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RE: Copperhead Racer/Radiated Rat Snake

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Posted by: stevefounduk at Wed Sep 27 10:28:03 2006  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by stevefounduk ]  
   

I have a 05 pair of these ... both CB ... Both are around 3 feet long and feeding on small mice now. I can vouch for them not being venomous in that I have been seriously chomped by the pair of them with no effects other than resembling a pin cushion afterwards. They do tend to bite and hold on though, so remember not to jerk your hand away or you may damage teeth. Mine let go after about 5-10 seconds.

Mine are now at the stage where they are comfortable with me and let me pick them up quite readily, but if anyone else puts their hand in the tank, they go beserk and strike repeatedly ... they do seem to be intelligent animals and capable of recognition, presumably from scent and will never take their eyes off you when you enter the room. On removal from the tank, the neck will inflate at the slightest movement ... mine HATE people walking passed them. This brings on the corkscrew shaped defence pose complete with gaping mouth.

Amazingly, when I have been bitten, they have done so without warning. None of the defence posturing stuff which appears to be mainly bluff, until you are daft enough to get too close .

They require quite high humidity, coming from rain forest regions, I spray mine with water daily and increase this to twice a day when shedding.

They are beautiful snakes, probably my second favorite species after russians. Their charm is certainly in their attitude and intelligence ... and they have plenty of both


   

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