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so I was researching about snakes as its what I like to do in my spare time, but I couldn't find much on how their metabolism works, I have read basics such as they can slow their metabolism down, but I'd like to know to what extent, also about how their ambient temperature around them affects...

I have alarge male royal around 12 who eats a medium rat roughly every 6-7 weeks opposed to when it was younger when it was eating every week , Just wondering what experiences people with older snakes have had

Hey people, It was mentioned on a very recent thread about pituophis that their lifespan may be lower than most other similar colubrids. One other forum user put forward that if this were the case, it could perhaps be linked to their comparatively quicker metabolic rates, which was another...