Archive for March, 2008

What kind of care do ribbon snakes need?

Monday, March 31st, 2008

I am thinking about a ribbon snake for a pet. Someone recommended that I get one, because it's small. However, I can't find any websites with useful information about them! So, if you know some websites, or have information on ribbon snakes, please tell me! How big do they get? What do they eat? Do […]

Pet Snakes?

Monday, March 31st, 2008

I was wondering if anyone can tell me on how i would go about getting a snake. I would prefer a childs python for starters. Do I have to get a licence. I live in Adelaide South Australia. If anyone can give me a really answer for any information regarding pet snakes. It would be […]

Ecological Benefits of Snakes Outweigh Bites

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

Three things happened this month that brought snakes to mind. The first was St. Patrick’s Day, March 17. The saint is credited with driving the snakes out of Ireland. The fact that snakes never lived on that cold island in no way discourages people from making a connection between St. Patrick and snakes.
The second happening […]

Where can i find information about snake nutrition?

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

I just got this snake and I dont know what kind of things I should feed it. thanks.

The answer is provided by :
Chris and Lisa :Google it. Der. Why didn't you look up information BEFORE you got a snake?

Paragraph edit (about queen snakes)?

Sunday, March 30th, 2008

The Queen Snake also known as Regina septemvittata is found in eastern North America. It is found from Ontario south to Florida and west to the Mississippi river. The locations in these areas in which you can find the Queen Snake are in clear, small rivers where there is good rock cover. The most common […]

Um, I want to get a corn snake. Need information.?

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

Okay I really want one, I live in Qld in Australia and i need to know the following prices and sizes.
How big must the enclosure be and how much does that cost?
How much is the snake its self and the cost of food a week?
Do you know any breeders in qld or aus?
And what else […]

Information on future pet snake? Small ones?

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

Haven't actually decided to get one yet, though I would like to. Most of the places I have found though aren't quite what I'm looking for. I'd like a small snake, even tiny, and one that isn't going to be hazardous to very small dogs. I was actually looking at Texas Brown snakes, but how […]

Snakes alive! Animal expert loves reptiles including the Cobra Snake

Monday, March 17th, 2008

Gareth Wilson HERALD REPORTER
While some animal lovers prefer dogs or cats as pets, Port Elizabeth wildlife specialist Mark Marshall has 161 venomous and non-venomous snakes roaming in his back yard, ranging from the Cape cobra and puff adder to the larger boa constrictors and pythons.
Where most people run away in the face of danger, or […]

Humans are hard-wired to spot Snakes

Sunday, March 9th, 2008

Humans have an innate ability to spot snakes, according to University of Virginia researcher Vanessa LoBue.

She asked both adults and children to find a target picture from a set of nine images, these targets were either snakes, flowers, frogs or caterpillars. Both young and old detected the snakes faster than the other three (research abstract).
Snakes […]

Global warming may cause invasion of pythons in North America

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

Washington, Feb 25 (ANI): Climate researchers have suggested that pythons could soon spread out to new parts of North America, due to global warming.
According to a report in Discovery News, researchers have based their theory on climate modeling for the year 2100, which predicts the likely places in North America where pythons might spread.  The invasion […]