Short Feeding Vid

Here's two new short videos.. both are worth checking out!!!

YouTube - Elephant Trunk Snake Feeding

YouTube - Red Striped Ribbon Snakes

those are cool! how much time underwater does the trunk snake spend? when he goes up to the surface, i'm assuming he's sticking just his nose out far enough to get more air?

Cool videos....enjoyed that elephant trunk snake. Is it really a snake, or an amphibian? It sort of reminds me of a hagfish or something....

Sweet vids, :)

Does the elephant trunk snake ever eat any of the cage mates or only the food presented to him?


dr del

did you hear that? the first ribbon snake grabs hold and the other two scream, "IT'S BACOOOOOOON!!!!!"

the elephant trunks are nifty.

That elephant trunk snake is so cool! I want one now :please:

I too am fascinated by the elephant trunk snake. I am not a big fish guy, but love aquariums. I know, that seems odd. I have always wanted a mata-mata. Do you have care info the the elephant trunk snake? What are your personal thoughts/experience working with them?

Cool vids! :)

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those are cool! how much time underwater does the trunk snake spend? when he goes up to the surface, i'm assuming he's sticking just his nose out far enough to get more air?

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The javanicus spends all of his time in the water, in fact it would be extremely rare for him to come out of it. He sticks his nostrils out of the water to take a breath and then he's good for like 5 or 10 minutes!

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Cool videos....enjoyed that elephant trunk snake. Is it really a snake, or an amphibian? It sort of reminds me of a hagfish or something....

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it is a true snake, just a really funny looking one!

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Sweet vids, :)

Does the elephant trunk snake ever eat any of the cage mates or only the food presented to him?


dr del

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He will eat the fish on his own and that is what they are there for, at least, he is supposed to. As far as I know though, he has only taken them off the tongs. Which is actually good for me, because I plan to eventually only feed him from tongs!

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Originally Posted by Jerhart

I too am fascinated by the elephant trunk snake. I am not a big fish guy, but love aquariums. I know, that seems odd. I have always wanted a mata-mata. Do you have care info the the elephant trunk snake? What are your personal thoughts/experience working with them?

Cool vids! :)

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Well there is hardly any care info at all out there for this species. i have scoured the internet for hours looking for viable care information and I came up pretty short. I actually have only had this snake for a few weeks, I just bought him after a year of considering getting one. I picked the biggest, fattest one! I have gone more on my own instinct than from care info on the web with this guy. When I first put him in the 5 gallon tank, I had it filled to the top. After studying him for about a half hour I decided he was too uncomfortable stretching that high to get a breath, so I took a third of the water out and he's much happier. I added a ton of plant vines so that he feels nice and secure and I gave him a cave to hide in and he uses it all the time. He also wedges himself in between the filter and the glass and will sit there for hours with his nose out of the water, and I think this is how he sleeps! Keeping this snake is not easy and I consider myself very lucky to have gotten one that actually eats and is thriving on my first try. I had expected to fail miserably a few times before finding the right specimen. For me it has been a lot of reading what little there is on them online, and also a lot of trial and error. I have already learned how to trigger a feeding response by brushing his side with a fish juuuust right!

That is crazy! I had no idea that this snake lives in water, now I can understand why it does not have scales, clears up the question I asked in your other post.