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California Kingsnake: The California kingsnake is the most commonly bred and kept kingsnake in captivity.
Cages should be escape proof, complete with water and hiding area. Kingsnakes and milksnakes should be housed separately because they are cannibalistic. More >> |
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Cape Cobra: Of variable coloration, the dangerously venomous cape cobra may be russet, mahogany, olive-brown, of any one of several shades of yellow to almost black. There is often a profusion of darker speckles or flecks on the lighter colored snakes. The snake has a broad hood. The venom is very potent. More >> |
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Carpet Python: The vernacular of Atherton Tableland carpet python is frequently used for this snake. Although having the smallest range of any of the several subspecies, the bright colors and small adult size of jungle carpet python has made the snake a hobbyist favorite. More >> |
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Chihuahua Mountain Kingsnake: Cages should be escape proof, complete with water and hiding area. Kingsnakes and milk snakes must be housed separately (except during breeding season) because they are cannibalistic. More >> |
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Children’s Python: A pair of Children’s pythons may be maintained in a 20 to 30 gallon capacity terrarium.
The substrate may be of fallen oak and maple leaves, folded newspaper, several thicknesses of paper towels, aspen shavings or cypress shavings. More >> |
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Common Boa Constrictor: The snake's cage should be as simple as possible. Newspaper is recommended as substrate because it is less likely to be ingested and is quick to dry. A cage should provide a thermal gradient that will allow the snake to choose between warm and cool regions. More >> |
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Common Rat Snake: The common rat snake, Elaphe obsolete, is the largest species of North American rat snake. Its range includes most of the eastern United States into southern Canada, and west to Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. The subspecies of obsolete include the black rat snake (E. o. More >> |
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Copperhead: Known also by the vernaculars of chunk head and highland moccasin, the venomous northern copperhead is a relatively slow moving, abundant, viperine snake. It is heavy bodied and has the namesake coppery-orange or coppery-russet head. More >> |
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Corn Snake: Members of the rat snake clan can have stripes, blotches, or a combination of stripes and blotches; even unicolored species can be found. Corn snakes have an attractive "checkerboard" pattern on their ventral surfaces. Color of the ventral scales is usually black and white. More >> |
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Cottonmouth: Some of the many vernacular names for this snake are water moccasin, swamp adder and trapjaw. This is a rather slow moving, abundant, viperine snake that is quite apt to stand its ground rather than run if frightened. More >> |
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