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Looking for info on these guys. Also called "african garter snakes". Google is failing me and I'm not finding much on them other than they can be found in South Africa and you probably won't die if it bites you.

Friend of mine was telling me about them, apparently he's seen them when he's been to Africa, and I really want to see pictures of them. Anyone know if they're being kept/bred in the US?

Links would be great if anyone's got em!

~jen
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"We call them dumb animals, and so they are, for they cannot tell us how they feel, but they do not suffer less because they have no words."
- Anna Sewell (1820-1878)

I have been looking for them 20 years in the 80s Tom had some for sale the only I have scene.Don schultz said he was bringing some in 2 years ago but I do not know if he ever did.
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Archie Bottoms

I have a nice breeding group of Elapsoida sundevalli longicauda and they are easy to care for and eat defrosted rodents and hope to get some offspring from their parings in 2010.

Dan

I had read that in a South African field guide I found at work. How big are yours maturing? Do you have any pictures? They were described to me by my friend as looking like kingsnakes, but the field guide pictures showed a black snake with faintly visible dirty white rings.

Good luck with breeding them!!

~Jen
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"We call them dumb animals, and so they are, for they cannot tell us how they feel, but they do not suffer less because they have no words."
- Anna Sewell (1820-1878)

by "I had read that" I meant that I'd read they were easy captives, adjusting to things well.
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"We call them dumb animals, and so they are, for they cannot tell us how they feel, but they do not suffer less because they have no words."
- Anna Sewell (1820-1878)

Seems they are adults at 3 feet long and solid brownish/black on the back and light underside color. I will take some photos shortly perhaps as none are on hand at this moment.

Dan