Eating

Ringneck snakes are popular pet snakes because they are small, only getting to be about twenty inches long. In the wild, they eat a wide variety of foods, including small frogs, small toads, salamanders, small lizards, and newly born or hatched snakes. However, pet snakes mostly eat insects like earthworms, mealworms, slugs, and crickets. They …

There are many species of snakes classified under the umbrella term “garter snakes”, but the most popular species of pet garter snake is the Eastern garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis), which is a subspecies of the common garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis). Many garter snakes have similar diets. They eat a variety of small fish, worms, …

Springtails are common but harmless pests found in homes and gardens anywhere in the world. They are non-flying hexapods that generally infest compost heaps, leaf litter, and lawn soil, as they love living in areas that are moist, humid, and full of decaying plant matter. They benefit the environment by contributing to the breakdown of …

Arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus), also called white foxes or polar foxes, eat just about anything they come across. Since they live in such a barren place as the Arctic, they cannot be finicky. They often cannot find food every day.  As such, if you’re way too interested to know what these adorable arctic foxes eat, …

The first time I saw a snake eat itself, I was completely horrified and, at the same time, I was confused. Why would a snake eat itself? Was it hungry? Had it gone crazy? I would discover that what may have seemed like Ouroboros, or the mythical self-devouring snake, was, in fact, a result of …