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- 11:06, 4 March 2010 diff hist +34 N File:Snake hook 1.jpg Safely restraining venemous snakes current
- 11:02, 4 March 2010 diff hist +22 N File:Snakeheadhold.jpg Royal python restraint
- 10:53, 4 March 2010 diff hist +42 N Snake Safety and Handling Snake Safety and Handling moved to Snake Handling and Restraint: wrong subject title current
- 10:53, 4 March 2010 diff hist 0 m Snake Handling and Restraint Snake Safety and Handling moved to Snake Handling and Restraint: wrong subject title
- 10:52, 4 March 2010 diff hist +2,010 N Snake Handling and Restraint New page: {{unfinished}} ==Physical restraint== ===Handling=== Nonvenemous snakes should be physically restrained by holding the head at the quadrate/mandible level and supporting the body of the sn...
- 10:31, 4 March 2010 diff hist -1,519 Lizard and Snake Zoonoses
- 10:25, 4 March 2010 diff hist +2,035 N Lizard and Snake Quarantine New page: {{unfinished}} Many owners fail to appreciate the importance of preventive medicine and the role of the veterinary surgeon as part of it. A preventive medicine program is an important par...
- 15:42, 3 March 2010 diff hist -6 Lizard and Snake Zoonoses
- 15:41, 3 March 2010 diff hist +4,302 N Lizard and Snake Zoonoses New page: {{unfinished}} Lizards and snakes present problems to handlers and owners not just because of their venom and size but also due to the possibility of zoonosis. Care must be taken with all...
- 15:19, 3 March 2010 diff hist +75 Snake Diet
- 17:04, 2 March 2010 diff hist +423 Snake Diet
- 16:52, 2 March 2010 diff hist +1,885 Snake Diet
- 16:24, 2 March 2010 diff hist +157 Snake Diet
- 15:35, 2 March 2010 diff hist +736 N Snake Diet New page: {{unfinished}} The best captive diets reflect what the free-living animal feeds on in their natural environment. However the natural prey may not be available. The following is a guide f...
- 15:12, 2 March 2010 diff hist -4 Snake Feeding and Digestion
- 14:55, 2 March 2010 diff hist +2,434 N Snake Feeding and Digestion New page: {{unfinished}} All snakes are carnivores. With over 2900 different species, some snakes have highly specialised diets (eggs, lizards, frogs, fish, fish eggs or invertebrates such as slugs...
- 14:54, 2 March 2010 diff hist +30 N File:Snake eating mouse ed.jpg Adult snake eating adult mouse
- 14:50, 2 March 2010 diff hist +25 N File:Snake eating baby mouse.jpg Snake Feeding - what size current
- 14:37, 2 March 2010 diff hist +7,000 N Snake Housing New page: {{unfinished}} 250px|thumb|right|©RVC and its licensors, Peer Zwart and Fredric Frye. All rights reserved ==Introduction to housing== Captive husbandry of snakes pres...
- 14:28, 2 March 2010 diff hist +33 N File:Snakevisualsecurity.jpg Green snake on branch in vivarium current
- 14:12, 2 March 2010 diff hist +28 N File:Light4.JPG Light bulb for Snake Housing
- 12:34, 2 March 2010 diff hist +133 Snake Eye
- 16:47, 25 February 2010 diff hist +136 Snake Cardiovascular System
- 16:45, 25 February 2010 diff hist +35 N File:Burmese python heart in situ.jpg Snake heart - cardiovascular system
- 16:14, 25 February 2010 diff hist +43 N File:No external ear - 718008 copy.jpg Photo of snake head showing no external ear current
- 16:10, 25 February 2010 diff hist +358 Snake Special Senses
- 16:07, 25 February 2010 diff hist +36 N File:Pit viper pits - 718041.jpg Pit viper heat pits - special senses current
- 15:56, 25 February 2010 diff hist +14 N File:Boid pits - 789012.jpg Boid heat pits current
- 15:25, 25 February 2010 diff hist +37 N File:SpecSense 330.bmp Snake head diagram for chemoreception current
- 15:26, 24 February 2010 diff hist +1,197 N Snake Teeth New page: {{unfinished}} The arrangement and number of teeth is extremely species-specific. Some species of snake have virtually no teeth while others have very highly developed teeth. The function ...
