Category: Snake Care

The Vet Report: Inclusion Body Disease
I get a zillion e-mails and calls asking advice about herp cases. This morning, I got a frantic call from a veterinarian about a large python that was [...]

Keeping Dwarf Boas Of The Caribbean
If you want a boa that doesn’t get as big as Boa constrictor, try one of its smaller cousins. [...]

Garter Snake Care Sheet
Garter snakes are small colubrid snakes found throughout most of the United States. [...]

Eastern Garter Snake Care Tips
Easy to find and simple to keep, the eastern garter snake remains one of America’s most popular serpents. [...]

Amazon Tree Boa Care Tips
The Amazon tree boa (Corallus hortulanus) is the most geographically widespread of the tree boas. [...]

Ungaliophis Boas (Dwarf Boas)
These boas are elusive as much as they are small compared to more well known boas. [...]

What Foods To Feed Your Reptiles
There are a variety of food items for your herps ranging from crickets to mice to bananas. [...]

13 Tips To Better Reptile Handling
Excellent tips on how to safely handle your reptiles. [...]

How to Care for Mole and Prairie Kingsnakes
These secretive snakes are often referred to the yellow-bellied kingsnake group. [...]

The Argentine Boa Constrictor
Expert care tips for the Argentine boa constrictor (Boa constrictor occidentalis) [...]

Honduran Milk Snake Care And Breeding
Expert care tips for keeping Lampropeltis triangulum species. [...]

The Graceful Rough Green Snake
The natural history and captive care of Opheodrys vernalis. [...]

Green Tree Python Care Info
Expert care tips for Morelia viridis. [...]

Handling Reticulated Pythons
Tips to safely handle reticulated pythons. [...]

All Hail The California Kingsnake
The California kingsnake is one of the most popular pet snakes. [...]

Keeping The Green Anaconda
Expert care tips for the green anaconda. [...]

Reticulated Python Care Tips
This is not your father's retic [...]

Angolan Python Care Tips And Secrets
A zoo curator shares his Angolan python secrets. [...]

Woma Python Care And Breeding
Captive care for the forever fascinating woma python. [...]

Snake Winter Anorexia
Do ball pythons typically go through a hibernation state during the winter? [...]

The Tiger Snake of Australia
The tiger snake is the most common large elapid in many parts of Australia. [...]

Reptile Lighting Information
Information on how natural and artificial lighting affects reptiles. [...]

The Boa Constrictor
A history of the Boa Constrictor in the pet trade. [...]
Ringed Python Hatchling Care Tips
Buying captive-born, feeding hatchlings is always recommended, unless you are experienced with many of the tricks to getting small hatchlings to eat.
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