South American Puffing Snake

[cantil]

I recently purchased a pair of "South American Puffing Snakes" which I've tentatively identified as Pseustes Poecilodontus. I was wondering if anyone had any information on this species?

[Tim and Julie B]

Hey are sure you have the latin right? Just wondering because I really wanted to see what one looked like but google and yahoo didn't come up with anything.

oh it's Pseustes poecilonotus, I opened a book.........you remember it's one of those things we used when we were kids!..LOl:D

Quote from The Completely Illustrated Atlas of Reptiles and Amphibians for the Terrarium (not to long of a name :D) T.F.H.

"Pseustes FITZINGER, 1843. Genus of the Colubridae, Colubrinae. Neotropics from Mexico to southern Brasil. 4 species. Among the largest Neotropical colubrids, togther with the Spilotes and Chironius. In outer forest zones. To more than 2.8 m. Strongly built. Usually dark brown, often with yellow bands. Diurnal and crepuscular semiaboreal snakes that feed preferentially on small mammals. When excited Pseustes species inflate their throats and simultaneously vibrate their tails. Can be kept much as Elaphe but in a well heated terrarium.

.P. poecilonotus (Guenther, 1858). Mexico to the Amazon Basin.
.P sulphureus (WAGLER, 1824). Amazon Basin to south-eastern Brasil."

Other species shown are Pseustes poecilonotus polylepis and Pseustes shropshirei.

The first is drawn but the second shows a sub adult a slate blue grey like a Japanese ratsnake color with moderate faint tan banding slightly darker on the back like sadle and fading down the sides. Banding looks to be more pronounced near the tail. Hope this helps! Those are very cool snakes and keep me in mind if you can breed them ;) Me likey! LOL TB.

[LdyDrgn]

Don't have much info on them, but there are pics HERE (http://mysite.verizon.net/vze7ftch/snakes_of_colombia/)

[cantil]

Yeah...oops....typo. Sorry about that thanks for the links I checked online and found little husbadry related info. Both of mine seem to take pinks without an issue, cool little snakes. Gotta love the weird stuff.

[Tim and Julie B]

I absolutely love weird ratsnakes also. There are a million cool snakes you can get in the states that just are near impossible to find here. Send me some......LOL:D