spilotes pullutas

[RachelS.]

Has anyone found any info or caresheets on this species? I'm receiving one in Febuary and would like to know as much as I can before aquiring it. I've been searching but haven't been successful in finging anything good, like temp, cage size, etc. Thanks. Any and all info is greatly appreciated!!

-Rachel

[Simon]

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[RachelS.]

Tiger ratsnake / chicken snake...

[reverendsterlin]

Native to southern Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina, these snakes can reach 10 to 13 feet in length. The coloring on this snake is beautiful with a slender body, a yellow background with dark diagonal bands leading to the belly where it is orange to yellow.
This snake eats his own kind, small mammals, frogs, birds, lizards, anything he finds in the trees and on the ground.
In the terrarium it rarely gets tame and is very aggressive and bites without cause. When angered it puffs out its neck vertically and rattles its tail. Temps should be kept at 75 to 86 degrees and a large water basin provided and daily sunning.

[RachelS.]

wow reverendsterlin... Thanks! Would you know a good cage size for an adult? Gorgeous snakes aren' they.

-Rachel

[Simon]

Sorry I was testing that post....for somewhat of a reason, I couldn't post any messages on this board before....so I had to try it out.....I don't even know if I can post this message that I am typing right now.....

so testing...