python yawning?

[webbo10]

every now and then when handling our snake she will do the biggest yawn.... is this normal?

 

[mysnakesau]

Yes, absolutely. Unless its accompanied by other symptoms - drooling, holding mouth open, wheezy breath - then you have nothing to worry about. They all yawn now and then, and especially so at shed time to break the skin at their nose, after eating and just for no reason.

 

[webbo10]

thanx for the quick response

 

[user 18163]

My snakes yawn after eating

 

[pythons73]

Heres a picture i finally got of one off my snakes having a yawn...

 

[mysnakesau]

Not as good as pythons73's pic but here is another..

 

[Cabotinage]

i love it after they have just eaten and there jaw looks really weird then they yawn it back to place

 

[mysnakesau]

Cabotinage the first time I saw my snake's jaw after she'd eaten, I thought she had a broken or dislocated jaw. Dislocated, she very well did but discovered the truths behind a snakes jaw.