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anyone familiar with these guys?
are they rear fanged?
(eurypholis major)
thanks
alex

I have kept them. They are not rear fanged and have rather gentle personalities. The problem with them is, they eat giant earthworms where they come from. In this country you can use the night crawlers, but they have big appetites. These snakes have to be kept in very damp conditions (the kind that give other snakes body rot). Dehydration is a BIG ISSUE. They prefer temps in the mid to upper 70's. Wet spagnum or potting soil with a rock or branch to climb on seems to work best. They should be misted daily with water that has been treated to remove chlorine.

Also known as Cyclophiops major. There is another species in japan but it is rarely seen here (though I do have one).

Frank
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"The luxury of not getting involved departed with the last lifeboat Skipper..."

thanks alot i think i will give it a try cause its a beauty!