i had one a few years ago,ate insects for me and was able to eat a pinkey at the pet store though i doubt it. he was a banded one. he escaped through the small hole you can cut out for a wire in a critter condo. that was the last i saw him. cool snake, escape artist, and exceptionally small. havnt seen any since i got him. the owner of the store told me that he got it accidentially mixed with a large group of desert kings.