Thamnophis sirtalis similis

[guidofatherof5]

Congrats on the babies. Love to see some photos especially the tiny eyes.

[ProXimuS]

Awesome! Can't wait for pics

[Invisible Snake]

Congrats!

[paulh]

Got home from work yesterday and she had 11 BIG babies! Two have tiny eyes though not sure what causes that maybe it's because she held them too long. Last year she had 15 healthy babies. I think some other people had some babies born this year with tiny eyes. I'm glad i got 9 healthy babies and they look super sharp too.

Congrats on the babies, but sorry to hear about the two with small eyes.

I have seen tiny and missing eyes in a litter of timber rattlesnakes, an Indian python, and a few other snakes. I do not know the cause for certain, but that sort of thing has been documented in swine as resulting from a mild vitamin A deficiency in the mother. Maybe it's the same cause in snakes.

[mikem]

Congrats Shawn

[snake man]

Whats the temperament normally like on this species?

[BLUESIRTALIS]

All of the similis i keep seem to be docile. I think it depends how much you interact with them so that they learn to trust you. I have 4 wildcaught adults that never try to bite or musk on me. My captive bred babies seem to be docile too. The baby albino fl. Blue easterns have an attitude but i love it when they flatten out and get grumpy it is so cute.

[RedSidedSPR]

You know you need more snakes!!!

Yes.. yes i do..

[BLUESIRTALIS]

Here is a pic of the little ones. I couldn't get a good pic of these guys because my batteries were going dead. I can't wait to see how they color up. You can see the lateral
stripes and already some blue coloring.


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[RedSidedSPR]

Give them to me. I'll take excellent care of them.