Chinese water snake? Garter relative?

[houchen]

only cost 10yuan that is about 1.5 dollar each .you can commonly see piles of them mixed with red blacked ratsnake in big container .i can assure you that they are as harmless as a corn snake,and even easier to keep than corn snake,doing very well on fishes and tadpoles.they are dominant snakes in central and south China.

[ConcinusMan]

Did anyone buy that snake? He looked like he could use some TLC since he doesn't appear to be in the best shape.

[HazAnga]

Might be able to ask if I get back to that side of town. I was scouting out SE Mich reptile stores to price out supplies and to help 'HazAnga' with some possible stops for his trip. (Maybe he could offer an opinion or snap a pic if he sees this post) The shop is a pretty cool place- sort of an upscale Hippy head shop with a beautiful, very well kept reptile section. They might not mind a quick cell-phone shot. For only $15 I can't imagine its something terribly exotic or rare!

I don't think I ended up able to git there unfortunatly. By the time the girlfriend was done her shopping and I was able to check out some stores myself I was able to git to one... like 5 min's before closing. But hopefully going over the border again next year.

[houchen]

[houchen]

[houchen]

[guidofatherof5]

Houchen,

I must ask a question since you are the first member of this forum from China(someone correct me if I'm wrong)
How does the average person in China feel about snakes? It seems that most people from the countries represented on the forum have a negative feeling towards them. It seems in the U.S. it's a kill them all attitude from many people.
Would you also tell us where those photos were taken. Was it an open market or a special event, pet shop?
Thank you for your time.

[houchen]

In China ,just the same with US .some people fear snakes to the bone and some don't afraid them but also don't like them ,only a minority love this creature.according to the traditional Chinese saying especially north China that snakes are little dragon if you hurt or kill a snake, the snake's spirit won't let you go and you get a bad luck.so in some places of China like my hometown it is a forbidden to kill snake.
Those photos were taken at pet shop. those snakes were sold to child and middle school students for fun.

[houchen]

In China ,just the same with US .some people fear snakes to the bone and some don't afraid them but also don't like them ,only a minority love this creature.according to the traditional Chinese saying especially north China that snakes are little dragon if you hurt or kill a snake, the snake's spirit won't let you go and you get a bad luck.so in some places of China like my hometown it is a forbidden to kill snake.
Those photos were taken at pet shop.

[justme]

Wow, what an interesting thread. Welcome Houchen. And by the way, did Shannon buy the snake? What's the outcome? ;-)