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I was curious to know if anyone had experience working with Red Wolf snakes (Dinodon rufozonatum)? This is probably the wrong Forum, but I wasn't sure which category to post this. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Jay

I have kept them and they are primarely frog or fish eaters. You might want to contact FRAN on these forums as he is keeping the species.

Frank
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Thanks for the quick reply Frank. I have been told that this species prefers frogs, but it should be fairly easy to switch over to rodents.

Jay

Jay, I obtained a wild caught specimen about 2 feet long and fed it goldfish for the first feeding and noticed how it sat in a water bowl with plastic plants covering it and would attack the goldfish that touched its body. Seeing how it attacked without looking, I took a dead fuzzy on thongs and touched it and it attacked and has been eating rodents since. I only feed it while its in the water bowl and do not know if it will eat a live fuzzy but it eats what ever touches it. I keep mine in a medium critter cage on mulch and big water bowl and it seems content with plastic plants for cover. I never was bitten and this sucker I have here is a biter, so I never touch it unless I have to hook it to clean its cage. As far as their venom goes, check with that Brian Fry guy.

Dan

Thank you for the informative response Dan. I wasn't 100% sure if this species was indeed rear-fanged.

Jay

Here is a picture of it eating a fuzzy. My Atlas calls them big tooth snakes and says they eat fish, frogs, toads, lizards, and snakes. With such a varied diet, rodents should not be such a problem.

Definitely a cool little species to work with. Any captive breeding projects involving Dinodon? They seem to be somewhat uncommon in collections.

Jay

In china its bred for a variety of morphs. The have albino, reds, anerys, all types of morphs.

Dan

http://www.probreeder.com/pages/collection/dr.htm

is a link to the different morps available to order from china.

Dan