Water snakes?

[RdubSnider]

I do love the look of that hypo. If you ever breed apair keep me in mind for a 1.1. Very nice

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

no no, those are florida banded water snakes. All water snakes make a great pet, but the bandeds will tame down the easiest and are one of the easiest to get eating mice. I am almost positive you don't have northern's down in NC. Possibly midlands.... no northerns though. The red ones you see people commonly call them hypos or "super hypos", but they are actually called Cherry. Hypos and "super hypos" are a light tan color. I put super in quotation marks because there is no known true super form of a hypo, just some hypos come out lighter than others. One of my favorite species is nerodia taxispilota. The brown water snake... they are really cool, have a large head than makes them look like a python! A beautiful light tan color with chocolate squares down their back.

[ssssnakeluvr]

here's updated pics of my waters.... fat little snakes!!!

close up




all 3





this girl is getting ready to shed

[guidofatherof5]

Fat, great looking snakes.

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

awwww!!! wookit my wittle CHUBBIES!!! haha... I could not resist!!!

[ssssnakeluvr]

thats an understatement!! cut back on feed as the big female was really getting obese.... she was taking pinky mice, but quit. they eat a little trout every week and are doing good. the male (the little dark one) is a snot! bit me about 5 times after crawling off the board while taking photos. the 2 girls are very mellow. in fact, at the reptile expo here last October, Nikki set the big girl on top of one of the cages and left her there! she just laid there and barely moved. numerous people asked if it was a real snake!

[RedSidedSPR]

They are fat. But awesome.

no no, those are florida banded water snakes. All water snakes make a great pet, but the bandeds will tame down the easiest and are one of the easiest to get eating mice. I am almost positive you don't have northern's down in NC. Possibly midlands.... no northerns though. The red ones you see people commonly call them hypos or "super hypos", but they are actually called Cherry. Hypos and "super hypos" are a light tan color. I put super in quotation marks because there is no known true super form of a hypo, just some hypos come out lighter than others. One of my favorite species is nerodia taxispilota. The brown water snake... they are really cool, have a large head than makes them look like a python! A beautiful light tan color with chocolate squares down their back.

Oh, I have 'em. That's all I ever find. Lots of Northerns at a river I herp at.
Here's a link. Proof in case you don't believe me.
Northern Watersnake - North Carolina

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

Well there you have it! I had no idea they went that fat south. I found the most amazing female banded today at hamburg. She is just awesome.... She is a "normal" but has solid brick red flames where normally it would be brown. She is basically a red snake with black outlining.... Wait til you see her! I have never seen another like her!

[RedSidedSPR]

sweet! Did you release it or keep it?

[BLUESIRTALIS]

We actually have northerns and midlands here in south carolina, but it's hard to say which ones are true because there are so many integrades of northern and midlands. I caught a female northern a couple of years back that i kept for a pet and she dropped tons of babies all looked northern except for about six that looked like midlands.