just caught a scarlet king

Discussion in 'Other Colubrids' started by jasbus, Aug 25, 2007.

  1. jasbus

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    Second one this year! Must've had a clutch of them close by this year. I've only seen maybe two in the past before this...
    Beautiful snake, I happen to have an extra tank, so I'll see if it eats and decide if we keep or let go..
    here's a couple of pics.
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  3. 00luke00

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    That's a very nice looking snake! Is it feeding ok?
     
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  5. MikeFuture

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    Good luck getting it started.
     
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  7. Jason_Hood

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    LOL That is a 4-5 year old animal at least. It has enough size to take pinks if you set it up right. give it a moist hide, like a opaque deli cup with sphagnum moss in it. Put the entry hole on top of the cup and offer pinks at night by putting them on the lid with just the head overhanging the opening. Do that a few times and it should eat. If it doesn't try live but not until you have tried frozen multiple times. Don't handle the snake the same day you are going to try to feed it. From the pics it looks calm and if so you are lucky and it should be easy to get it feeding.

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  9. wonderfvl

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    Very cool find. I've only see one in the wild (well it was red, yellow & black. Could have been a Coral, but I doubt it.), way outside of Atlanta, Ga. What type of habitat do you find them in? I'd be interested in finding one myself.
     
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  11. gecko94

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    cool! