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10-20-04, 09:53 PM
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Central-American Rat Snake
<html><i>Pseudelaphe flavirufa flavirufa <i><html>...
Just a favourite pic of my male.
Cheers!
Simon R. Sansom
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10-20-04, 10:33 PM
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You wound me!
What an eye!!
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10-20-04, 11:41 PM
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Location: Louisville, KY
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Very freaky looking! Neat, though. 
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10-21-04, 12:15 AM
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Location: Mitchell, Ontario
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Very cool snakes! How many do you have? Are you breeding any this year?
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10-21-04, 09:03 AM
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Location: Regina, SK
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Incredible!! Very nice guy - and great picture,
mary v.
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10-21-04, 03:50 PM
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Location: Emmeloord, The Netherlands
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That's certainly a very beautiful snake! I've got a couple since a week or 2. Both shed nicely. I'll hope they feed ASAP.
Bram
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10-21-04, 04:59 PM
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Location: Regina, SK
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Simon - this guy isn't a species we see often - any chance you can share a bit of info on them? Have you bred them, type of set up they need, how 'sensitive' they are as a species to keep captive, mature size, just all the basics!!- that kind of thing.
That one really is very lovely - I find I keep coming back to look at the picture - and it is nice to see some of the less common species shown off here.
mary v.
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10-21-04, 05:44 PM
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Location: Edmonton, AB, Canada
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Love the eyes!
Cool!
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10-21-04, 08:27 PM
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Location: Victoria, BC
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The eyes on those snakes are just insanity! Downright creepy looking, but damn cool all the same! Sweet snake Simon, thanks for sharing  And ditto Mary's request for more info, I really like the looks of these guys...
Jen
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10-21-04, 10:06 PM
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Location: Southern Ontario
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Thanks for the kind words, folks!
They're really neat little snakes, and I'm quite fond of them. I really don't know much about them except that there are apparently several sub-species, and that they are very nocturnal (as you can see by the bizarre eyes). Apparently they are called "Night Walkers" in Nicaragua, I think?
When the lights go out in the snake-room, they definitely go "walkin", lol!
They seem to thrive at the ambient temps of my herp-room, 82-84 degrees F, in rubbermaids with no supplemental heating, newspaper substrate, water-dish, hide-box and climbing branch.
I find that they feed best during the evening or under subdued lighting. They both feed upon thawed mice, normally requiring the mouse to be manipulated before they'll take it - they very rarely take it if I just leave the prey in the enclosure. I find that if they are disturbed too much after grabbing their prey, they'll drop it.
I have a feeling that they may be quite arboreal in the wild, as they have a very long and prehensile tail in comparison to a more typical ratsnake, and seem to have a fairly slender build as well.
Mine are not at all defensive, but they do tend to be a bit flighty when handled. They do not offer to bite at all. My two are very meek, inoffensive animals.
The male is considerably smaller than the female and I don't know if I'll be trying to breed them this year. I think I'll give them another season to fatten up a bit more. Better safe than sorry.
...Anyway, sorry for rambling on - I'm recovering from a vicious migraine, and I'm a bit "punchy"...
Cheers!
Simon R. Sansom
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10-22-04, 12:39 PM
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oooh, Simon, I feel ya. I get migraines all the time, too. *hugs*
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10-22-04, 12:48 PM
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That is such a cool snake! I love the odd colubrids. Especially questionable ratsnakes.
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10-23-04, 01:28 AM
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I think I'll give them another season to fatten up a bit more. Better safe than sorry.
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You da man! Always pays to be patient. Keep us informed on them bud. Sure would like to see you post some hatchlings pics of them flavs some day.
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"The day I tried to live, I wallowed in the blood and mud with all the other pigs" - C. Cornell
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10-23-04, 03:13 PM
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Location: Mitchell, Ontario
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What size meals do you feed? I've read that they do better on smaller meals than larger but it's difficult to find a credible source of information on these guys.
I just picked up a pair on Thursday, my male's plenty big for breeding and I too am from Southern Ontario, perhaps we can workout a breeding loan. I bought them as f. flavirufa but haven't verified this for myself yet. He is CB and appears healthy; he is in quarintine right now.
Last edited by CamHanna; 10-23-04 at 03:56 PM..
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10-23-04, 07:28 PM
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I do feed them relatively small meals, Cam, otherwise they may "regurge".
Simon
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