Does this look like stargazing to anyone?!

[notechistiger]

People are notorious on this site for having a look and saying "uh, I'm not too sure but I think it's an x". You have no reason to doubt the snake you have bought It's a beautiful coastal, and him leaning on the glass like that is nothing to be concerned about.

 

[buffcoat]

Short and sweet answer, no that is not stargazing. I've witnessed it first hand, its not a pretty site. He/she is on the glass, where its cool. IMO its just having a "look to get out".

If you are worried about it still being gazing, put it in the middle of the tank and flip it on its back. If its head shoots straight up, wobbles or can not right its self, then quarantine any and all reptiles and seek a vet immediately.

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[thomasssss]

People are notorious on this site for having a look and saying "uh, I'm not too sure but I think it's an x". You have no reason to doubt the snake you have bought It's a beautiful coastal, and him leaning on the glass like that is nothing to be concerned about.

op listen to this , the nail just got hit square on the head , it is in no way a diamond (peoples standards of what a diamond is are dropping bigtime theres clear banding on it for crying out loud ) but people will tell you it is just because its got a few spots , the blood line may have been collected from around the intergrade line originally but there is no real way of knowing , his a nice looking coastal

 

[Shotta]

op listen to this , the nail just got hit square on the head , it is in no way a diamond (peoples standards of what a diamond is are dropping bigtime theres clear banding on it for crying out loud ) but people will tell you it is just because its got a few spots , the blood line may have been collected from around the intergrade line originally but there is no real way of knowing , his a nice looking coastal

This is an intergrade port mac carpet very common around mid north coast look similiar?>

 

[Burnerism]

It's a snake, that's what they do.

 

[serpenttongue]

peoples standards of what a diamond is are dropping bigtime

Can we make this quote a sticky?


The photos posted depict a snake behaving like a snake. A stargazing snake will be unaware of it's surroundings, even when disturbed, and they'll usually lay in a more grotesque/awkward posture. As buffcoat has mentioned, stargazing snakes have trouble flipping themselves back onto their belly when you flip them onto their backs (which is easy to do with a stargazing snake).

 

[reb01]

People are notorious on this site for having a look and saying "uh, I'm not too sure but I think it's an x". You have no reason to doubt the snake you have bought It's a beautiful coastal, and him leaning on the glass like that is nothing to be concerned about.

Im not saying its X i suggested it looks identical to a few Intergrades ive owned..Ive got a female here that looks pretty close and shes DEFIANTLY a IntergradeView attachment 275919

 

[Venomous_RBB]

My young Bredli does this, she does a "glass dance" like my beardies do when they see food coming. I think that the snake is just checking things out, my girl has a big enclosure with normal morelia temps, she just does that at night whilst exploring.

 

[thomasssss]

This is an intergrade port mac carpet very common around mid north coast look similiar?>

the problem with calling things in captivity an intergrade now days is theres so many people out there who dont know what a real intergrade is , so they just cross a diamond and a coastal ,( that is not an intergrade this link explains it very well (ive posted it a bit lately but the subject keeps coming up ) http://www.aussiepythons.com/forum/herp-help-38/faq-intergrade-54862/ ) unless you can trace it back to wild caught parents than calling it an intergrade is a bit of a touchy one , the ops snake is definitely more on the coastal side than diamond , intergrade , meh if it is its still more of a coastaly intergrade than one you would find down around port mac imo look at the size of the spots their huge

Can we make this quote a sticky? .

hahaha

 

[J-A-X]

Ok, it's been determined that he's not stargazing- just doing what snakes do.
It's also general consensus that its coastal so with that in mind I'd find a way to drop the cool end
There's not enough of a temp difference for him to regulate his temp
Make sure your temp readings are where the snake sits, not 'just above it'
My Morelia have 32/33c basking spot and ambient room temp the other which can be as low as 14 in the winter and they still sit at the cool end when they feel the need

27.5 at the cool end which is where he is now and 30 at the hot end

 

[harlemrain]

Ok, it's been determined that he's not stargazing- just doing what snakes do.
It's also general consensus that its coastal so with that in mind I'd find a way to drop the cool end

It usually hovers around 25-27 depending on outside temps aswell and it's been so hot lately its leaning towards the warmer side :/

 

[J-A-X]

That's cool, just thought it worth checking. I have seen a lot of 'problems' resolved by adjusting temps and making cool ends cooler. I couldn't imagine not being able to cool down would be a good environment to live in.