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Pet Snakes

Family: ColubridaeRough Green SnakeOpheodrys aestivusPhoto © Animal-World: Courtesy David Brough

     Snakes are fascinating to watch as they make their way gracefully around their enclosure, and if docile they are fun to hold. They are both intriguing and attractive!

     Many snakes make good pets because they are quite docile, easy to hold, and easy to care for. Snakes are very clean, virtually odorless, quiet, and other than the large boas and pythons, they don't eat much so they are inexpensive to feed. There are approximately 2000 distinct species of snakes and they are found on all the continents except Antartica. There is a wide variety of non-venemous snakes to choose from for a pet.

For more Information on keeping Snakes see:
Guide to a Happy, Healthy Herptile

For information on picking a snake see:
How to Select Your Snake

Snakes: Click on the small images below
for more information about each one.

Albino Ball Python	Albino Corn Snake
Python regius	Elaphe guttata
Arizona Desert Kingsnake	Ball Python
Lampropeltis getula splendida	Python regius
Banded Water Snake	Colombian Boa Constrictor
Nerodia fasciata	Boa constrictor
Corn Snake	Garter Snake
Elaphe guttata	Thamnophis sirtalis
Milksnake	Rat Snake
Lampropeltis triangulum annulata	Elaphe obsoleta
Red-tailed Green Rat Snake	Rough Green Snake
Gonyosoma oxycephela	Opheodrys aestivus
Snow Corn Snake	Sonoran Gopher Snake
Elaphe guttata	Pituophis catenifer
Tangerine Honduran Milksnake
Lampropeltis triangulum hondurensis

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