WANTED: Snakes

I am looking to add a non-corn to my list of snakes that is similar to them but different enough to satisfy me. Below is a list of what kinds of snakes I am looking for;

Ribbon Snake Thamnophis sauritus sauritus
Dotted House Snake Lamprophis Maculatus
Cape House Snake Lamprophis Capensis
Brown House Snake Lamprophis Fuliginosus
Rough Green Snake Opheodrys aestivus
Great Plains Ratsnake Elaphe guttata emoryi
Beast Corn Corn Snake x Black Rat Snake

Thanks,

Erika

I guess I should also mention that I would prefer captive bred to wild caught specimens and for the mice eaters to be feeding on f/t to live.

Rough Greens eat crickets and aren't ever CB. Very cool species, though

Originally Posted by Carinata

Rough Greens eat crickets and aren't ever CB. Very cool species, though

I did happen to know about the eating crickets/insects part but I didn't know that nobody had ever successful bred them in captivity.

A few old school guys did waaaaay back in the 80's and 90's.

Originally Posted by Carinata

A few old school guys did waaaaay back in the 80's and 90's.

Would you happen to know if they stopped because it was difficult to breed them, or; was it just because the Rough Green wasn't 'popular' enough in the snake business?

Well, it's just how the industry evolved. Ball Pythons began gaining popularity, and those unique lesser-known species just weren't popular enough. They're difficult to breed, studies suggest they need UV lighting and very specific supplementation to thrive. Occasionally someone will have a WC female lay eggs, and will hatch them.

Originally Posted by Erika N.

Rough Green Snake Opheodrys aestivus

The Rough Green Tree Snake is a protected species in your state as it is in most Midwest states. Making it illegal to sell, collect or purchase them in Indiana.

Terri

Originally Posted by crackerhead

The Rough Green Tree Snake is a protected species in your state as it is in most Midwest states. Making it illegal to sell, collect or purchase them in Indiana.

Terri

Thanks, i was actually just readind the DNR: Indiana's Reptile & Amphibian Regulations and saw that they are a native species (though not endangered like the smooth green). Granted I cant edit my post and take it off so I hope people actually read further into this thread.

That's another thing to take into consideration when buying a snake, make sure it's legal first! I had a Rough Green for a while, very neat display snake, ate dusted crickets very well, I had a UV light for it. It did very well for me!