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A few shots of my new Eastern Tigers chowing on f/t pinkies and fuzzies.

Enjoy!

Billy

I wasn't aware of the name "Eastern Tiger", but these are no doubt the "Cat-Eyed Snake", aka "Night Snake" of the genus (Leptodeira). Those are really cool looking animals for sure!!
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but Telescopus, T. semiannulatus to be exact. Also known as the Tanzanian Tiger Snake, Tanzanian Cat Snake or Tierslang. Kind of the African equivalent to Leptodeira. I really like these little guys and hope they will breed for me in the next year or two. Unfortunatley, there is very little published about them (that I can find anyway), so I am kind of winging it with them. I had some T. dhara (plain brown Egyptian subspecies) many years ago and they proved to be very trouble-free, but I did not keep them long enough to attempt breeding them. Either way, these are indeed very cool and interesting creatures and I am looking forward to learning more about them.

Billy

>>I wasn't aware of the name "Eastern Tiger", but these are no doubt the "Cat-Eyed Snake", aka "Night Snake" of the genus (Leptodeira). Those are really cool looking animals for sure!!
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>>Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!

Yes,....I see them in my "Atlas of Snakes" by~John Coborn. Man, those little dudes come in some outrageously bright orange color variants as well!!!....aka "Tiger Cat Snake". that's surprising how alike both species look. as in many other snakes as well! one of the pics in the book depicts one "chowing down" on a lizard, no doubt a very abundant prey in their areas....I agree on there not being much literature about them. I could see myself being interested in working with some of these guys for sure later on when I get certain issues in order.....good luck with the project!!........best regards,..........Doug
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Better to be silent and thought a fool, than to open mouth and remove any doubt!