Snake Sexing

In certain circumstances, you will need to know the sex of your snake, If you are wanting to house multiple snakes together or breed it is very important to know the sex of your snake. There are a few different ways to sex a snake. These include anal spurs on certain species, tail shape or length, popping and probing. Probing is the preferred method of any experienced snake keeper. This is when you have a small metal rod (probe) and insert it into the snakes cloaca. The depth it goes in will tell you the sex of the snake.

You must NOT try to probe unless you have been properly trained in doing this as you can damage the snake.