Omega Red is a medium, female senior red corn snake looking for a home without children. Currently, she lives with the fine folks of Friends of Scales Reptile Rescue in Wheeling, Ill.
"Omega Red is a beautiful 12 year old female who laid eggs in our rescue right after she came in to our care," the rescue wrote on Omega Red's profile. "She doesn't enjoy handling often but will do well for short sessions and a spacious enclosure!"
Corn snakes are slender, but can be anywhere from 24 inches long to 72 inches long. They are diurnal and will climb a tree to look for food. "Corn snakes do not usually feed every day instead they feed every few days," wrote Smithsonian National Zoological Park. "Young hatchlings tend to feed on lizards and tree frogs, while adults feed on larger prey, such as mice, rats, birds, and bats. They are constrictors. First a corn snake bites the prey in order to obtain a firm grip, then it quickly wraps one or more coils of its body around the victim. The snake squeezes tightly until it suffocates the prey. Then it swallows the food whole, usually head first. However, corn snakes have also been observed swallowing small prey alive."
In the zoo, the snakes are typically fed "mice, rats and chicks," the website added.
Corn snakes can live up to 23 years in captivity - longer than their wild cousins.
Check out the rescue's guidelines for potential adoptive families and then email FriendsofScales@gmail.com for an application.
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