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Matt Campbell
at Fri Oct 15 22:55:44 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by Matt Campbell ]
Hello,
I am posting this annoucement here since Ptyas are actually solid-toothed rear-fanged snakes. Most sources will consider them "non-venomous" however if you're familiar with Dr. Bryan Fry's recent research into colubrid venoms you'll know that Ptyas are one of his favorite snakes and in fact possess 3ftx . So anyway, I am expecting within the week some Lesser Indian Ratsnakes . For those of you who don't know Ptyas, check out this url for photos: http://www.calacademy.org/research/herpetology/myanmar/GetImagesByName.asp?Genus=Ptyas&Species=korros
I'm supposed to be receiving 2.3 of these. Once I've gotten them acclimated and treated for parasites I'm hoping to get them settled in and breed them next year. I'm currently working on getting translations of two articles written in Vietnamese on their captive care and breeding. Needless to say it's pretty exciting to be getting to work with a snake that is practically unheard-of in the trade. A search of www.isis.org also shows that currently only one zoo in the world , houses Ptyas korros. I will of course post photos once they have arrived.
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Matt Campbell
Animal Keeper, Small Mammal/Reptile House
Lincoln Park Zoo Chicago, Illinois
Assistant Curator
Wildlife Discovery Center at Elawa Farm
Lake Forest, Illinois
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 Got Ptyas? - Matt Campbell, Fri Oct 15 22:55:44 2004
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