Green Snake Youngster ~ 8"

[padkison]

 

[driver]

cool snake :razz: what species?

 

[arachnofein909]

not 100% sure but looks like a rough green snake.

 

[xgrafcorex]

nice looking snake. i love it's eyes.

 

[kitty_b]

you guys find the coolest things

 

[Choobaine]

you guys find the coolest things

Here Here.

I've never seen one eat before, just to see that it's incredibly rewarding.

 

[Lorgakor]

Aww it's very cute! I love the idea of a snake that eats insects. Is that a wild caught snake? Did you have any trouble with it adapting to captivity?

 

[tigger_my_T.]

Lucky :drool: :drool: :drool:
I really want a rough green snake
tell me how it gos with him/her.

 

[padkison]

This guy was caught in early September on the Outer Banks, NC. He was only about 6" at the time, likely a recent hatchling. I've been keeping my eyes out for one for awhile to add to a 40g breeder tank which currently houses 2 fence lizards and an eastern glass lizard. He needs to get bigger before I let him in there.

Note that unlike other non-insect eating snakes, this guy needs UV like most lizards.

He's skittish, but will eat from tongs.

The kids actually found it, he was in the grass next to a trail. Helps to have several sets of active eyes close to the ground to find stuff

Another fun common bug-eating snake is the northern brown snake (8"-12"). Pretty secretive, but I had 5-6 in a small tank for awhile. They stayed buried in the substrate 95% of the time. However, when I put food in a jar lid (earth worm pieces or small slugs), they would go nuts eating. The 5% of the time they were out was to check the food lid.

 

[padkison]

It keeps munching roaches and growing. Nice thing about his guy is he's not much of a pooper when held.

 

[Scott C.]

I've never had much interest in keeping snakes.... except for these guy's.

Great pics!

 

[Beardo]

Nice! I've tried to get my Rough Green Snake to eat Lobster Roaches but he won't touch them....he only wants crickets.

 

[macjizzle]

sweeeeeeeet picture. =]