Hi there:
Both snakes arrived safe and sound this morning. The first one I took out was the ringneck. It is indeed a southern ringneck, and looks about 7 inches long. It ate a guppy as I held it first thing, and even drank water out of my hand. It did not at all seem shy. It was really gentle, wrapped around my fingers for a long time (it was cold) and then went into it's new little home. I was amazed that it ate as soon as I offered it food.
The night snake is also really neat. He was thrashing all around and acting really jumpy when I took him out, but I examined him, and he is in excellent health. Looks kind of like a copperhead. I am not going to offer him food yet. I'm first going to let that one settle in. He has been watching me like a hawk all day. You can tell that he's venomous just by looking at him.
The night snake is really cute... in a toothish kind of way.
I am really happy about the ringneck. I hope that they are both around for a long time; I love small terrestrial snakes... and caecilians!
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DAVE
1.0 Western green toad
1.1 green treefrogs
1.0 Florida blue garter snake
0.1 Asian long-tailed grass lizard
1.0 Mediterranean gecko
1.1 Oriental fire-bellied toads
1.0 American bullfrog
0.1 Spanish ribbed newt
1.1 Eastern ribbon snakes
1.1red-cheeked mud turtles
0.1 Dubia day gecko
1.0 Sonoran gopher snake
1.1 rough green snakes
1.1 giant African black millipedes
1.0 Okeetee corn snake
0.1 Albino African clawed frog
1.0 Kenyan sand boa
0.0.1 Argentine flame-bellied toadlet
0.0.1 African bullfrog
1.0 yellow * Everglades rat snake intergrade
1.1 Western hognose snakes
0.1 fire salamander
1.0 scarlet kingsnake
0.0.1 Argentine horned frog
0.0.1 southern ringneck snake
0.0.1 night snake
0.0.3 eastern worm snakes
