I was wandering if anybody that reads this has caught a smooth or rough green snake.Could i find one in illinois?Do they eat Crickets?And finally how big of a tank do they need?If any1 knows plese tell me.
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I,ve got some Questions
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Feb 12, 2005 09:17 PM
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Feb 13, 2005 08:41 AM
The smooth and rough greens both range in IL. They are very hard to find as they blend in very well with the foliage in which they lurk. W/C green snakes usually do not make good pet snakes. Especially for a beginner hobbyist. They tend to stress out very easily and can be finicky eaters. They will eat most soft bodied insects and seem to relish spiders! I had one a few years ago that I kept for a couple of weeks. The only thing it would eat was the large common house spiders!! Not a very good diet for captive snakes, so I released him back into my back yard where he was found.
They are very beautiful snakes, and if you get one from a breeder, then it should be eating meal worms, crickets, and full grown greens can eat pinkies.
If this is your first snake, I would suggest getting something easier to take care of. Such as a corn or king snake, or even a rat snake, as these are very hardy snakes and often readily feed with no problems.
But if you are set on getting a green snake, you should do lots of research on them before getting one.
Good luck
Brian
>>I was wandering if anybody that reads this has caught a smooth or rough green snake.Could i find one in illinois?Do they eat Crickets?And finally how big of a tank do they need?If any1 knows plese tell me.
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RATS
1.0 Corn snake "Warpath" (KY locale)
1.0 Black rat snake "Havok" (KY locale)
1.1 Black rat snakes "Reaper and Mystique" (MO locale)
1.0 Albino Black rat snake "Malakai" (Dwight Good stock)
1.0 Everglades rat snake "Deadpool" (Dwight Good stock)
0.1 Greenish rat snake "Rogue" (Dwight Good stock)
1.0 Yellow rat snake "Wolverine" (Dwight Good stock)
1.0 Grey rat snake "Punisher" (White oak phase)(Dwight Good stock)
RACERS
1.0 Eastern Yellow Belly racer "Nightcrawler" (MO locale)
KINGS
1.1 California king snake "Bandit and Moonstar" (Coastal phase)
1.0 Prairie king snake "Bishop" (KY locale)
0.1 Black king snake "Domino" (KY locale)
1.0 Desert Kingsnake "Gambit"
0.1 Florida Kingsnake
MILKS
0.0.1 Eastern Milk snake "Cable" (KY locale)
0.0.1 Eastern/Red milk intergrade "Omega Red" (KY locale)
Good luck and Happy Herping
Brian
