Snake Species
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Blind Snake |
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Typhlops spp. 20-70 cm (8-28 in) |
Unusual in needing deep sandy soil for burrowing, keep at about 26 ° C (78 °F); feed soil dwelling invertebrates. |
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Colubrids |
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Dice Snake 60 cm (24 in Natrix tessellate |
Newspaper or bark ground with gravel or rock for basking, 25 °C (77 °F); feed raw fish and whitebait. |
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Plains Garter Snake 75 cm (30 in) Thamnophis radix |
Dry leaves, newspaper or bark ground with pots and branches for cover, 24 °C (75 °F); feed whole raw fish, and also earthworms. slugs and small pieces of meat. |
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Checkered Garter Snake 75 cm (30 in) Thamnophis marcianus |
Newspaper ground with gravel for basking and rocks and pots for cover. 24 ° C(75°F): feed whole raw fish including whitebait. and earthworms, slugs and small pieces meat. |
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Common Garter Snake 50-120 cm (20-43 in) Thamnophis sirtali ssubspp. |
Newspaper ground with gravel for basking and rocks for cover. 24 °C (75°F); feed whole fish, mice, earthworms, slugs and pieces of meat. |
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Tri-coloured King Snake 75 cm (30 in) Lampropeltis pyromelana |
Newspaper, dry leaves or bark ground. 27 °C (80 °F) with branches and rocks for cover: keep alone; feed rodents.
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Leopard Snake 50 cm (32 in) Elaphe situla
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Tall vivarium with branches for climbing and cover. 27 °C (80 °F), with newspaper or dry leaves ground: feed rodents. |
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Grass Snake 90 cm (36 in) Nantrix nantrix |
Newspaper or bark ground with gravel for basking. 25*C(77 °F); feed whole raw fish including whitebait. |
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Water Snake 90 cm (36 in) Nerodia spp.
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Newspaper ground with gravel for basking away from water source, 27 °C (80 °F) feed whole raw fish. |
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Prairie King Snake 100 cm (40 in) Lampropeltis calligaster |
Newspaper. bark or dry- leaves ground. with branches or pots for cover. 26 °C (78 °F); keep alone: feed rodents. |
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Glossy Snake 100 cm (40 in) Arizona elegans |
Newspaper ground with rock for basking. 27 °C (80°F): feed small mice, or small lizards if possible. |
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House Snake 100 cm (40 in) Boaecion funginosus |
Newspaper or bark ground with gravel or rock for basking, 26′C (78′F); feed small mice. |
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Western Whip Snake 125 cm (50 in) Coluber viridiflavus |
Newspaper or dry leaves with rock for basking. 25°C (77 °F); feed small mice. or small lizards if possible, and earthworms. slugs and larvae. |
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Corn Snake 125 cm (50 in) Elaphe gurrara
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Tall vivarium, 27°C (80°F), with branches for climbing and for cover. with newspaper ground: feed rodents or small lizards if possible. |
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Aesculapian Snake 125 cm (50 in) Elaphe longissima |
Tall vivarium. 27°C (80°F). with branches for climbing and for cover. with newspaper ground: feed rodents, or small lizards if possible. |
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Common King Snake 140 cm (56 in) Lampropeltis getulus subspp. |
Newspaper. bark or dry leaves ground with branches or pots for cover. |
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Four-lined Snake 160 cm (64 in) Elaphe gnatuorlineara |
Tall vivarium. 27°C (80 °F) with branches for climbing and cover, with newspaper or dry leaves ground; feed rodents or small lizards. |
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Mole Snake 160 cm (64 in) Pseudaspis caner |
Newspaper. bark and dry leaves ground with rocks and branches for basking and cover, 27`C (80°F1: feed rodents. |
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Rat Snake 175 cm (70 in) Elaphe obsoleta subspp. |
Tall vivarium, 27°C (80°F), with branches for climbing and for cover. with newspaper ground: feed rodents. |
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Asian Rat Snake 175 cm (70 in) Ptyas mucosus |
Tall vivarium, 27°C (807), with branches for climbing and cover. with newspaper ground: feed rodents. |
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Boas |
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Sand Boa 70 cm (28 in) Eryx jaculus |
27°C (80°F) gravel with stones for burrowing under: feed rats, mice and dead birds. |
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Royal Python 150 cm (60 in) Python regius |
Newspaper ground, 27*C (807), with bark and branches: feed rodents. |
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Rainbow Boa 200 cm 180 in) Epicrates cenchria |
Tall vivarium. 27°C 180 ‘F), with branches for climbing, newspaper ground; feed rodents, chickens. |
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Boa Constrictor 300 cm (120 in) Boa constrictor |
Provide branches in a tall vivarium, 27 °C (80 °F). with newspaper ground; feed rodents, chickens. |
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Indian Python 600 cm (240 in) Python molunes |
Few people will be able to provide large enough accommodation for this huge snake, though they make good subjects; 27 °C (80 °F). newspaper ground, with bark and branches: feed rodents. chickens. |
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