i am looking into getting a mexican night snake, it will be my first snake of my collection, i heard they are a good beginner snake. i just wanted to know if anyone had any or knew anything about them and had some advice. thanks
mexican night snake
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I never kept a Mexican one but did keep a desert night snake for a while. The one I had was very tame and ate crickets and the occassional worm. It was only about 14" long.
They are nocturnal and like to hide in leaf litter, bark, etc.
Ooops, I just checked and they are not related at all, among other things the Mexican Nightsnake is non-venomous.
Here is a link for a info and care sheet. http://www.kingsnake.com/ratsnake/central.htm
They are nocturnal and like to hide in leaf litter, bark, etc.
Ooops, I just checked and they are not related at all, among other things the Mexican Nightsnake is non-venomous.
Here is a link for a info and care sheet. http://www.kingsnake.com/ratsnake/central.htm
hey guppy, what does that dessert night snake look like? are they cool too? i've noticed you have replied to lots of other threads and are really educated, do you have any other suggestions of good starter snakes? thanks
i am getting it at my local pet store that i get most of my animals and etc stuff from. she is offering it you me for only 45.00... i saw on kingsnake.com that they were going for 85.00, so it seems to be a great deal. there was two and they are still little.
Here is a pic by Gary Nafis, they are mildly venomous rear fanged snakes that have bitten a couple people causing local swelling, bruising, pain, and nausea. If you want a "hot" snake it is an excellent choice as it seldom tries to bite and it's fangs are arranged so that even if it does it is unlikely to envenomate, and if it does you will not be seriously hurt.
Other than that the only snakes I have kept were garter, water, gopher, lyre, and speckled kings, of those the lyre was easiest though it spent most of it's time hidden, they are nocturnal and don't need reptile lights.
I have caught a lot of snakes, eaten a few, and turned most loose.
The ones I hear suggested the most are the cornsnakes and milksnakes.
