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Hello, Last month while driving to the Tikal ruins in Guatemala, we came across this snake on the side of the road. Anybody able to tell what kind of snake it is? Thank you!

Hello, I have a two year old corn snake who appears healthy and has otherwise normal behavior. My concern is that it seems that his ability to both locate and strike at his feeder mice has dwindled quite a bit in accuracy. I shall explain... For the first 18-20 months of his life, If I were to...

Hello Bay Area neighbors, In case you were unaware, the San Jose Reptile Show is being held on Sat & Sun Nov 5 & 6 from 10am-4pm. We went last year and really enjoyed all the snakes, lizards, frogs, etc. Sadly, I wasn't able to convince my wife that I needed another snake. More info...

Hello, I've been a happy cornsnake owner for about a year now, and recently fell in love with the Dumeril's Boa at a local reptile expo. So, for the past several months I have been researching what it takes to own and care for such a snake. Oh, and dropping subtle hints to my wife that i would...

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I know this has topic been discussed in thread form, but I thought we'd get a larger sample of results in the form of the poll above. When feeding your corn, which of the following is most true: (A) feed in a separate container to avoid substrate ingestion --loose substrate, such as...

Hello folks, As some of you may recall, we bought our first snake just under two weeks ago, and several days later took it to a vet for a checkup (because I had a 7 day health guarantee). The snake appeared to be fine upon visual examination, but they took a swab from inside the mouth to run a...

Hello all, for those of you who own High-Definition TVs and receive the HDNet channel, keep an eye out for the fascinating special called the "Beauty of Snakes". It's aired a few times in the past couple of days/weeks, but hopefully there will be more broadcasts in the near future. Shot with...

Our new Stripe - 1st handling Hello, We purchased our first snake on Sunday as a 10th birthday gift for our son Joey, who's been anxiously awaiting his new pet. Today, Joey's birthday, was also our first day being able to handle "Ziggy". During this 5 minute session, the little guy was...

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Hello folks, My son has been wanting (desparately) a pet for quite some time now. After doing research over the past couple of weeks, we have decided that a corn snake would be an ideal pet for his birthday this month (June 9). This will be our first pet snake. I have been researching this for...