Thank you Jenni.

Thats alot of what I was thinking. I have tried to do many searches on mites and water snakes but have cone up with nothing. The guy who brought this up likes to take the notion that if something happens once it will always happen in every case. I am looking for someone to back up what he is saying and, so I dont sound foolish disagreeing with him in a meeting, if he is right about it. I also like hearing what the long time keepers of these animals say about working with them. Thank you again for all any help

Tom