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My friend asked me if I know of any snakes that can live off of crickets and other insects.

I really do not know the answer. I know that garter snakes can do ok off of fish and other squiggly things, but does anything come to mind?

The reason my friend asked this question, is because his friend wants a snake and "the wife" will not allow rodent consumption.

Sucks, eh?
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0.1 Irian Jaya carpet python
0.1 Ball python
0.3 Crested Geckos
2.2.7 Leopard Geckos (male-jungle, hypo tangerine carrot tail. female-normal, albino. babies-leucistic, blizzard, normal)
0.1 Western Hognose snake
1.0 Eastern Milksnake (currently free roaming in my home =/)
1.0 Albino Lavender California Kingsnake
1.1 Bearded Dragons
0.2 Water turtles
1.0 Umbrella Cockatoo (belongs to my mom and I)

Rough and smooth green snakes live off insects. They're pretty cool, too.

Ringneck snakes also, but the problem is if they are insect eaters only then they are normally more difficult to get feeding especially for a beginner. Most insect eaters are also very small and need to be always hydrated or they will die quickly.
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Cameron

Cameron brings up a good point. If you're interested in insectivorous snakes be aware that in many respects, though their diet may be easier to provide than those snakes that eat rodents, insectivorous snakes often require a much more elaborate cage set up. In order to maintain almost any insectivorous species you're going to need to design a lushly planted vivarium that provides high amibient humidity, good air circulation, and suitable bright lighting. Incidentally, some recent information even points to the benefits of UV lighting for species [ie. snakes] for which UV was long thought to not be necessary.
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Matt Campbell
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