Brazilian Smooth Snake aka False Water Cobra

Thank you very much!!! :D :D :D

It is quite possible that this little guy is a hypo. :)
Whether or not he is...I think he is a STUNNER! and I could NOT be happier!!

Really a great species of snake. Very docile. Quick as lighting, aggressive feeders, but very intelligent, personable snakes. Not the scary snake they are made out to be by some. They are to be respected, of course, but not feared.

I give good rep points for good comments ;) :D :sunny:

They are indeed great snakes, a snake you must respect because they are not somthing you want to be bitten by but the risk is minimal if you use commone sense. Also every case where a bite by a hydro had a real reaction, (mostly pain and swelling) the victim was a dimwhit.

What do I mean by that? The victim was dim enough to allow the angered hydro to CHEW on him for several seconds to OVER A MINUTE and then was surprise to be envenomated!

Here is a little quiz to see if you have the aptitude to keep a hydro or a cat eyed snake, mangrove, etc.

If a hydro or other rear fanged mildly venomous animal bites you then you should

a. calmly but swiftly remove it and treat the bite with basic first aid and monitor the bite to see if any treatment is necessary

b. film the event and cry when your hand swells like a baloon

c. watch it bite and chew on you and hold it off the ground to see how long it will chew before stoping

d. the answer is "a" and if you answer b or c you are to dim to be trusted with an anole :colbert:

I have one and he is really cool and for the most part gentle. He is really pissy when in blue and will hood if you mess with him then so (gasp) I don't bother him in blue.

He is also about 8 feet and did snap out one time! I opened his viv and he poured out all mad, hooding with his head level to the ground but about a foot off the ground, charged at me and backed me out of the room! :sabduel:

I closed the door and went back in like 10 minutes later and he was coiled on one of my PC towers. He was all cool I picked him up and he was fine, never did that again. It did give me a new respect for him.

Rules with rear fanged animals like hydros are simple, no little kids handling them, pay attention when you handle them and respect them.

Other then that they are fine, I have a new cateyed snake, a hydro and a Tanganyika Sand Snake. All rear fanged and I don't fear any of them but respect them all.

That guy of yours is a beauty, wait about 24 months from now when he is over 7 feet, you won't believe what he does to a rat!

awesome snake you get there, have some fun with the neighbor kids lol. Hey kids wanna see my king cobra!

Hey, earlyer I was about to ask if he was a hypo but decieded not to. There was a guy selling hypos on kingsnake and fauna.

I believe you are referring to the person who sold me mine. :)

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Even my hognose I have a lot of respect for - I've never been tagged by her but she gets her quirky moments and I'm careful in case I'm one of the few that can have an allergic reaction to their bites. I keep some vinegar handy (when I've run out of JD!! :D ) just in case.

Did you have to pay for the price of the hypos?

I bought a normal.
But I am thinking that it is a hypo that 'flew under the radar'. But this is purely speculation.
I am not too sure, but I 'think' that it came from the same clutch as some of the hypos.
I saw the hypo's and I saw the normals...there was quite a difference. Not easy to mix up. But, they do change colors (i think with temperature). So maybe my guy was in dark phase. ??

I dunno, but I love my lil guy. He is a great snake.

Thanks!!

Very pretty snake! Looks super-cute trying to be all cobra-ish! :D

Thats awesome. It really does look like one of the hypos. The normals are normally alot darker.