Mexican Night Snake "PIC"

[Simon R. Sansom]

Here is one of the Mexican Night Snakes which I just received from Chris Lane, out in New Brunswick.
http://image.inkfrog.com/pix/simonsansom/30984picture.jpg

Thanks for the great snakes, Chris!

Simon

[Clownfishie]

WOW!! Absolutely awesome... congrats!

[BoidKeeper]

Simon you're a lucky man! I've held those very snakes and fell in love with them and wanted them but...you can't have everything. I'm glad you got them.
Congrats,
Trevor

[JD@reptiles]

awesome snake man! congrats one the new guy.

[Matt]

looks great simon, congrats!

[Invictus]

Whoa... those eyes are just crazy! Way cool snake.

[Simon R. Sansom]

Yes, Elaphe flavirufa are somewhat diabolical-looking aren't they?
They are actually very mellow and good-natured. A really neat species.

Simon

[Tim and Julie B]

Wow another cool species! Good to see you are adding to the collection of odd snakes. Very cool!

[Jonathan Crowe]

I'm impressed, but when I see "night snake" I think <i>Hypsiglena torquata</i>, not <i>Elaphe flavirufa</i> -- I always thought of the latter as Central American/Mexican rat/corn snakes.

[Scotty Allen]

Ahhhhhhhhhh, the joy of common names.

Simon, I remember seeing those years ago before anyone had bred them in captivity. Best of luck with them, see you Sunday?

[Simon R. Sansom]

Thanks, Jonathan! I know what you mean, but to me, they are very un-ratsnake-like. They have a very wide, flat head, a fairly slender build and a very long tail in comparison to most American "Elaphe" or "Pantherophis" as they're now called, apparently. I believe that the generic name "Pseudelaphe" has been proposed for "flavirufa".
Whatever they are, they are really interesting.
I've kept "Hypsiglena", too.

Hi Scotty;
Yes, we'll be there - Black coffee and a plain bagel, right? lol!

Cheers!

Simon

[Scotty Allen]

Yep, that black gold keeps my heart going. *S*

[jay76]

Freaky eyes! Congrats on the new addition

[TheRedDragon]

Woah! Cool looking snake! The eyes sure look kinda freaky! :)