Anyone know what kind of snake this is?

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dpk2313;3875679; said:
I think its a fresh water moray eel
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def not a fresh water moray, that is some kinda snake for sure, if you watch close near the end of the video as the snake swims from left to right in the front of the tank (1:55) you can see the snake smelling with its tong. so def a snake i just have no idea what kinda. i have kept snakes in the past and i have never even heard of a snake that can be kept 100% aquatic, but i could be wrong, anyway i would say that whom ever owns this snake just put it in the tank temporarily just to eat the fish.
 
The Elephant Trunk snake that others mentioned is kept 100% aquatic, and it appears to have the same coloration as the animal in the video I posted, so that seems like a good candidate. Also after researching some the Elephant Trunks have a specific method of capturing fish in which they coil around the prey in order to hold it while they eat, much like the snake in the video as well. I'd say it's a safe bet that the snake in the video I posted is some sort of Elephant Trunk snake or a close relative at least.
 
that is very very cool though with 8 kids i would not get one
 
If they're kept 100% aquatic, they run into problems eventually.......Just like a Turtle.........They will dry out completely if given the option(s) to do so, and may sit out of the water for days........
 
chefjamesscott;3876723; said:
that is very very cool though with 8 kids i would not get one
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its completely harmless and I have seen them at shows where a two year old was petting it. They don't turn up often but when they do, they run about $100-$150. I saw a bunch of them at the atlanta show the other week.
 
EricIvins;3876735; said:
If they're kept 100% aquatic, they run into problems eventually.......Just like a Turtle.........They will dry out completely if given the option(s) to do so, and may sit out of the water for days........
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Evidently not so with this type of snake - they're specifically adapted to stay in water.

Any word on how hard they are to keep? Most everything I'm finding on them says that the majority of them die within a few days or weeks of buying them?
 
rudukai13;3876813; said:
Evidently not so with this type of snake - they're specifically adapted to stay in water.

Any word on how hard they are to keep? Most everything I'm finding on them says that the majority of them die within a few days or weeks of buying them?
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Here's the difference bettween reading something on the Interwebz and actually keeping them..........Experience..........They need to dry out, they don't, they get bacterial infections and die...........The majority of them die because of the mis-information.........You keep them and acclimate them like a Turtle..........Terramycin, warm water, out of water and under water hides, and you're good.......Simple concept......Works with anything semi-aquatic out of Indo.........The Files that come off the Reefs are a little different, but the concept is the same........
 
Have you kept them before? I haven't so the only information I can get is by reading, that's just what I have read. If you have personal experience with them I would really like to hear more, they're really fascinating to me.
 
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