>>>>Nice little ladders, Dave! This species always makes me think of the Pituophis snakes, and it makes me wonder how similar they are in person (handling, disopsition, etc.). Hope the one refusing food comes around for you.
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>>Cheers Toby, I'm sure it will. As to how similar they are in disposition, I'd assume they are similar from the brief contact I've had with a friends animals. Lots of hissing and striking seems to be the order of the day. With regards R. scalaris specifically, in my opinion they do fare better when left largely to their own devices, rather than being handled a lot. I used to own a female that was dog tame, she never grew to the size of the other females and always refused larger meals (that she was more than capable of taking). When looking at her, I couldn't stop feeling that with her being so tame, her spirit was somehow diminished. As absurd as that sounds, I genuinely felt that.
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>>Ok, that probably tells you more about me than the snake! LOL.
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>>Hope you are well Toby, great to hear from you again.
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Congrats on the babies, Dev. I know how long you waited for them.

I'm also interested in how much R. scalaris is like the Pituophis group. You said they sometimes hiss at you. Do they have the epiglottis adaptations like Pituophis has?

Regards...Terry

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