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ive been curious about this snake for some time can any one fill me in on the details?

adult length?
color patterns?
temperment?
venom strength?
housing requirements?

thank you

I owned one a few years back - it was WC and very, very aggressive. Like insanely aggressive. It would strike the cage glass any time I came in the room, repeatedly. And it was a VERY picky eater. Took me months to get it to eat regularly. That said, she was BEAUTIFUL. The color contrast was unbelievable.

Alas, a move forced the sale of all but one of my snakes, her included.

These are one of my favorite snake species. They are large, 6 feet or more, and generally aggressive. Some are picky eaters but most will come around to eat live mice or chicks. There are aren't many color "morphs", but the band count will change based upon locality. Some specimens of the dendrophila subspecies are known to occur with white bands. The three subspecies seen in captivity are melanota, dendrophila, and gemmicincta. Awesome snake! If you want to know more, e-mail me and I will send you a husbandry article about them which was written by myself.
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Roy Blodgett
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