The Cutest Snake I've Ever Seen!

[MorbidPh8]

My dad caught this little guy while at work. He brought it back to me so I could take some pics. Its so small I would love to keep him but feeding would be a pita. So he will be back at home shortly. This is a Western Thread Snake (Leptotyphlops humilis)

My g/f who hates snakes fell in love with this little guy.

 

[Widowman10]

dude, that is AWESOME!!! i bet they are pretty hard to feed and take care of, not that i would know though... anyone had experience keeping them?

 

[MorbidPh8]

My field guide says they eat ants, ant larva, and termites. Maybe could eat pin head crickets. They burrow so I doubt you'll see them much.

 

[Dom]

Wow that is micro.
Very cool find!!

 

[Onagro]

Nice find! If you do keep it, you may want to culture some springtails to keep it fed. There was one in a local pet shop and that was all it would eat.

 

[Richard McJimsey]

I thought that was a millipede at first

 

[Widowman10]

haha, a "pede"-less millipede :razz:

 

[Erwynn]

Oh man that is just adorable. It's like a wormy snake

 

[kupo969]

Hah, cool snake.

My field guide says they eat ants, ant larva, and termites. Maybe could eat pin head crickets. They burrow so I doubt you'll see them much.

I bet they can eat crix, roaches, mealies, and red wigglers.

 

[Widowman10]

that thing looks waaaay too small to eat crix or roaches no matter what the size.

 

[mouse]

now THAT would be a snake i'd own if i would get into snakes. don't see that happening tho. the closest i ever gotten to having a "snake" was when i was growing up in germany and was watching blindschleichen (blind worms/slow worms) anguis fragilis, which are actually legless lizards.

 

[agama]

awesome snake...at first i hought it was a brahminy blind snake

 

[Loudog760]

I found a nice size adult under a huge log last time I was in AZ. It was a great find! I wouldn't keep it if I was you. WC reptiles are a pain.

 

[MorbidPh8]

I didn't keep him he was released.. It would of been to much work to feed it ants and termites... lol That adult is cool.

 

[Loudog760]

Oh that's good to hear! Yeah its was a very nice find, made my day.