they capture their prey in narrow burrows . they try to suffocate it by squashing it against the burrow walls and the prey scratch's and bites the snake trying to get away causing wounds which heal and form scars


By JandC_Reptiles

Womas catch prey in burrows where they push a loop of its body against the animal so it is crushed to death against the side of the burrow. They are scarred from retaliating rodents as this technique doesn�t kill prey as quickly as normal constriction would.

Antaresia Lady
Woma’s are often found with scarring which is thought to be from prey fighting back. It appears mostly in wild caught animals for obvious reasons.

Junglemad
The reason that wildcaught Woma are often found with scarring is that they may suffer from prey retaliation. This is the theory anyway and it makes sense.

Robbo 3
JandC_Reptiles 3
Junglemad 2
Southy 3
Antaresia Lady2


score after 25th round.
steve6610 1
JandC_Reptiles 50
craig.a.c 1
OuZo 3
soulweaver 13
staffsrule 23 and half
Dicco 9 and half
danep 5
munkee 1
newtosnakes 2
jonno 1
southy 48.5
junglemad 54
westaussie 1
olivehydra 10
BUCK 1
Memphis_Tank 1
robbo 39.5
Kahn_10 3
Antaresia Lady 3.5


This people are leading Southern Cross Reptile Competition on APS

Leaders of comp so far:

1. junglemad 54
2. JandC_Reptiles 50
3. southy 48.5
5. Robbo 39.5
4. staffsrule 23.5



New question 26.
Why is Carpet python more efective to keep rat or mice in the house under controll than cat?

Please answer by Wednesday evening10.05.06 to email [email protected][/size]

Please don't post your answers here.
 
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.



Robbo 1
JandC_Reptiles 2
Junglemad 3
Southy 2



score after 26th round.
steve6610 1
JandC_Reptiles 52
craig.a.c 1
OuZo 3
soulweaver 13
staffsrule 23 and half
Dicco 9 and half
danep 5
munkee 1
newtosnakes 2
jonno 1
southy 50.5
junglemad 57
westaussie 1
olivehydra 10
BUCK 1
Memphis_Tank 1
robbo 41.5
Kahn_10 3
Antaresia Lady 3.5


This people are leading Southern Cross Reptile Competition on APS

Leaders of comp so far:

1. junglemad 57
2. JandC_Reptiles 52
3. southy 50.5
5. Robbo 41.5
4. staffsrule 23.5



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?

Please answer by Wednesday evening17.05.06 to email [email protected][/size]

Please don't post your answers here.
 
b]Question 27[/b]
In the wild, you can see hatchlings from the same clutch with completely different colouring.Sometimes some of them are intergrades and some are not. What is the reason for this?
Right answer 27 is;

Southy
the reason is that many australian pythons overlap one another, eg you won't go to gosford area and just find diamonds, coastals are there aswell, childrens and macs overlap aswell. what happens is when it comes to breeding, they are in many ways apart of the same family and will happily mate with each other. thus giving us intergrades but with some looking more diamond, some more carpet and some mixed togther.
people wanting to keep colours that there snake has will breed it to pass those genes on, the growth of albino carpets and olives in austrlia over the years started with one albino. if in the wild an albino and a normal coloured snake mated. some come out like one parent and the others cross between both parents.

robbo
hi slateman
my answer for question 27 is
i am guessing you are talking about carpet and diamond pythons , so my answer is some can be intergrades and some not because the female python can retain sperm from multiple partners to fertilize her eggs

junglemad
The reason for this is that the hatchlings share genetic material from both parents and indeed genetic history from the forebears of both parents. If for example one parent was a coastal carpet and one parent was a diamond python then the clutch would include snakes that appear carpet or diamond or a mixture of both. If one parent was coastal or diamond and the other was an intergrade then the resultant progeny would be mixtures even more complicated and so forth. If a grandfather was an intergrade perhaps his characteristics skipped a generation.
To further complicate things some female snakes have multiple partners, particularly diamond pythons. A gravid female may contain eggs fertilised by different fathers.




Robbo 3
Junglemad 3
Southy3



score after 27th round.
steve6610 1
JandC_Reptiles 52
craig.a.c 1
OuZo 3
soulweaver 13
staffsrule 23 and half
Dicco 9 and half
danep 5
munkee 1
newtosnakes 2
jonno 1
southy 53.5
junglemad 60
westaussie 1
olivehydra 10
BUCK 1
Memphis_Tank 1
robbo 44.5
Kahn_10 3
Antaresia Lady 3.5


This people are leading Southern Cross Reptile Competition on APS

Leaders of comp so far:

1. junglemad 60
2. southy 53.5
3. JandC_Reptiles 52
4. robbo 44.5
5. staffsrule 23.5



New question 28.
Why we call Children python Children Python?

Please answer by Wednesday evening24.05.06 to email [email protected][/size]

Please don't post your answers here.
 
b]Question 28[/b]
Why we call Children python Children Python?
Right answer 28 is;

junglemad
John Gray named this python in honour of his former mentor and superviser John George Children. It was discovered by Gray in 1842.
Popular belief is that they recieved the name Children's Python because they are a widely kept pet due to their small size and ease of keeping.

