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BGF
at Sun Sep 7 06:48:05 2003 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by BGF ]
>thanx for the info. Is it also called ornate flying snake?
Yep, that'd be it mate.
>hmm..so i'm in no danger at all?
Nah, she'll be right. The vast majority of the 'colubrids' put out the same sorts of toxins as a cobra (even the Asian ratsnakes) but for many of these, the potential human effects are pretty negligable. Full strength beer served in a bloody thimble. Some lineages though can really smack you around without even having well developed teeth.
cool so its an arboreal snake
>too?
Hmmm.... the flying snake part of the name is a bit of a tip off eh?
> how should i keep it? does they need
high humidity like
>prasina's? should i put some plants in there? how big does it
>get??
They live along side of Ahaetulla (we saw heaps in Singabore). They really like to climb and like an airy cage with good ventilation. Pothos Ivy is great to have in there, gives them somewhere to hide while also keeping up the humidity. The biggest of that species I've seen was a wild one in Singabore that was about 1.4 meters. Quick as sh*t too.
> does it eat frogs, mice or crickets? cause they're easier
>to obtain here..thanx
They are a big of a generalist feeder to a point. They'd take frogs quite readily I'm sure. The amount of venom put out and relatively inefficient venom delivery is more suited to quieting down frogs and lizards rather than trying to kill a mouse. So, they tend to have more of a reptilian/amphibian/avian diet than rodent.
Cheers
B
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RE: Chrysopelea ornata (Golden tree snake) - BGF, Sun Sep 7 06:48:05 2003
