Egg eating snake

[ConcinusMan]

Richard just hates anything that doesn't have the word concinnus in the name

Hey! Not true.

After all, it doesn't have "Thamnophis" in it's name so strike one...

One look at it took care of strikes two and three. Looks like a turd. No, wait, I've seen turds that looked better.

[kibakiba]

I think it's strangely cute. I even like legless lizards, which my mom thinks are oversized mutated slugs.

[ScarletteSerpentry]

069.jpgI just picked this up yesterday at a local expo, as a "yellow egg eating snake." I know that's not a species. She has been eating budgie eggs, and I was told she ate last week. I have seen documentaries about these, and have been trying to find info on them all day, but yes, there is a lot of conflicting information. This one is extremely friendly though, and seems to LOVE attention. She's also very yellow, and I think she's gorgeous. I have a store that's not too far away, that sells quail eggs, and we also have 6 budgies. 5 female, and 1 male. I am still not sure how many eggs to give her, or when or how often, but I guess if I keep reading, I will eventually figure it out. I know this is an old thread, but any more information would be helpful.

[ConcinusMan]

I think that's a Pseustes sulphureus you have there. If I'm not mistaken, they are not restricted to just eating eggs. People feed them chicks and rodents too. They just get the reputation as an egg eater from their habit of raiding bird nests in the wild. Also, when they "puff" as a threat display, it makes them look like they swallowed an egg. I hope you don't mind large snakes. They are one of the largest colubrids and length up to 14 feet has been recorded.

[Selkielass]

Very pretty!

14 feet? Wow. If she were mine id start watching craigslist for one of those 6 foot tall cabinet style chameleon habitats, just yo be prepared. She's going to be magnificent, but wow. That's big.

I met a big colubrid (crevice maybe?) At a local reptile show and he was well over 6the feet long and a total sweetie. Not intimidating at all. Just as calm, curious and friendly as our little guys, but scaled up. (( pun intended.)
Good luck with yours. Id love to see updates as she grows.

[ConcinusMan]

I met a big colubrid (crevice maybe?) At a local reptile show and he was well over 6the feet long and a total sweetie. Not intimidating at all. Just as calm, curious and friendly as our little guys, but scaled up.

Sounds like a cribo. (South American relative of the Indigo snake) Their personality is just like that of a sweet, smart garter snake, but they're somewhere in the range of 6-9 feet long.



People buy them at shows when they're like this because they just can't resist their sweetness.



Then five years later they're like "holy ****!"