By JandC_Reptiles
The first discovered species was named after the finder naturalist John Children
(I think that was his name). The name is now incorrectly used to describe several species in this genera due to antaresia species being a small snake suitable for begginners & young children.

southy
The name does not come from a relationship to children, but in honor of J. G. Children, curator of the zoological collection at the British Museum in the 19th Century.

robbo
childrens are named after john george children who was the first person to describe them




Robbo 3
Junglemad 3
Southy3
JandC_Reptiles3


score after 28th round.
steve6610 1
JandC_Reptiles 55
craig.a.c 1
OuZo 3
soulweaver 13
staffsrule 23 and half
Dicco 9 and half
danep 5
munkee 1
newtosnakes 2
jonno 1
southy 56.5
junglemad 63
westaussie 1
olivehydra 10
BUCK 1
Memphis_Tank 1
robbo 47.5
Kahn_10 3
Antaresia Lady 3.5


This people are leading Southern Cross Reptile Competition on APS

Leaders of comp so far:

1. junglemad 63
2. southy 56.5
3. JandC_Reptiles 55
4. robbo 47.5
5. staffsrule 23.5



New question 29.
Name the different ways snakes can travel .

Please answer by Wednesday evening07.06.06 to email [email protected][/size]

Please don't post your answers here.
 
b]Question 29[/b]
Name the different ways snakes can travel


Robbo
snakes have four main ways of travel
lateral undulation
rectilinear locomotion
concertina crawling
side-winding


Junglemad
Snakes can move in the following ways:

Horizontal Undulatory Progression
Rectilinear Progression
Concertina Progression
Sidewinding
Side-Pushing
Climbing
Burrowing
Swimming
Jumping
Flying ( more gliding than flying IMO)

Southy
crawl, slither, swim, burrow, climb, fly, sidewinding

By JandC_Reptiles

Serpentine - moving muscles in waves, squiggling side to side

Sidewinding - moving belly first, the head and tail lift while the body moves sideways to make a forward movement

Rectilinear - moving the body up and down, lifting the body forward and then back down, like a caterpillar

Concertina - pushing the front end down and moving forward, over and over again, like a spring

Slateman think that snakes can swim also



Robbo 2
Junglemad 3
Southy3
JandC_Reptiles2


score after 28th round.
steve6610 1
JandC_Reptiles 57
craig.a.c 1
OuZo 3
soulweaver 13
staffsrule 23 and half
Dicco 9 and half
danep 5
munkee 1
newtosnakes 2
jonno 1
southy 59.5
junglemad 66
westaussie 1
olivehydra 10
BUCK 1
Memphis_Tank 1
robbo 49.5
Kahn_10 3
Antaresia Lady 3.5


This people are leading Southern Cross Reptile Competition on APS

Leaders of comp so far:

1. junglemad 66
2. southy 59.5
3. JandC_Reptiles 57
4. robbo 49.5
5. staffsrule 23.5



Last question 30.
One australian snake is able to separate pray body (pull the pray a part) to be able to eat it, if the pray is large. Name this Snake .

Please answer by Wednesday evening14.06.06 to email [email protected][/size]

Please don't post your answers here.
 
b]Question 30[/b]
One australian snake is able to separate pray body (pull the pray a part) to be able to eat it, if the pray is large. Name this Snake .

Robbo
my answer for question 30 is

white-bellied mangrove snake (fordonia leucobalia)



Junglemad
The White-Bellied Mangrove Snake ( Fordonia leucobalia ) is the only Australian snake to dismember its prey before it swallows it. It does this with crabs which it bites and envenomates and then loops around the crap and tears it apart. It prefers moulting crabs which are softer apparently


Robbo 3
Junglemad 3


score after 30th round.
steve6610 1
JandC_Reptiles 57
craig.a.c 1
OuZo 3
soulweaver 13
staffsrule 23 and half
Dicco 9 and half
danep 5
munkee 1
newtosnakes 2
jonno 1
southy 59.5
junglemad 69
westaussie 1
olivehydra 10
BUCK 1
Memphis_Tank 1
robbo 52.5
Kahn_10 3
Antaresia Lady 3.5


This people are leading Southern Cross Reptile Competition on APS

Leaders of comp so far:

1. junglemad 69
2. southy 59.5
3. JandC_Reptiles 57
4. robbo 52.5
5. staffsrule 23.5


Our questions are finish. We have 3 finalists whoo will compeet in special task to win the snake from Southern reptiles.


Last task for our finalists Junglemad, Southy and JandC_Reptiles.


Please write caresheat on one of the species below. The caresheat should obtain as many informations as possible, and should not be subject to copyright confrontation. Articles you submit for this competition will remain property of APS Southern Cross Reptiles and author. We will publish them on our site and Your name as author will be maintain.

Woma
any of Carpet python
Olive python
Brown tree snake


I hope that you will be familiar at least with one of this species to do great job.

Answers should be answered to email [email protected][/size]

We would like to have them by 5.07.2006
They will be judged by Simon from Southern Cross, becaose my knowledge is not good enough and I asume that you guys will do great job.

Thank you to all contestants and congratulation to Robbo for getting so close.
 
This e-mail below from Junglemad put smile on my face .
This is reason we run the competition in first place. There is not important whoo is the winer, but how much you gain by trying to find the answers.

From Junglemad:
ps. this competition initially frustrated the crap out of me but now win or lose i have learned a great deal about snakes since it started.
cheers mate
 
well since this competition is at a close, i would like to thank slatey for the time he has put in making up questions etc and like junglemad said, help learn more about our cold-blooded friends. thanks to everyone involved and good luck to junglemad and jandc reptiles, this had been a fun and painful at times experience
 
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