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<blockquote data-quote="Shade" data-source="post: 5633689" data-attributes="member: 287">This large serpent appears to be covered in granite.Stone snakes get their name from the hard outer body covering that resembles granite. A stone snake scavenges mineral matter from subterranean areas with dense crystalline formations. However, it prefers to eat live prey it has petrified with its venom.&nbsp; Like many snakes, it drags prey off to its lair and then slowly swallows it whole, digesting the meal over the course of several days.&nbsp;&nbsp; A stone snake is unable to digest certain types of gems, ranging in value from zircon and garnet to tanzanite and even diamonds.&nbsp; Such gemstones can often be found among the refuse in a stone snake's lair.A female stone snake lays 1-6 eggs in the early fall, and then watches over them while the male scavenges for food. The eggs share the coloration of their paretns, and are about 1-1/2 feet long. When the young hatch, they are white in color, slowly developing camouflaging hues over the first six months, at which point they are driven from the nest to survive on their own. A typical stone snake is 20 to 25 feet long and weighs 1200 to 1500 pounds.&nbsp; Its coloration ranges from eggshell to rosy pink, with striations of mauve to black.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Shade, post: 5633689, member: 287"] [I]This large serpent appears to be covered in granite.[/I] Stone snakes get their name from the hard outer body covering that resembles granite. A stone snake scavenges mineral matter from subterranean areas with dense crystalline formations. However, it prefers to eat live prey it has petrified with its venom. Like many snakes, it drags prey off to its lair and then slowly swallows it whole, digesting the meal over the course of several days. A stone snake is unable to digest certain types of gems, ranging in value from zircon and garnet to tanzanite and even diamonds. Such gemstones can often be found among the refuse in a stone snake's lair. A female stone snake lays 1-6 eggs in the early fall, and then watches over them while the male scavenges for food. The eggs share the coloration of their paretns, and are about 1-1/2 feet long. When the young hatch, they are white in color, slowly developing camouflaging hues over the first six months, at which point they are driven from the nest to survive on their own. A typical stone snake is 20 to 25 feet long and weighs 1200 to 1500 pounds. Its coloration ranges from eggshell to rosy pink, with striations of mauve to black. [/QUOTE]

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