The habits of snakes in autumn, the habits of snakes in summer

I remember seeing snakes when I was hunting with my dad when I was a child, and it liked to bask in the sun in the autumn when it was in the sun.

The habitat of snakes varies according to their habits. The snake is an ectothermic animal. When the body temperature is high, the metabolic rate is high and the activity is frequent; When body temperature is low, the metabolic rate is low and activity decreases.

In the scorching heat, they like to live in shade such as trees, grass, and streams. From autumn to winter, it gradually enters"Hibernation"Time limit. Ordinary venomous snakes have begun to hibernate in burrows one after another without eating, drinking, molting or molting since late November, when they often gather in dozens or even hundreds of clusters in burrows or tree cavities located in high dry places for the winter.

It wasn't until the spring of the following year that the flowers bloomed and woke up from their dormant state. It takes about three months from the human cave to hibernation, and it mainly relies on the nutrients stored in the body in the form of fat to be slowly replenished to maintain the minimum nutrients of life.

Venomous snakes can be divided into three categories according to their diurnal activities: the first type is those that like to move during the day, which is called diurnal snakes. The second type is afraid of bright light, prefers to be hidden during the day, and is active at night, which is called nocturnal snakes.

The third type is the snake that likes to be active in low light conditions (mostly at night and rainy daytime, and has strong cold tolerance), called morning and dusk snakes. Snake activity is much more affected by temperature than by light. For example, the diurnal cobra often appears at night in very hot summers; Morning and dusk pit vipers are often seen in low temperatures, when the sun is shining around noon, and are rarely active at night.

Generally speaking, the most suitable temperature for snake activity is between 20-30, and the optimal temperature for its activity is 10-35. More interestingly, snakes that live in the tropics are not only in winter"Hibernation", but also during the hot, dry summer months"Hibernation", as it is called in zoology"Summer hibernation"。When the hot and dry season arrives in the tropics, ponds and lakes may dry up due to prolonged periods of no rain, and snakes, like geckos, crocodiles, lungfish, and turtles in the grasslands, depend on conditions that become unfavorable.

In order to adapt to the environment so that they can continue to survive, they turn in"Underground", do not eat and do not move, enter"Summer hibernation"state in order to survive the hot and dry summer.

How to survive the winter? Turtles, hedgehogs, snakes, hibernating, white cranes in tree cavities or burrows, are migratory birds that fly to the south in winter to overwinter ants, do not hibernate, and rely on food stored in summer and autumn to survive the winter in the ground Turtles and snakes are cold-blooded.

Snake cave hibernation.

Geese migrate south in groups, and the climate is warmer for wintering.

Autumn squirrels begin to store food: squirrels store a few kilograms of food, and several places store squirrel trees, dry food, let spoilage and mildew, and reserve grain in winter.

In the wild, snakes should find a damp and warm burrow to hibernate. Because it is cold-blooded, it does not have the ability to regulate its body temperature on its own.

Snakes will choose to spend the winter in dry high places, such as tree holes, burrows, rock crevices, etc. Snakes have hibernation habits, and when the temperature drops to around 7-8 in winter, different snakes will gather together to raise the temperature around them, relying on nutrients stored in the body in the form of fat to replenish them slowly to maintain their minimum life nutrition. When spring blooms, the snake wakes up and goes out to forage for food.

Snakes will choose to spend the winter in dry high places, such as tree holes, burrows, rock crevices, etc. Snakes hibernate and when the temperature drops to around 7-8 in winter, different snakes gather together to raise the temperature around them, relying on nutrients stored in the body in the form of fat for slow replenishment to maintain their minimum nutrients. When spring blooms, the snake wakes up and goes out to forage for food.