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Snakes are carnivores that eat by swallowing their prey whole. They are
unable to drink by suction. The milk probably attracts snakes indirectly by attracting their prey. BTW, there are no vegetarian snakes either. "Cynthia Donahey" wrote in message ... In an old book on Indian gardening, there was a brief reference to leaving a bowl of milk out for cobras. It seem to be partially religious, partially blackmail. Has anyone (in areas where there are snakes) done this or heard anything about this? Can all snakes drink milk? |
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"Cereus-validus..." wrote: Snakes are carnivores that eat by swallowing their prey whole. They are unable to drink by suction. The milk probably attracts snakes indirectly by attracting their prey. Most snakes drink fairly often, and some can drink quickly. Suction appears to be involved in the initial stages of the process. I wouldn't put it past the average dehydrated snake to drink fresh milk if that was all that was available. And I wouldn't be surprised if some acquired a taste for it. BTW, there are no vegetarian snakes either. Yep. Some eat eggs. "Cynthia Donahey" wrote in message ... In an old book on Indian gardening, there was a brief reference to leaving a bowl of milk out for cobras. It seem to be partially religious, partially blackmail. Has anyone (in areas where there are snakes) done this or heard anything about this? Can all snakes drink milk? |
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Mark Herbert said:
BTW, there are no vegetarian snakes either. Yep. Some eat eggs. Don't know where you learned about gardening, and I hate to break it too you, but eggs are not vegetables. At least I have never been able to grow them. Dave http://members.tripod.com/~VideoDave |
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Mark Herbert wrote:
(DavesVideo) wrote: Mark Herbert said: BTW, there are no vegetarian snakes either. Yep. Some eat eggs. Don't know where you learned about gardening, and I hate to break it too you, but eggs are not vegetables. At least I have never been able to grow them. Keep trying, careless reader. Some what, some vegetarian snakes??? Maybe it was carelessly written!!! |
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Are you saying you've never heard of egg plants? HeHe! ;-)
The question is whether snakes will eat the fruit of the egg plant? "DavesVideo" wrote in message ... Mark Herbert said: BTW, there are no vegetarian snakes either. Yep. Some eat eggs. Don't know where you learned about gardening, and I hate to break it too you, but eggs are not vegetables. At least I have never been able to grow them. Dave http://members.tripod.com/~VideoDave |
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Cereus-validu said:
The question is whether snakes will eat the fruit of the egg plant? Well. if they ate both eggs and egg plant, they might be considered to be ova vegetarian, provided there was no live prey in their diet. But if they really don't eat any form of vegetation we can consider them to be carnivores. To tell the truth, I have had almost as much difficulty growing egg plants as I had with those eggs. Dave http://members.tripod.com/~VideoDave |
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