Snake eating its own tail

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Ouroboros: Its the term coined by the Greek about the snakes/dragons eating its own tail. It is being said that it recreates itself but what is the actual reason and why does it eat its own tail?Sometimes snakes will go full-on Ouroborus and begin to eat their own tails, creating a circle. However, unlike this mythical creature, it isn’t exactly about self-renewal when your pet snake does it.

Snakes are cold blooded, which means they aren’t able to regulate their body temperatures. They need external heat sources (like the sun or a lamp, in the case of a pet snake) in order to warm themselves. But if they get too warm, they aren’t able to sweat to cool themselves down, and need to be able to find refuge in a cool, shady spot.

If snakes get too hot, they can become confused and disoriented. They also get a ramped-up metabolism, causing them to have a false sense of hunger and a desire to eat the first thing they see. As captive snakes typically live alone and food isn’t routinely consistently available to them, they end up attacking themselves.

Snakes may also attack themselves if they are shedding and have diminished eyesight, mistaking their tail for prey.

When a snake begins to self-cannibalize, reducing the temperature by turning off heat lamps and spritzing the snake with cool water can help alleviate the stress and the snake may let go, though sometimes intervention by a veterinarian is required. These episodes can be fatal. Because snakes have evolved to trap food and guide it in, it can be difficult for them to let go once they have started eating.

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