The concept that most of the Boston snakes are nocturnal and others are diurnal is highly flawed. The feeding and thermal needs of the snakes require them to remain active at day and night. This is the normal habit even for the snake that is strictly diurnal or nocturnal. This means that there are species of snakes that you may encounter moving at night that are diurnal. Some nocturnal snakes can also move during the day especially if there is a risk of being attacked. Therefore, the idea that snakes will only come out at night does not have a scientific basis.



Massachusetts Snakes Can Be Active Regardless of the Time
Some snakes are considered diurnal or nocturnal; however, they can remain active regardless of the day. Snake’s body temperature is highly affected by their environment, particularly the muscles. In order to prevent the overheating of their body, they will look for a shade during the hot summer season and will only be active at night. Once it gets too cold, they can bask in sunshine to keep their body warm. The activity of the snake is also intended to avoid the threat of the owls, opossums, and hawks.

The Death Adders
Most experts claimed that the death adders are strictly nocturnal. Based on the experience of the hunters and snake removal experts, they are active at night. It is not impossible to encounter them when you are driving on the roads at night. They will also be active at night when they are finding a potential mate. Since it is rare to see them during the day, people believe that they are nocturnal. However, on the recent studies, they realized that this animal will often eat animals that are diurnal. They discovered traces of eastern water dragon on their stomach which is a diurnal species.

While it may be possible for the snakes to do their hunting at night and eat the sleeping animals, this is not related with the feeding biology of the Death Adders. The adult death adder is known as ambush predator. They will patiently wait on their location until an animal come across them. Therefore, it would be impossible for this animal to be actively hunting at night and eat a sleeping diurnal animal.

Another species of snake that is believed to be strictly nocturnal would be the little-whip snake. You can normally see them at night. However, during the cold weather, they can be found resting on rocks while enjoying the warmth of the sun. When in captivity, the animal will be active at day and night when feeding. Being active during the warm weather has also become evident to this creature. Experts believe that this is the safest time for them to hunt their prey.

The idea that the snakes will come out of night is not necessarily true. While most of them will hunt at night to hide their presence against the attack of the predator, they can also be spotted active at day especially if they need to stabilize their temperature.

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