Natrix Natrix

Been wanting these forever... Got a pair. Natrix Natrix, European grass snakes.

http://www.thamnophis.co/Natrix/natrix1.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.co/Natrix/natrix2.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.co/Natrix/natrix3.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.co/Natrix/natrix4.jpg

http://www.thamnophis.co/Natrix/natrix5.jpg

Is there a specific reason that you wanted them? Ive never even heard of them before. Im not trying to sound rude, Im just wondering.

Very cool looking little snakes! Is fish their primary diet? Or just when they're babies? How big do they get?

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Originally Posted by Mike41793

Is there a specific reason that you wanted them? Ive never even heard of them before. Im not trying to sound rude, Im just wondering.

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Because I am infatuated with Garter Snakes, and Natrix are the European cousins of the same Natricine Snake group composed of Thamnophis (Garter snakes), Nerodia (Water Snakes), Storeria (Dekayi & Red Belly) & Natrix.

They only recently showed up in US collections.

Just about every web site starting with the name Thamnophis is either mine, or a close friends.

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Originally Posted by JLC

Very cool looking little snakes! Is fish their primary diet? Or just when they're babies? How big do they get?

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Fish until they grow enough to take pinkies.

Very nice colubrids, i love the pattern/color.

The only natrix I've even seen is a melanistic tessellata that a friend imported many years ago.

Cools snakes, good luck breeding them. It would be nice to have a stateside source for these.

Very interesting little colubrids! Keep us updated on them

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Originally Posted by Skiploder

The only natrix I've even seen is a melanistic tessellata that a friend imported many years ago.

Cools snakes, good luck breeding them. It would be nice to have a stateside source for these.

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The guy I got mine from had 138 of them, and almost every garter fan I know obtained some, so I have a feeling the little Natrix are here to stay.

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Originally Posted by infernalis

Because I am infatuated with Garter Snakes, and Natrix are the European cousins of the same Natricine Snake group composed of Thamnophis (Garter snakes), Nerodia (Water Snakes), Storeria (Dekayi & Red Belly) & Natrix.

They only recently showed up in US collections.

Just about every web site starting with the name Thamnophis is either mine, or a close friends.

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Oh I see, very nice! Good luck breeding them and getting them going over here.