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Mangrove snake
2. Are they good for a first hot? It will be at least five years until I even start trying to accomidate a hot snake, and a say the species profile in reptile mag. 3. How can you aquire a mangrove snake? |
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| 10/20/07 05:21pm |
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Message To: Froggymadnes In reference to Message Id: 1484581 Mangrove snake
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| 10/26/07 12:11am |
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Message To: Froggymadnes In reference to Message Id: 1484581 Mangrove snake
Locally, they are known as "bird snakes" and that best describes their diet. Their favourite prey are birds, but I have known them to eat practically any thing alive. What I have actually seen them eating are mice, other snakes, lizards, and of course birds - especially finches, bulbuls and warblers. In captivity, they do not seem very keen on chickens and quail, but will eat them, though not on a regular basis. I suppose these do not flutter. It is the fluttering that evokes a strike reaction. I got birds from a pet dealer who sold me finches and doves quite cheap. Temperament wise, they are quite variable. Some are very gentle, others rather cantankerous. The gentle ones tend to stay gentle all their lives. Are they really dangerous? I don’t know, never having been bitten. But snake charmers used to like using them, and I have heard anecdotes that people were bitten without ill effect. One of my very big (8 ft long) mangrove snakes was being used in a photo shoot, and bit the fashion model on the bum. The girl suffered no ill effects and continued with the shoot even though there was a bit of blood. Of course, it is doubtful if the rear fangs would have engaged in a bite on that part of the human anatomy, but I cannot guarantee that the effects would not have been more serious if the bite had been on a finger. Where to get one? We used to catch them ourselves, cruising up rivers at high tide. |
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| 03/13/08 10:52am |
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Chiu San View Profile |
Message To: Froggymadnes In reference to Message Id: 1484581 Mangrove snake
Locally, they are known as "bird snakes" and that best describes their diet. Their favourite prey are birds, but I have known them to eat practically any thing alive. What I have actually seen them eating are mice, other snakes, lizards, and of course birds - especially finches, bulbuls and warblers. In captivity, they do not seem very keen on chickens and quail, but will eat them, though not on a regular basis. I suppose these do not flutter. It is the fluttering that evokes a strike reaction. I got birds from a pet dealer who sold me finches and doves quite cheap. Temperament wise, they are quite variable. Some are very gentle, others rather cantankerous. The gentle ones tend to stay gentle all their lives. Are they really dangerous? I don’t know, never having been bitten. But snake charmers used to like using them, and I have heard anecdotes that people were bitten without ill effect. One of my very big (8 ft long) mangrove snakes was being used in a photo shoot, and bit the fashion model on the bum. The girl suffered no ill effects and continued with the shoot even though there was a bit of blood. Of course, it is doubtful if the rear fangs would have engaged in a bite on that part of the human anatomy, but I cannot guarantee that the effects would not have been more serious if the bite had been on a finger. Where to get one? We used to catch them ourselves, cruising up rivers at high tide. |
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