I saw these water snakes at the LFS yesterday and this is the best pic I could take with my phone. I know it's a long shot but can anyone ID them or have more info on them? I don't want to get them unless i know more about them.
Help with info on these water snakes
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Impossible to tell from that photo. Nerodia species is the best i can say.
It looks as though they are just in a jug or something.... was there any land area at all for them? any heat source?
I wouldn't buy them if they are being kept in bad conditions, all that does is support improper care and will give the store a chance to do it again.
It looks as though they are just in a jug or something.... was there any land area at all for them? any heat source?
I wouldn't buy them if they are being kept in bad conditions, all that does is support improper care and will give the store a chance to do it again.
Sylvias posted as i was typing... But i agree
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Yea they were in a plastic 5 gallon jar half filled with water with no land area and no heat so yea they're kept in poor conditions but then again so is everything here at an LFS. I've seen they get them like a full jar maybe 2 dozen snakes crammed in it and in a few days they're sold so my best guess is that they catch them localy in the wild since I live in the Middle East. Some are more redish and some greenish and some of them pale brown so it could be many different species in there. Could be Nerodia sp. from what I've seen now on google but those seem less blotched. Thanks for the help guys and is there anything else I should know about keeping water snakes? (if i decide to get one)
dont get them from this place. half land half water area get the temps up to about 95 hot spot, and let it cool down to about 75 in a different spot (water) lots of branches going into the water. feed it small fish if you cant get it onto mice. this would work for nerodia rhombifer, or Nerodia cyclopion
Thnx Joseph, although after some further research I'm starting to think they could be maybe Natrix sp. possibly N. natrix or N. tessellata since I've seen they underside having these black blotches like in the photo below. Not sure if this is common with other species of water snakes or just Natrix sp.
The species i mentioned i think have blotches. I would say just get one of the nerodia sp. That i mentioned. I have a pond down the street that is full of them, And they are the hardiest snakes ever
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I'd be willing to bet that the snakes at the store at Natrix spp. considering your location; I don't believe that Nerodia are readily available outside North America.
Yes thnx Ryan that's what I was thinking as well and for the price of 2.5$ I doubt that they're imported. Natrix is more common in these parts. I'll see if I can get a better pic next time for a more positive ID just so I can do more research and get more info on what specific care they need.