Rainbow Snake Care: Keeping a Beutiful but Difficult Aquatic Snake

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Hi, Frank Indiviglio here. I’m a herpetologist, zoologist, and book author, recently retired from a career spent at several zoos, aquariums, and museums, including over20 years with the Bronx Zoo. Once seen, the beautiful and aptly named Rainbow Snake (Farancia erytrogramma erytrogramma) is not easily forgotten. Yet it remains relatively unknown in the pet trade, principally because of its odd dietary requirements. However, some enterprising snake enthusiasts have found ways to surmount these difficulties, and there have even been a few breeding successes. In my opinion, these unique US natives deserve much more attention, and have great potential as fascinating additions to the collections of experienced snake keepers. [FONT=&quot]R[/FONT]ead the rest of this article here Rainbow Snake Care: Keeping a Colorful but Difficult Aquatic Snake
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Very interesting article. I've wondered about snakes in captivity How well do they adapt to being contained inside a space smaller than their length, or not being able to "snake" all around? I think about birds and how they should be in a cage that is much larger than they are, and can stretch out, run around and in some cases fly a bit. Am talking about the average private home where these pets live?

 

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Very interesting article. I've wondered about snakes in captivity How well do they adapt to being contained inside a space smaller than their length, or not being able to "snake" all around? I think about birds and how they should be in a cage that is much larger than they are, and can stretch out, run around and in some cases fly a bit. Am talking about the average private home where these pets live?

Thank you; some reptiles will be stressed by cramped quarters, but in general snakes move only when necessary; adding size and storing fat take precedence over all..some can even add length during experimental fasts, by manipulating the metabolism! Very different physiology than birds, best, frank