Baja Cape Gophersnake -- Pituophis catenifer vertibralis

Gorgeous colors...don't get too big. They're not as thick as more common gophersnakes. Mine is a male and is four years old....he's about four feet long and about as big around as a fat marker-pen.

I'd say very much a beginner snake. He was hissy and defensive as a little guy, but got over it fairly quickly and adjusted to being handled. Was a very shy eater for years, but as he's matured, he's become more confident in that area as well and pounds his food. Don't try to feed too much or too often, though....has been the lesson I learned with this guy. Our most consistent feeding routine has been to feed a decent sized meal (a mouse a little bit wider than his thickest part) every other week.

Does extremely well at room temperatures, so heroric efforts at achieving the exact right temps aren't necessary. In fact, they don't like heat so much. We keep a red heatlamp above one side of the tank on a dimmer to add a few degrees of gradient and to use if the household temps drop below 70.

Humidity has never been an issue in a glass tank with a screened lid. They're from an arid part of the world and shed fine without any efforts at increasing humidity.

Loves a thick layer of aspen bedding to root around in and bury himself in as well as a couple of snug hides.

Not a "lap snake" by any stretch of the imagination...very active and constantly moving when being held...but still very docile. Even if stressed, he will vibrate his tail like a little rattler, but has never attempted to strike or even hiss since he was a little baby.

Hope that is what you were looking for!