still havent got back into garters yet

[loxocemus]

heres the reason why (see attached pics.)

rgds

Edward

[Snaky]

That's a nice one, what species is it?

[loxocemus]

its xenopeltis unicolor,a colubrid/boidy type thing from asia, these two are cb which is quite a rarity, so far thier easy to maintain.

Edward

That's a nice one, what species is it?

[Lulu Bennett]

Common names: sunbeam snake.[2]
Xenopeltis unicolor is a non-venomous sunbeam snake species found in Southeast Asia. This is a primitive snake known for its highly iridescent scales. No subspecies are currently recognized.[3]

wow they are absolutly beautiful

[ssssnakeluvr]

well....you could have both..... Nice looking snakes!!

[enigma200316]

well....you could have both..... Nice looking snakes!!

I agree and it is a very nice looking snake though.................

[loxocemus]

every so often you hear of a subspcies from hainan called hainensis, not sure of its current formal status but it wasnt an old revision fairly recent i think 2000 ish, so far theyve been great to keep, thier 100% burrowers and when thier older i will give them the substrate to let them dig to thier little shiny hearts content but just now thier on tissue, because thier so shy, the least vibration and thier off and under and they often wont resurface to find that warm juicy pink waiting for them, so they've got thin pieces of bark for hides , thiers barely any room under the bark but thats the point, barks topped with moss to keep thier silly high humidity up, only prob so far is fungus on the bark from the humidity, not a big issue but it annoys me, im probably going to use silk palms leaves with moss on top soon, i keep mine warmer than most, around 86-88 as opposed to 82of, wild caughts are highly parasitized like most asian species (if ur reincarnated as a parasite, pick asia, seriously) but if u can clean them without killing them they do well, take mice quite easily, thiers four requirements that have to be met and thier simple therafter, A) humidity - 80% + 24/7, B) warm 82- 88of, C) burrowing needs thier very shy, D) peace, see C)
mines are cb which is a very very rare event so im hoping to have my own cb babies in the future.

rgds

Edward
garters soon ish :-)

Common names: sunbeam snake.[2]
Xenopeltis unicolor is a non-venomous sunbeam snake species found in Southeast Asia. This is a primitive snake known for its highly iridescent scales. No subspecies are currently recognized.[3]

wow they are absolutly beautiful

[Lulu Bennett]

[quote=loxocemus;28035]mines are cb which is a very very rare event so im hoping to have my own cb babies in the future.quote]

cool. your only in scotland arn't you??

[Stefan-A]

Loxocemus bicolor, I assume. The genus only has one species. Unless it's a Xenopeltis unicolor. Also the only species of its genus.

Honestly, I don't have a clue how to tell them apart.


Edward, it's a real beauty.

[drache]

wow
what an amazing snake
but you know
you could have garters in addition
I'm sure it would work