My New House Snake

Great info Jack! House snakes are just so nifty...

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Originally Posted by cassandra

House snakes rock!

Jack Spirko, user name jjspirko has the following website which may have something on it: http://www.africanhousesnake.blogspot.com/

And if you are still lacking for info, try posting on cornsnakes.com forums as my friend Trevor, user name lefty_mussolini, breeds house snakes and would be happy to help. =)

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Yes! Trev is a kick ace snake breeder, who has many Hosue snakes! Can't go wrong with him!:carrot: Congrats on the Hosue snake, D!

BTW I love the head shot, great camera work there. You can easily see why Lamprophis means shining!

Awesome; very cat-like eyes. :)

I love these little guys! I recent aquired one of these and one thing I really like is the very firm grip they have for such a little snake :) I also find they like to coil up reall tight around your finger almost like a ring:P

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Originally Posted by twiztard

I love these little guys! I recent aquired one of these and one thing I really like is the very firm grip they have for such a little snake :) I also find they like to coil up reall tight around your finger almost like a ring:P

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You said it! I still remember the first time I picked up a hatchling house snake and was absoultely stunned by the power the little guy had relative to his size. If these things grew to the size of mid sized pythons I think they would be really a danger :carrot:

It is honestly stunning the power that they have, (again relative to their size). I often wonder if they are more closely related to boids rather then colubrids. They have pits, they eat just about anything they can swallow. Sure seem more like a small python then a african corn snake to me :rolleye2:

I sure love em though, got over 30 in my colony now! The guys are rodent pro send me personal Christmas cards!!!!!!!!!

Great pics of a sweet snake D :gj:


The best 151464132 bucks you have spent yet :P

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Originally Posted by jjspirko

The guys are rodent pro send me personal Christmas cards!!!!!!!!!

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lol I love that. Do you plan to produce any this year? I've been looking into getting a few as sorta the clean up for rodents but haven't found a reliable captive breeder yet.

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Originally Posted by jjspirko

Great Tanzanian Red Snake! They are my favorite and what I mostly breed. There is no need to sweat taking care of them, like a corn snake is a good way to put it. Really easier, give him mice of the right size, make sure he has heat and a cooler side of his viv, give him water and hides and you really can't mess up.

Bullet proff honestly.

One thing to note that is not a L. fuliginosus as most people think they are, hell I even thought that and need to fix my blog to reflect what that really is.

That snake is a Lamprophis maculatus check out this wiki article, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamprophis

That will only matter if you get a mate and breed that fellow. If you have any specific questions just ask but honestly if you just plan to keep the snake and don't want to breed it, there is not much more to say. If you have successfully kept any snake these things are a breeze.

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Thanks for letting me know about the species. What are the differences between the different Lamprophis?

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Originally Posted by cueball

Great pics of a sweet snake D :gj:


The best 151464132 bucks you have spent yet :P

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HA. HA. HA.