Colubrids

[rlowey]

l would like people who have colubrids to talk about them or to give advise on them. l have the one pictured and have a second on the way. She eats thawed mice no worries and she handles really well. I would like to talk to someone who has breed gts and to hear from other peoples experiences.

 

[Ricko]

very nice snake there mate. is it a he or a she?

 

[rlowey]

it's a female but need to get it checked just to make sure before buying a mate.

 

[regenold]

sorry for being a dumb a*** but what is a colubrids?(newbie to snakes)

 

[basketcase]

colubrid = mildly venomous rear fanged snake

 

[regenold]

O.K then thanks. What sort of licence is needed to keep GTS in N.S.W?

 

[Greebo]

Class 1
and btw gts have no fangs or venom basketcase

 

[Bendragon]

This is the part about being herper that I love !!!!
Reg, you were right for asking the question, I will wait for someone with the apropriate knowledge to answer it for you. Either that or take a wild stab in the dark

 

[Magpie]

Colubrids are a very poorly defined branch of snakes, basically best described as not pythons, boas, elapids, blind snakes or vipers.

 

[regenold]

So your saying greebo, that you only need the normal licence to keep them and they aint dangerous?

 

[Guest]

Actually alot of the colubirds that dont have fangs are still venomous. Dr Bryan Fry recently did a paper on it, he found that Rat Snake are venomous . www.venomdoc.com and have a look around, it's in there somewhere. Dont think GTS are included in that paper though. So no they arent dangerous reg

 

[Springherp]

Basketcase was more or less right. Colubrids are usually defined as mildly venomous, rear-fanged snakes however there are a few exceptions such as green tree snakes. I'm not actually sure of what the common similarity that all colubrids share is.

 

[Greebo]

They are harmless but notoriously finicky feeders.
I have a female that will only eat goldfish despite all efforts to wean her onto mice/rats.
They are beautiful snakes if you can get a good feeder.
Just don't buy a wild caught one that someone is trying to pass off as captive bred.

 

[Magpie]

I'm not actually sure of what the common similarity that all colubrids share is.

There isn't one

 

[Ricko]

slatey grey's are not venomous, pretty sure there a colubrid, they are great snakes and turn blueish when they are coming up for a shed in cinq with there eyes awesome to see.

 

[Guest]

There is some evidence that they actually are ricko. Really scary hey :S. Check out Bryan Fry's site. Very nice snakes though and I have been bitten a few times and nothing has happend. so IF they are venomous they're venom must be mild or have a poor delivery system. Maybe them being venomous might explain Amanda's local reactions after being bit??

 

[dobermanmick]

have a female that will only eat goldfish despite all efforts to wean her onto mice/rats.

I was wondering why you had goldfish lol

 

[rlowey]

Greebo how long have you tried to wean your snake onto mice/rats and how many goldfish do you feed her each week?

 

[Greebo]

I have been trying for about a year. I know she was not wild caught as I bought her as a hatchling from Bruce Riddell.
I feed her one goldfish a week so it's not really a problem.

 

[Springherp]

live or frozen? and by hand or in a water bowl?