Rough Green Snake

[Matthew Hughes]

I have a rough green snake, I had it for about 4 monthes. He is eating
very well now ,although it took a while. I was wondering if there is
anyway to determine the sex of my snake? If so could I buy it a mate?
What would be a good place to get it? Im thinking about this because
Ive been told most of these animals at pet stores are WC, and I would
like to try to breed them. Thanks Matt

[Denise Loving]

I probed mine and the brother to mine with a piece of fish line. I am
experienced in probing other small snakes, so it wasn't too difficult.
You can make a guess by relative tail length and thickness. If the
tail tapers quickly and smoothly past the vent it is probably female.
If it is male, the hemipenes will make the tail base just past the
vent bulge a bit, then it will taper more sharply past the hemipenes.

I also want to breed mine. The only male I have is her brother,
though, they were from a CB litter we found at a show. I think I will
either borrow him or buy him from my friend this spring and see what
happens.

There was an article on them, including some breeding information, in
an issue last spring or summer of Reptile and Amphibian. That
magazine died, and has now been merged with Reptile Hobbyist to become
Reptile and Amphibian Hobbiest. You might be able to find the back
issue.

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1.1 Thamnophis elegans terrestris; 1.2 T.sirtalis similis
0.1 Opheodrys aestivus: 0.1 Python reticulatus
1.2 Elaphe obsoleta lindheimeri:0.1 E. helena
1.0 Lampropeltis triangulum campbelli
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[Matthew Hughes]

I got the snake from my zoology class someone found it and i took it in. It
has become so tame and used to me itll eat right in front of me. Its pretty
cool to watch it chase crickets around the tank. Anyway Ill look at its tail
more closely. Why do i have to be able to hibernate them, do you mean
incubate them? If i knew the temps I could make a incubator pretty easy im
good about that kinda stuff. About the feeding I assume you would use
pinheads or fruit flys. Any other sugguestions?

Matt

[Patrick Alexander]

Matthew Hughes <matt....@mindspring.com> wrote:
: I have a rough green snake, I had it for about 4 monthes. He is eating
: very well now ,although it took a while. I was wondering if there is
: anyway to determine the sex of my snake?

Yup, though not easily or reliably. Males have longer and thicker
tales than females, and once you've seen a few males and females you can
usually tell the difference pretty easily, though this isn't an infallible
measure as there are significant variations within each sex... and anyways
if you've only got one snake and haven't seen any others of the same
species to compare it with then it's not very useful. Probing is more
reliable but more complicated and if you don't know what you're doing you
can end up harming the snake....

: If so could I buy it a mate?

You could. I wouldn't, though. At least, not until you know you
can hibernate them easily, and have enough experience that you're pretty
sure you can deal with the babies, who can be hard to get feeding and
such.

: What would be a good place to get it?

Wherever you got the first one?

: Im thinking about this because

: Ive been told most of these animals at pet stores are WC, and I would
: like to try to breed them.

Well, the reason that most of the ones at pet stores are
wild-caught is that there just isn't much demand for them. And so far as
I know collection hasn't been extensive enough to put much pressure on
wild populations.

Patrick Alexander

"Lover of the black and white - - - - - it's your first night.
The Passion Play / goes all the way / spoils your insight."

--Jethro Tull

[Cracked22]

I own a couple of these critters as well, and was wondering how long they
live?

--
Cracked22
http://members.home.com/cracked22

[Terry]

I once had a rough green snake, and it was a wonderful pet. I no
longer have it, but would like another. Unfortunately, there was
recently a law passed barring the sale of them in Indiana. I believe
it has something to do with it being an indigenous species.

If anyone is aware of companies or individuals that sell healthy CB or
WC rough green snakes, I would be interested in the info. Please email
me .. spectrum76 at hotmail com

Thanks. :)

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[Matthew Hughes]

I took a closer look at my Rough Green Snake and well its not very
noticable but its tail does seemed to kinda all of the sudden get
smaller in diameter. Im assuminghe is male thanks for all the help. If
anyone knows where i can get a female, I would appreciate it.
Thanks Matt

1.0 Furcifer pardalis
1.0 Opheodrys aestivus
0.0.1 Ambystoma tigrinum