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I could pass this little girl up. CB last summer from a local breeder. Largest out of the clutch of 8 that I saw. Great temperament so far too. I'm letting her settle in (quarantine) but did snap a few pics while transferring her to her new home.
Lora

Lora

Even managed to get a tongue shot!
Lora

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oooh, I love her coloring--kinda irridescent isn't she? I've never seen those before, what are they like to keep/care for? (not that I can get another snake right now but maybe someday)
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Sue Barnett
1.0 Florida King (Vega)
0.1 Western hognose (Sola)
0.1 Egyptian spiny mouse (Mia)
4.2 mini rex rabbits (Basil, Pippin, Reggie, Hayden, Jackie and Peek-a-boo)
0.1 Plott hound (Molly)
1.0 half Arab (Zarr)
1.0 Betta (Flash)

These snakes are very easy to keep (check out the care sheet here on Kingsnake for details). They are quite irridescent, one of the things I like about them, in addition to the eye stripe. Most African House snakes eat mice of varying sizes and thrive on standard colubrid temps and humidity (80-85 hot spot 70-75 ambient temp with humidity between 30-60%). They stay small, approx, 3-4 foot. My largest adult might be 4 foot. Very easy to breed, they don't require a brumation period from what I can tell- though it may help with egg fertility. They act more like little pythons than rat snakes and though a bit squirmy when small, they do calm down with age and size.
Just another one of those under rated small snake species...
Lora