Patchnose snake: Difference between revisions

[[File:example.jpg|thumb|150px|left|Description]] Patchnosed snakes are diurnal animals that are active during the day unlike other nocturnal animals which are active during the night and dormant during the daytime. In the winter when the weather is colder than the other seasons, the Patchnosed snakes will hibernate like most other animals that are ectothermic and can't provide their bodies with heat. As the weather cools in the winter, the snakes must hibernate since its reactions will slow down as the cold seeps its way into the snake's blood. During the hibernation phase, the snake's body will produce eggs or sperm so it can breed in the spring when the weather conditions are more favorable. When a Patchnosed snake is trapped or being threatened it will exhibit mimicry by coiling its body and rattling its tail in order to make predators believe that they are rattlesnakes or another venemous animal. Although this aggressive position is assumed, Patchnosed snake are harmless to humans. Animals that are consumed for energy by the Patchnosed snakes include: Rodents, lizards, eggs, and smaller snakes on occasion.<ref name=Price, Michael/>