Arboreal snakes?
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Rough and smooth green snakes stay fairly small and are good climbers. Amazon tree boas and flying snakes are two other choices.
Irian Jaya Carpet Python are semi-arboreal... some even take a completely arboreal life.
Boas under 5' tend to be completely arboreal as well, and some of the purebred locales get to be 3'-4'. Kinda weird with boas, the smaller they are, the more arboreal they are. The bigger they are, the more terrestrial they are.
Boas under 5' tend to be completely arboreal as well, and some of the purebred locales get to be 3'-4'. Kinda weird with boas, the smaller they are, the more arboreal they are. The bigger they are, the more terrestrial they are.
While rough green snakes are easy to acquire and do primarily eat invertebrate prey, they rarely acclimate well in captivity, often heavily parasitized and usually refusing all foods. I don't recommend getting one as a starter snake.
Amazon tree boas can get longer than 4 ft, but they are very slender snakes and still don't require too much space as they rarely "stretch" out. However, they are very highstrung, often very snappy, and can be finicky eaters. If you're not looking for a snake to handle a lot, but makes a great display animal, ATBs may be the way to go.
Don't know much about flying snakes, but I do believe that they get longer than 4 ft. I've also never seen one offered anywhere for sale; in fact, I don't even think I've ever seen one in a zoo. Might be a reason for that...poor acclimation to captivity perhaps...
Another small arboreal constrictor is the Pacific dwarf boa (also known as a Solomon Islands or Indo-Pacific boa). There are about 5-6 species in this genus, most ranging from 3-5 ft, but the dwarf species commonly stays under 24". I used to have one, and she was awesome. As long as they readily take to eating mice, they do fine. They're not as snappy as ATBs either!
Most other arboreal species I can think of routinely get past 4 ft marker though; carpets, ETBs, GTPs all get pretty long, and the latter two can be quite difficult for novices.
Amazon tree boas can get longer than 4 ft, but they are very slender snakes and still don't require too much space as they rarely "stretch" out. However, they are very highstrung, often very snappy, and can be finicky eaters. If you're not looking for a snake to handle a lot, but makes a great display animal, ATBs may be the way to go.
Don't know much about flying snakes, but I do believe that they get longer than 4 ft. I've also never seen one offered anywhere for sale; in fact, I don't even think I've ever seen one in a zoo. Might be a reason for that...poor acclimation to captivity perhaps...
Another small arboreal constrictor is the Pacific dwarf boa (also known as a Solomon Islands or Indo-Pacific boa). There are about 5-6 species in this genus, most ranging from 3-5 ft, but the dwarf species commonly stays under 24". I used to have one, and she was awesome. As long as they readily take to eating mice, they do fine. They're not as snappy as ATBs either!
Most other arboreal species I can think of routinely get past 4 ft marker though; carpets, ETBs, GTPs all get pretty long, and the latter two can be quite difficult for novices.
My ATB is a horrifying mouse munching monster lol, she's also about 6 feet, but they are so slender it doesn't seem like it. And mostly not friendly...
Biggest issue with Chrysopelea is like many aboreal snakes, they predominantly eat lizards. The largest species (C. ornata? if I remember correctly) gets to 4 feet, most are about 3'. They are relatively cheap, but all WC...
Biggest issue with Chrysopelea is like many aboreal snakes, they predominantly eat lizards. The largest species (C. ornata? if I remember correctly) gets to 4 feet, most are about 3'. They are relatively cheap, but all WC...
Ophiuchus;1398990; said:
Not really... there are lot of flying snakes for sale in the classifieds online, but a lot of politicians ban them because of their status as venomous, albeit mild, a lot of them just see the name on the list and ban them outright without researching. Plus, a lot of people in the hobby think colubrids are "worthless" anyway...
There are a lot of great captives out there, but you don't see them because people think they are worthless.
Bah, colubrids are awesome, so much variety lol. And Flying snakes are only "venomous" to house geckos and anoles
