snakes

[Laragail]

I've always wanted a snake-- the problem is I like mice too much.

Does anyone know of a snake species that you don't have to feed mice to?

Maybe this is just a pipe dream- but I thought maybe there was some species that ate insects

also, I dont want anything big enough to eat my cat should it escape.

Does this fantasy snake exist?

 

[Sal]

Snakes are lovely.. is it the fact that you see the mice as cute and furry with their little twitchy noses? I feed my frozen/thawed.. the cuteness factor kinda disappears that way..

I am told vine snakes along with others will eat fish.. most species will also eat chicks and quail which are commercially available as feeders..

 

[Shell]

you could get a egg eater doesnt grow bigger than about 3-5ft and it only eats eggs one chicken egg a week about.

 

[Jordan]

Garter Snakes

The ones I like that I see in my area are primarily avacodo green. The stripes have slight yellow around a pretty bold red streak. I see these guys in the Tennesse river all the time in the summer. These guys eat fish and frogs.

My brother-in-law kept some for a couple years. The way he caged them was not to different then some chameleon cages I have seen. He used a clear plastic tub at the bottom for water. The rest of the cage was built around the tub with wood and screening. I am not sure of real detailed information on how he took care of them. I know we went frog hunting for them some food before. He is pretty lazy so if it was to involved the snakes would have died.

 

[jvillereptile]

ROUGH GREEN SNAKES only eat insect and they make great pets. they are the only snake i would recommend. they can reach 4ft but they are long and slender with a girth the size of regular size sharpie marker. i use to keep them in a community tank with treefrogs and green and brown anoles until it found its way out last summer and i haven't found one since. they are native in the united states

 

[Jordan]

Yeah we have them around here. They are not that easy to find.

 

[Laragail]

thanks kind of the snake i had in mind when i posted this.

I remember finding a green tree snake when I was kid that seemed to skinny to eat mice. I let it go though.

Garter snakes are cool , we have a bunch of those around here too. Kind of mean though, every time i catch one i end up getting bit. I wish I was swift like Steve Irwin.