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10-26-03, 12:38 PM
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Interesting Story
I was just sitting at the computer browsing the forums and heard a noise behind my comp.. I didnt think much of it and went about my business.. A couple seconds later, i noticed something moving back there and at first glance, thought it was one of my Tarantula's legs, so i figured it had found its way out. So i moved the computer tower closer to me and to my suprise, there wasnt a T there, it was a snake.. It wasn't one of my snakes, thats for sure, none of them are this small. The little thing is about the length of a Golf Pencil and thinner then your average shoelace.. So, i picked it up and placed in the first thing i could find, which happened to be a dirty critter keeper. lol.. Here's a pic of the little thing..
Nothern Ringneck?? Looks like it to me.
Now my problem is this, i could just up and let it go, but i doubt it will survive, the temps are sitting around 2ºC here right now and we have snow in the forecast, what do you all think i should do? Keep it until spring or let it go and hope for the best?? Thanks..
Matt
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10-26-03, 12:42 PM
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Interesting find... not many times you can go herping in your bedroom. Maybe brumate it for the winter? After keeping it for 6 months I don't know about releasing it to the wild, it's potential to contaminate native populations is there after being kept with your collection.
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10-26-03, 12:45 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by Lisa
After keeping it for 6 months I don't know about releasing it to the wild, it's potential to contaminate native populations is there after being kept with your collection.
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Are you saying there's something wrong with my animals?? 
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10-26-03, 12:48 PM
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Guess he wanted to get in out of the cold!  He's very cute... I'd have a tough time deciding what to do with him too -- in general releasing him would be the best thing, but with the weather being so cold I would feel bad about putting him back out there... Tough choice.
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10-26-03, 12:52 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by Matt_K
Are you saying there's something wrong with my animals??
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No, but for the same reason you wouldn't keep boa's and pythons together I wouldn't release a snake that has been in captivity for any period of time.
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10-26-03, 12:55 PM
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Well.. if you keep him till spring and dont need him... I'm sure someone *wink *wink* would take him/her off your hands
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10-26-03, 12:59 PM
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Location: Midwest, USA
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Northern Ringneck is correct. Either release now and hope for the best or keep him for life. I'd say keep him, it was meant to be.
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10-26-03, 01:02 PM
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Quote:
Originally posted by Lisa
No, but for the same reason you wouldn't keep boa's and pythons together I wouldn't release a snake that has been in captivity for any period of time.
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Not at all the same as mixing species. This snake is obviously not going to be thrown in to a setup with any other animals to be able to pick up any foreign bacteria. What if Matt never found the snake and it stayed for the winter, then found its way out again? Would it be unsuitableto live in the wild and contaminate anything... nope!
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10-26-03, 01:02 PM
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if its a baby and u keep it over the winter wouldnt it get accustomed to captive feedings? so when u release it it wouldnt remember how to hunt.. dunno if snakes are like that..
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10-26-03, 01:11 PM
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Neo,
Snakes do not lose their feeding instincts in captivity. Even snakes that do not constrict their prey, and haven't for 10 years, drop a live on in front of them and you will see an almighty chokefest! They never forget how to locate their prey or anything, even though we plop it in front of them. Only thing is that they may get more accustomed to people.
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10-26-03, 09:36 PM
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its not a ring neck snake... that is a very common mistake when it comes to baby brown snakes and baby red bellies. it looks more like a baby red belly to me. the best thing to do would ask Jeff Hathaway
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10-26-03, 10:05 PM
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I found that the ringnecks/brown are hard to find food that they would take(red wrigglers-I found work best)) so I would release it ...by the way I wouldn't tell to many people about it..it is an indigenous species to Ontario and the "you know who" might not like you keeping it...
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10-26-03, 10:10 PM
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Keep it till spring. It probably came into your home seeking warmth and shelter (and maybe get its pic taken and posted on ssnakess). Not too sure about the legal aspect of this though..
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10-26-03, 11:06 PM
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What's even weirder is that thing found the home of a herp LOVER!?? What a coincidence!!
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10-26-03, 11:20 PM
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must've been the heat man.. either that or it knew it would be in good hands.. lol.. Im still baffled as to how it came in.. And even more suprised that i actually found the little bugger.. The thing is really cool looking, im still not sure what im going to do yet.. I'll wait and see what the weather is like tomorrow, if its a nice day, i'll being out near the pond tomorrow and let it go..
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