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Entechinus major: Asian Giant Green Snake.

These specimens are the giants of so called "green snakes" growing to about 4-5 foot and five times the girth of our native Rough and/or Smooth Green Snakes.

They don't chase after crickets and grasshoppers but rather eat earth worms and frogs like our native garter snakes do. I recently imported 3 specimens and 1 of which is loaded with eggs so it's gonna be interesting if she lays good ones and they hatch. This specimen in the photograph is just a juvie.

Dan

Hi Dan. Nice collection of Asian snakes you have.
I'm living in Taiwan, and have been here for 7 years.
A lot of the snakes you are showing, I have or did have in my collection.I have had the smooth green snakes, but didn't keep them for long due to their feeding habbits.I only keep rodent eaters, I tryed to ween them on to pinkies but couldn't get it right.
I have noticed some specimins are good eater and others,would not eat at all.
Good luck not very easy snakes to keep, until they settle down.

>>Entechinus major: Asian Giant Green Snake.
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>>These specimens are the giants of so called "green snakes" growing to about 4-5 foot and five times the girth of our native Rough and/or Smooth Green Snakes.
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>>They don't chase after crickets and grasshoppers but rather eat earth worms and frogs like our native garter snakes do. I recently imported 3 specimens and 1 of which is loaded with eggs so it's gonna be interesting if she lays good ones and they hatch. This specimen in the photograph is just a juvie.
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until next time make mine slither.herb
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They are not venomous.

Dan

Great looking snake. Reminds me of a baby green mamba . By remind I mean what I have seen in pics,animal shows as have never seen one other than that lol.

You planning on selling any young?

Well if the eggs are good and they hatch I would be moreso interested to see how they feed and develop and the sex ratio before even contemplating moving any. I suppose she has about 5-7 eggs in her. Not many have been successful with wild caughts, so rearing captive hatched ones will be something to document. But keep in touch and I will let you know.

Dan