I can't stop lookin' at my new Snake!

[Matt]

hey gregg, i already soaked her and it didnt work, so i gently scratched her with the hook, but its on there pretty good,
...but Ive never tried the scotch tape, thanks for the idea, I'll try that before the tweezers!

thanks Trace, Ill letcha know how it goes!

[marisa]

What would be the effects of a bite from one that young? Does it even make a differance? *i know nothign about hots*

Marisa

[Clownfishie]

Awesome! Very cool looking snake... so tiny and cute too! Hehe...

[ThEmAdHaTtEr]

WOAH WOAH!!! You have a squag, now that is soooooo awesome. Good luck on getting that skin off...be careful too.

[ETET]

Nice pics Matt! Another method you may try is to put the squamigera in a tiny plastic tube. When her head come out a bit from one end (of course you need to hold the rear body to prevent the head from coming out too fast), you can use a padded forcep to remove the skin safetly.


ETET

[Tim and Julie B]

Matt all I have to say is ":jawdrop:" and ":bugged:"

[ThEmAdHaTtEr]

Lol yeah I second Tim and Julie's post. Truly an AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING snake.

[Gregg M]

I do not think a bite from one that size is particularly life threatening...... Those glands are so tiny and even full grown adults do not have a huge venom yield....... But Atheris have been known to cause death..... So who would want to take the chance......

[Matt]

some say (i dont know if its been proven) that hatchlings cause more serious bites because they have no control of their venom glands, so they give a full venom yeild.
whereas, adults can control the amount of venom output, so its not always as serious!
Im not sure if that is completely true

plus, gregg does have a point....bites are not typically considered life threatening, but deaths have occured in the past!

Tim and Julie, thanks that was pretty much my reaction when i first saw her too!

[ThEmAdHaTtEr]

Originally posted by Matt
some say (i dont know if its been proven) that hatchlings cause more serious bites because they have no control of their venom glands, so they give a full venom yeild.
whereas, adults can control the amount of venom output, so its not always as serious!
Im not sure if that is completely true

Yeah thats what ive always thought. Ive heard it on pretty much every snake special ive seen.

[marisa]

Yeah when I was little people used to say that about the rattlesnakes where I lived in California, the babies were worse because of that. I never thought it was true though.

Thanks for the answers guys! That's one nice snake, deadly or no.

marisa

[Gregg M]

I think it is more myth than truth...... Anyway, squams are amazing snakes....... Infact the pic on this post makes me want to get a pair at the upcomming Hamburg show....... Thanks alot Matt!!!!! LOL.......

[Mike177]

wow she realy is a cool snake how big will he be when he is full grown?

[Matt]

Mike, they are a fairly small species.
males get around 18 inches or so
while females can get up around 30 inches or slightly more

Infact the pic on this post makes me want to get a pair at the upcomming Hamburg show

LOL...go for it Gregg

[Joe]

Amazing!