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Biology |
| Physiolog. Colorchange Sleeping position Casting fur balls Gastrointestinal ventilation |
Casting fur balls
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At least the Northern White-Lipped Python regularly
regurgitates fur balls some time after having been fed. Usually, snake keepers can seldom watch the process of regurgitating
itself, but only can see the result. Those people who have been able to
observe the process thought their snake would die. The snake raises its
head and part of its body, the mouth wide opened and convulses out a
lengthy piece of compressed fur. This usually takes only a minute: Figure 19: Regurgitated fur ball in a water bowl. |
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