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Hello All!!!!!!

Just purchased a Blandings Tree Snake. Not here yet. Probably wednesday. wooooooo hooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Does anyone have info on how toxic this snake is?
Size?
Husbandry?
Pictures? Lots and lots of pics! I have only been able to find three or four pics on the net.

As much info and pics as possible please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Post it up my friends!

Thanks!

Quote from "Field Guide to Reptiles of East Africa", by SPAWLS / HOWELL / DREWS / ASHE :

"In mice the venom has an i.v. toxicity of between 1.8 - 5.6 mg/kg. It contains a powerful neurotoxin with a molecular weight of 7100 - 8500, which causes neuromuscular dysfunction by inactivating acetylcholine receptors on the postsynaptic membrane. However, there are few case histories. A bite from a very small specimen resulted only in slight pain. No specific antivenom is produced, and no commercial antivenom is likely to be effective."

For comparison, green mamba i.v. toxicity in mice is 1.3 mg/kg.
Hope this helps.

Sorry, but it kinda annoys me you have not done any research and gathered even the most basic knowledge about the snake BEFORE you make the order. Damn so many snakes die because of that.

This being said... Not much info exist on captive care of Boiga. I have written an article on boiga, but it's mostly for nigriceps and dendrophila melanota/gemmicincta.
http://agkistrodon.homepage.dk/Home.htm

But if everything else fail, check how the weatheris in the areas of africa where blandigii lives.

the basics you can easily find on the internet.

A good place to start is www.gernot-vogel.de

If Wc remember DEWORM ;o)