So, at some point in my life, I'd like to have a small collection of snakes that are mildly venomous. Not enough to really hurt you or anything. I do love several venomous snakes, most of them are vipers, but I think a small collection of the mildly venomous would be a nice start. I've had hognoses before(silly little fellas!), though they're more of just poisonous than they are venomous.
Here's the list I have by far, if you know of any other species that are only mildly venomous, do tell!
False Water Cobra
Hognose Snake
Asian Vine Snake
Ornate Flying Snake
Daudin's Bronzeback Snake
Brief descriptions:
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False water cobra Snake)
As far as what I know for the False Water Cobras, they get fairly large, anywhere between 6 - 8ft., substrate needs to be fairly deep to allow burrowing, ambient temp. of about 79F and basking spot of 85F, water bowl large enough to soak entire body in, humidity needs to be between 70% - 80%, I've read orchid bark is a good substrate for them, I was curious if cocohusk would work as well as that.
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Western Hognose Snake (Heterodon nasicus) AKA Mexican Hognose Snake or Kennerly's Hognose Snake (H. n. kennerlyi) )
For the hognoses, the get to be between 3 - 5 ft. long, substrate can be as simple as aspen but needs to be deep for burrowing, shallow shallow water dish as they can easily drown, low humidity, basking spot of 87F - 90F and ambience of around 85F.
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Asian vine snake, Rivers & Streams, Reptiles, Ahaetulla sp )
Watch for parasites on the Asian Vine Snake and overall health(as far as I know, many of them come with health concerns and hazards to the rest of your collection), arboreal species needs a more vertical enclosure, cocohusk can be used as substrate, large water dish, lots of branches and 'foliage' for arboreal hiding, humidity of 75% - 80%, basking spot of around 87F and ambience of around 79F, can grow between 4 - 6ft. long, mist frequently so the snake can access a source of water on foliage, these snakes can eat mice but may be more willing to accept lizards(anoles, house geckos, etc).
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Ornate Flying Snake (Chrysopelea ornata ) )
The Ornate Flying Snake is another arboreal species that will need a vertical enclosure, these also may be more willing to hunt frogs/lizards than they are to eat rodents, can grow anywhere between 2 - 4ft.(sometimes specimens can be larger or smaller), lots of branches and foliage needed, frequent misting for water source on foliage, very shy species and may need opaque enclosure or some form of tinted glass for a vertical tank, ambience of 78 - 80F and basking spot of 85 - 88F, high humidity(probably between 70% - 80%, I couldn't get a clear answer on this).
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Painted Bronzeback | Reptiles and Amphibians of Bangkok )
VERY hard to find information on the Bronzeback... As far as I've read, this is yet another arboreal species that will need a vertical enclosure with plenty of branches and foliage for climbing and hiding, also another species that will more readily accept frogs and/or lizards over rodents, ambience of 78 - 82F and a basking area of around 89F, orchid bark can be used as substrate, prefers high humidity(I'd assume between 75% - 80%).
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Also, ofcourse with these set ups there would be a high on both cool and warm sides, more hides if it's a large enclosure and relevance to the snake's size, and more arboreal hideboxes for the arboreal snakes. I say this because I have a tendency to leave out details that I take as common sense.
Another note, I posted here because about half of these are considered simply poisonous and not so much venomous, so I didn't really think this was particularly suitable for the Venomous thread.
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