Corn snake spins round in a hypnotic loop as it chases its own tail and ignores a female in the same tank

• A confused corn snake in Finland darts after its own tail during mating season 
• The snake’s owner said that the male did eventually pair with a female 
• Corn snakes breed during springtime so their eggs hatch while it is still warm 

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This is the baffling moment a confused corn snake appears to be more interested in chasing his own tail than trying to breed with a female snake that was in the same tank. 

Footage shows the snake wrapped in a loop and overlapping its tail while in a terrarium in Helsinki, Finland. 

He continually to slither around in a loop in the corner of the cage. 

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Footage shows a confused snake wrapped in a loop and overlapping its tail while in a terrarium in Helsinki, Finland during the breeding season. The male snake appears to ignore another female who was in the tank with him but according to the owner he didn’t eventually manage to pair with a female

Every so often he seems to dart really quickly and appears as though he’s trying to catch up with something. 

Instead, he ends up repeatedly finding his own tail. 

The snake’s owner said: ‘I breed corn snakes. 

‘At springtime, the males want to breed. 

‘This one was in a terrarium with a female but instead of the female he decided to chase himself. 

‘In the end he did manage to pair with a female.’ 

When breeding corn snakes in captivity, their temperatures should be monitored and should mirror the changing seasons. 

They are more likely to mate during the spring because it means their young ones will hatch at a time of year when it is warm enough for them to survive. 

When introducing a male corn snake to a female one, they should be placed in the same container for about a week. 

After this they should be separated and the female should be given a box full of damp moss that she can use to lay her eggs on, after about five or six weeks.

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