Corn snakes are inquisitive and mischievous snakes who are extremely active and grow to around 3-5 feet. They are however relatively thin and so appear much smaller than when they are fully stretched out Corn snakes feed on pinkie mice when they are newly hatched and eventually move up size at a time to Large or… Read more »
Western hognose snakes are a small colubrid originating in North America. The have amazing defensive tactics and are one of the only species in the world to ‘play dead’ to prevent being eaten by predators. They are even able to bleed from the mouth if they are very threatened. Western hognoses have distinctive characteristics and have… Read more »
Rainbow Boa’s, like other Boas are live bearing snakes meaning that they do not produce eggs. Instead, mothers produce egg sacks inside and babies are born from these after being incubated inside the mother. Because Rainbow Boas are from South America, they require a very humid environment. Babies require almost 90% humidity whilst adults are… Read more »
Royal pythons are curious and generally calm tempered snakes who grow to around 4-5ft as adults, males are generally smaller at around 3-4ft. Royal Pythons are also known as Ball Pythons due to their appearance when coiled up, looking like a ball.Royal pythons are cold blooded and are known as ‘exothermic’ meaning that they need… Read more »
The Burmese Python is in the top 5 largest snakes in the world with sizes of up to 26 feet being recorded. This is however quite uncommon and it is possible to keep a Burmese python to a much more sensible size of 12-14ft. Burmese Pythons make a loud ‘hissing sound’ as part of their… Read more »
Reticulated pythons are one of the largest species of snake. They originate in South East Asia on the mainland and local islands. Reticulated pythons are split into 3 categories, Mainland, Dwarf and Super Dwarf. Dwarf and Super Dwarf Reticulated pythons are from the smaller islands with less food, therefore they are known to grow smaller as… Read more »
Sand boas are small snakes which live in sandy desert environments in Africa. Sand boas are known for their digging habits and like to burrow under the sand in order to avoid the blistering sun. Sand boas are a generally placid snake who tolerate human handling. They are an extremely interesting and relatively straight forward… Read more »
Mandarin rat snakes are a small snake reaching around 4ft. These beautiful non-venemous snakes originate in places like China and Vietnam and live in cool places in the forests and mountains. Although Mandarin rat snakes, like other reptiles, are exothermic- meaning they take heat from their surrounds, they require cool temperatures no higher than 78-80… Read more »