- 15:24, 24 February 2010 diff hist +941 N Snake Urinary System New page: {{unfinished}} The urinary system of snakes consists of paired lobulated kidneys and ureters that empty into the dorsal urodeum. *'''Kidney''' - Paired kidneys are located in the dorsal ...
- 15:24, 24 February 2010 diff hist +576 N Snake Skin New page: {{unfinished}} Reptile skin functions to protect from physical trauma, desiccation, infection, osmotic damage and extremes of temperature. There are several layers. The dermis is mainly co...
- 15:23, 24 February 2010 diff hist +1,762 N Snake Respiratory System New page: {{unfinished}} The respiratory tract of snakes consists of external nares, nasal cavity, internal nares, glottis, trachea, bronchi, lung(s) and air sac. There is no diaphragm. The externa...
- 15:21, 24 February 2010 diff hist +2,667 N Snake Reproductive System New page: {{unfinished}} Most species of snakes show no sexual dimorphism and other methods are necessary to differentiate between males and females. *'''Ovaries''' - The reptilian ovary consists o...
- 15:20, 24 February 2010 diff hist +1,245 N Snake Neurological System New page: {{unfinished}} Snakes have a typical reptilian nervous system. *'''Brain''' - The brain is elongate and consists of forebrain (telencephalon and diencephalon) and brain stem (midbrain and...
- 15:19, 24 February 2010 diff hist +1,687 N Snake Musculoskeletal System New page: {{unfinished}} Snakes have greatly modified their skeletal system from their lizard-like ancestry. Growth is rapid in the first few years and is dependent upon the frequency of feeding an...
- 15:18, 24 February 2010 diff hist +2,187 N Snake Endocrine System New page: Endocrine System The actions and metabolism of endocrine glands are poorly understood in comparison to mammals. *'''Thyroid''' - The single thyroid gland is roughly spherical and enclos...
- 15:18, 24 February 2010 diff hist +2,809 N Snake Digestive System New page: {{unfinished}} The digestive system consists of the oral cavity, oesophagus, stomach, small intestine, caecum (some species), colon and cloaca. *'''Oral cavity''' - The mouth of a snake c...
- 15:16, 24 February 2010 diff hist +1,449 N Snake Cardiovascular System New page: {{unfinished}} The cardiovascular system of snakes is similar to other non-crocodilian reptiles but is modified for their linear shape. *'''Systemic venous return''' - Snakes have both re...
- 15:13, 24 February 2010 diff hist +1,734 N Snake Special Senses New page: {{unfinished}} *'''Chemoreception''' - The chemosensory system in reptiles is mediated by sensory cells in the nasal cavity and by Jacobson's organ (vomeronasal organ) that is located in t...
- 15:11, 24 February 2010 diff hist 0 Snake Eye
- 14:23, 24 February 2010 diff hist +310 Snake Eye
- 12:47, 24 February 2010 diff hist +1,810 N Snake Shedding New page: {{unfinished}} The entire skin is shed on a regular basis, often two to four times a year. The frequency depends upon the rapidity of growth, age, nutritional state, size and environmental...
- 12:45, 24 February 2010 diff hist +1,314 Snake Locomotion
- 12:44, 24 February 2010 diff hist +1,553 N Lizard and Snake Respiration New page: {{unfinished}} Breathing is controlled differently in reptiles to mammals and this has important considerations for anaesthetics. *'''Breathing process''' - Inspiration is due to the move...
- 12:30, 24 February 2010 diff hist +366 N Snake Locomotion New page: {{unfinished}} Since snakes lack limbs locomotion is very different to most other vertebrates. Locomotion is produced by different types of movement based on absence or presence of contact...
- 12:29, 24 February 2010 diff hist +536 N Lizard and Snake Immune System New page: {{unfinished}} The immune system of snakes is influenced by age, nutrition, general health, ambient temperature and season. In temperate species thymic involution and splenic follicle reg...
- 12:20, 24 February 2010 diff hist +560 N Ectothermy New page: {{unfinished}} ==Ectothermy== All physiological and biochemical processes including immune function are temperature-dependent. Mammals have a constant core body temperature range but snak...
- 12:12, 24 February 2010 diff hist +1 Snake Eye
- 11:53, 24 February 2010 diff hist +1,867 N Snake Eye New page: Snakes are often presented to the veterinarian for eye problems so knowledge of the normal anatomy of the ophidian eye is essential. The eyesight of snakes is relatively inefficient and t...
