My new Oreocryptophis Porphyraceus Coxi (Thai Bamboo Ratsnake)

ok i have been pining after these for awhile now. i've seen only a handful of adults (no neonates or juvies tho) at the local expo's and the last pair i saw in October had broken striping. i just wanted a clean, classic fully striped example. my local mom and pop pet shop got a juvie last year, a feisty one, but i waited a lil too long and someone else snapped it up. i saw another juvie in a reptile shop a few towns over but the markup was crazy, so i passed. but last week, my fav mom and pop shop got another one - a friendly, fully striped neonate! i just love their red-orange colors, clean white bellies, and black striping.

anyways! so this is Sriracha, my new Oreocryptophis Porphyraceus Coxi (Thai Bamboo Ratsnake). i name my BP's after Wicked/Wizard of Oz stuff and name my Colubrids after food and drinks. so i thought naming him after the Sriracha hot sauce b/c of his Thai ancenstry was fitting. :) he's the friendliest Coxi i've met so far but who knows, maybe Sriracha will grow into a feisty lil snake full of spice and attitude lol. ;)

i handled him last week and he was in his hide. where is he now? under the water bowl! aww lil thing is so scurred!
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Cupholder Snek:
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hello bb! a quick peek while i set up:
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gonna get booped!
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booped!
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i broke the tray for my scale, so imma just weigh the whole deli cup w/ him in it and we it again w/o him.
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43 minus 24 equals 19. Sriracha is a teeny, tiny 19grams.
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here he is!
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i think he's quite handsome! (i think he might be going into shed)
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such a lil worm.
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he's gonna be in a 6quart tub which actually seems huge for him until he puts on some size! welcome home my new lil man!
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more pix here: more pix here: https://imgur.com/a/jx5dh

thanks for looking!

Very cool this is easily one of my favorite ratsnake, great pickup :gj:

You probably know they're full of character , very fast and extremely feisty..


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Great name!

How's his personality so far? Feisty?

Edit - sorry - he's nice, missed that. Still love the name and hope he doesn't earn it by getting feisty later.

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You probably know they're full of character , very fast and extremely feisty..

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oh, u mean fast like this:
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...om/nyJpuaZ.gif

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Originally Posted by dakski

Great name!

How's his personality so far? Feisty?

Edit - sorry - he's nice, missed that. Still love the name and hope he doesn't earn it by getting feisty later.

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so far, no biting. just a squirmy lil baby as expected. he's calm but u have to keep an eye on him. (see gif above)

One of my favorite colubrids and has been on my want list a long time, congrats! Btw, possibly the winner for a best snake name award. Lol

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oh, u mean fast like this:
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...om/nyJpuaZ.gif


so far, no biting. just a squirmy lil baby as expected. he's calm but u have to keep an eye on him. (see gif above)

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Wow! That boy can move!

Welcome Sriracha! Perfect name honoring his ancestry and coloring. It's going to be fun watching him grow!

What is he feeding on? Pinks ?

my rat is tiny too only 16 but he’s gobbling 2

that head stripe is amazing ! That one gash. He looks like a crazy Spider-Man morph lol

now I’m mad I passed on one of these this weekend at my local show

Awesome little guy, and they’re so pretty! I forget what tiny noodles they start out as. :)


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Congrats! I love, love, LOVE this species! :gj:

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Wow! That boy can move!

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that was the 3rd time he did that. i was ready w/ my phone and he was actually slower on his 3rd try but i still dropped my phone so i could grab him lol.

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What is he feeding on? Pinks ?

my rat is tiny too only 16 but he’s gobbling 2

that head stripe is amazing ! That one gash. He looks like a crazy Spider-Man morph lol

now I’m mad I passed on one of these this weekend at my local show

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yep he's on pinkies. i only have a few mice pinkies left and have most of a bag of rat pinkies (which are bigger). so i'll see if he takes a rat pinkie in a few days or so.

also don't worry. i'm sure u will get your own Coxi; it's just a matter of when. ;)

What a beauty. I can definitely see the temptation to purchase if seen in person.

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oh, u mean fast like this:
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...om/nyJpuaZ.gif


so far, no biting. just a squirmy lil baby as expected. he's calm but u have to keep an eye on him. (see gif above)

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Fast moving and even faster when lunging and biting :)

For some reason their bites really hurt ... sharper teeth than norm or maybe just the type of bite .. Thank the Lord he's only about 20" long .... he's still my scariest snake :)



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For what it's worth these look extra stunning if kept on dark coloured substrate , I use Orchid bark and that's great for keeping the humidity up ... They like some humidity or a damp moss hide ...


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Here's mine ....https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...e3fc290d0d.jpg


This is a shot of me getting ready to clean his Viv out ..

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totes knew he was in shed! perfect 1 piece shed.

here he is going back into his hide from burrowing under the water dish.
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I can't believe I missed this!!! He's awesome!!! And I absolutely love the name!!!

Awesome pickup, and man, he is QUICK!

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