Talk to me about Green Arboreal Snakes!

While I plan on buying a etb for my collection I have to say I am glad I started with gtp. I have only handled one etb and she was pretty good but not as nice as my gtp has turned out to be.

I had a Biak first and she was a terror. She lived to strike me and I think she liked my blood. A gtp has needle like teeth that are pretty long when compared to others like balls, or bloods. My Biak as a baby had teeth that were 1/4 inch so Im sure my current adult male Aru has a nice set on him. I just don't temp him to get fussy so I have not checked them out to close.

My current Aru is a good boy. He can have grumpy days but they are rare. Night is a different story. If he is in hunt mode cruising around his cage he will tag you. The few times he has tagged me it was more of a leave me alone nip than a full on bite, but it still draws blood. I can take him out during the day and he will crawl all around my arms and neck and is very inquisitive.

I know I have read over and over not to remove a gtp from its perch but I have found that my guy keeps a loose grip and I can turn him over on the perch and he just releases into my hand. If I try to get him to get moving to get him out he takes a death grip on the perch and then you have no chance of getting him out. My Biak I could rub and get it moving like suggested to remove one from its perch this just never works on my Aru.

My Biak was a baby and was a real pain. I am much happier with my Aru since I got him as a young adult. I had a better idea of his temperament and his color pattern. I love blues and he has a lot of blue in him which I love.

As far as the husbandry goes I find it pretty simple but that is because I have a nice PVCcages cage for him that holds the heat and humidity well. A nice cage is a must.

I vote to get a gtp to get your feet wet on an arboreal snake.

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Originally Posted by Badgemash

I'll go download an e version (I'm supposed to be de-cluttering and not buying more books lol)

Oh my, those are some freaky scary teeth, I find myself suddenly leaning strongly toward GTP. It's funny, I actually held an ETB in my local reptile shop the other day, they have a male in the store from a family with kids, apparently the kids handled that poor snake so much over the last two years that he's completely hand tame now (which is reflected in his price lol). But I think I'd have been a bit less bold with him if I'd known what was lurking in that jaw.



Ah, I'm unfamiliar with these guys, thank you for the list, I'll start researching them as well. Actually my local reptile store has several of the asian vine snakes, I do like their funny heads, but don't they eat anoles?

That kind of makes me not want one of those lol, although it is quite attractive in a weird way.



Why is feeding time a hoot and a half? That makes me nervous after all the mega teeth pics!

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Though the Rhino Rat bit me, it was also underfed from the previous person than the person who owned it at the time it bit me. He had just gotten it so that's why. I'm sure they make great pets if they're properly fed.

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Originally Posted by Neal

Though the Rhino Rat bit me, it was also underfed from the previous person than the person who owned it at the time it bit me. He had just gotten it so that's why. I'm sure they make great pets if they're properly fed.

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I saw that part, I just thought it was funny. It really is quite an interesting looking animal, so I'm adding it to the "to research" list, which has now lengthened rather than shortened as originally intended lol.

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Originally Posted by satomi325

TaGreen bush ratsnake (elaphe prasina) e a look at green arboreal colubrids too!

- Red tailed rat snake (Gonyosoma oxycephalum)
- Rough Green snake (Opheodrys aestivus)
- Green bush ratsnake (elaphe prasina)
- Rhinoceros ratsnake (Rhynchophis boulengeri)
- Asian Vine Snake (Ahaetulla prasina)

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Any ideas where I could get green bush ratsnake( elaphe prasina), seems like they too far from uk.
Emai me if anyone have any info. Thanks, egaanglas@gmail.com