Are Snakes Good Mothers
Yes, snakes can be good mothers too, according to recent research published in the Journal of Zoology. The particular animal studied, the South African python (Python natalensis), lays eggs, and displays behaviors and attributes that seem directed toward her offsprings' survival, both before and after hatching. A mother Pigmy Rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius) with her brood.
Because rattlesnake rattles are made of segments that form each time the snake sheds its skin, newborn snakes have only one segment and cannot yet make sound. Are rattlesnakes good mothers? Do they take care of their kids? YES! about snake parental care and how Rattlesnakes are Awesome Moms. Snakes are not good parents.
Some snakes are good mothers. Meet the South African python.
I think that is common knowledge. But the truth is: different species of snakes behave differently. While some mothers seem to forget they had babies the second the have them, others do stick around.
At least for a bit. Part of this has to do with the very different ways that snakes give birth: some lay eggs, some give birth to live babies, and some actually do. Are lizards good moms? Like all good mothers, lizard moms also want what's best for their kids.
Do Baby Snakes Stay With Their Mother?
To wit: researchers have found that female side-blotched lizards douse their eggs with extra doses of the hormone estradiol to change newborns' markings and enhance their chances of survival after birth. Mammals are known for caring for their young, but reptiles aren't often seen as nurturing parents. ASU researchers are taking a deeper look at parental care among certain snakes, and how simple behaviors have a significant impact on developing offspring.
Snakes may even offer clues about how some of our own traits developed. For snakes, investing significant energy into raising young after birth or hatching would divert resources from the mother's own survival and future reproductive efforts. Consequently, young snakes quickly disperse from their birth or hatching sites to seek out their own territories and food sources.
Mama Snake feeding her baby snakes in the nest : r/weirddalle
During the six-month breeding cycle, the mothers do not eat at all, causing them to lose about 40 percent of their body mass. The female snakes also turn black while breeding, which is an ability that has been adapted by the pythons to heat up faster while basking in the sun. Are rattlesnakes good mothers? Do they take care of their kids? TLDR: YES! about snake parental care in the Nurturing Nature of Rattlesnakes.
Are pythons caring parents? As it turns out, one of the largest snakes on Earth actually cares well for its offspring; a first observation for egg.
