Today I arrived home from a trip to find a shed snake skin in some rocks and an absolutely beautiful scarlet kingsnake basking in the warmth, He looked like a completely different snake. I dropped a pinky in. Wham! The next thing I new, he was dangling from my wrist, really chewing away at it this time. He then started to throw coils around my wrist, and was wrapping really tightly. He kept working his teeth back and forth until he broke the skin and blood came out.
When I placed him down, up he shot again, tearing away madly at my finger. I have never seen such a strong feeding response. He then turned his attention to the pinky, which he struck savagely several times before I left the room. Good things are to come.
P.S.
I went to the Cleveland show today. No scarlet kings, but some people there gave me great advice on their care, and instead I got a female Western hog to breed to my male. One beautiful scarlet kingsnake is enough. I have really appreciated all of your help, and I hope that I will have much more time to enjoy this beautiful little snake.
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DAVE
1.0 Western green toad
1.1 green treefrogs
1.0 Florida blue garter snake
1.0 brown Anole
1.0 Mediterranean gecko
1.1 Oriental fire-bellied toads
1.0 American bullfrog
1.0 Spanish ribbed newt
1.0 rough-skinned newt
1.1 Eastern ribbon snakes
1.1red-cheeked mud turtles
1.0 Dubia day gecko
1.0 Sonoran gopher snake
1.1 rough green snakes
1.1 giant African black millipedes
1.0 White's treefrog
1.0 Okeetee corn snake
1.0 Albino African clawed frog
1.0 Kenyan sand boa
1.0 Argentine flame-bellied toadlet
1.0 African bullfrog
1.0 yellow * Everglades rat snake intergrade
1.0 Western hognose snake
1.0 fire salamander
1.0 scarlet kingsnake
