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Are snakes female or male?
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by melindaLouise on October 13, 2004
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How do you tell whether a snake is male or female? I've heard the females are normally bigger but besides that is there any other way?
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by timberrattlesnake89 on October 13, 2004
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Well it depends on the specices. One example is a green anaconda the female is a lot bigger than male. I am not certain but I think males only get up to 8 ft, but the females can grow up to 30 ft. Also the females are a lot fatter. Now another example is a boomslang. They are sexually dimorphic (can tell the difference between male and female). The males are a bright green and the females a dull brown. But when the snake is not matured yet both male and female are brown. Only when the males mature. All male snakes have a lot longer tail because of their hemipenis. Also most snakes are not sexually dimorphic. It will just depend on the species of concern. Do you have species that you would like to know about?
Phillip
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by bush_viper17 on October 13, 2004
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Hey, on some snakes the males have bulges in their tails past the cloaca. The bulge is caused by the withdrawn hemipenes, which makes a bulge. This (in my opinion) isnt really to trustworthy unless you know exactly what to look for. Good luck.
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by Phobos on October 13, 2004
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Hi:
Another visual way is looking at the tail below the anal scute. A males tail tapers slowly because he has a pocket below the anal scute to "store" his Hemipenes. Since the female doesn't need this pocket, her tail tapers down rapidly after the anal scute.
The technical way of "sexing" them is with special probes that is used to gauge the depth of the pocket after the anal scute. They are carefully inserted and the depth is noted by counting the number of scale the tip goes in. Sometimes the hemipenes can be coaxed out if it's a male.
This is all made more interesting with venomous snakes which are normally grumpy. Sticking stuff in their "butt" so to speak really winds them up. The safest way to do this is by "tubing" them.
See this to see what I mean:
http://tongs.com/shop/index.php?GrID=49&PrID=52
Al
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by challenger on October 15, 2004
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Place a TV remote in the tanks and see which one seizes it. That would be the male. No doubt
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by melindaLouise on October 15, 2004
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Why would the one that grabs the remote control be the male? I would think the female would be more aggresive?
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by timberrattlesnake89 on October 15, 2004
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Hey Melinda,
It was a joke. He was meaning males are more possesive of tv remotes like humans. What he meant if it was true it would make the process a lot more easier.
Phillip
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by melindaLouise on October 15, 2004
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OHHH! I get it! LOL! Maybe I'm to young to get it cause it definitely went right over my head. Oh well now I get it !
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