Chinese water snake? Garter relative?

[guidofatherof5]

Beautiful snake.
Would be welcomed on the Ranch any day.

[guidofatherof5]

Beautiful Snake.
Would be welcome on the Ranch any day.

Wow, a double post. Please remove this one. Thanks.

[mustang]

Buy it buy it buy it

[Selkielass]

It's a little to hot for me, especially since this snake thing is a cooperative project with my 5 yr old son. The fellow at the store said it is a rear fanged snake with anticoagulant venom, so if it did snap and chew on a finger we might be facing some messy bleeding. No thanks. I'd still love to hear anything anyone knows about this type of snake- there doesn't seem to be much about them on the web.

[mustang]

It's a little to hot for me, especially since this snake thing is a cooperative project with my 5 yr old son. The fellow at the store said it is a rear fanged snake with anticoagulant venom, so if it did snap and chew on a finger we might be facing some messy bleeding. No thanks. I'd still love to hear anything anyone knows about this type of snake- there doesn't seem to be much about them on the web.

FWCs (false water cobra) are rear fanged and only one person got envenomated! fangs really far back and ver difficul o bie wih usually it helps immobilize prey during swallowing...thats what iv learned so far

[Selkielass]

I've read that many of the rear fanged snakes are sweet tempered and unlikely to do any real damage when they bite (Hognosde, yes?) But many are reputed to be a lot more hot tempered and potentially illness inducing . I can't find *anything* about this varieties temper or precisely how strong their venom might be. I'm a relative beginner- I don't want to harm myself, my family or the poor snake. I just know too little about this fellow to be a good owner. Besides, with a child around, I want to stick with well known 'kid-safe' species and the calmest individual animals I can find.

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

Thats a Chinese banded water snake... Sinonatrix annularis. I have been looking all over for those!!! Can he get more than one? Do you have a phone # for this place!? And yes... These are rear fanged... You must mind those fingers!

[Selkielass]

He is at The Roadshow' 28500 Gratiot Ave, Roseville, MI 48066 (586) 779-7623 Call and talk to them- they are really great people. If he can't pack and ship I'm willing to help if you can talk me through the entire process. (And possibly send me proper shipping materials.) I *really* would love to see this fellow go to someone who can take proper care of him- he really is gorgeous. I'm not too worried about handling him myself, I just don't want tho risk him around an impulsive 5 year old. He told me yesterday they purchased him at a Herp Expo. He would probably be willing to tell you which expo, and you might be able to track down a vendor list.

[guidofatherof5]

I'm not too worried about handling him myself, I just don't want tho risk him around an impulsive 5 year old. .

Good thinking.

[houchen]

hey,that is a really common pet snake in China,abundant in wild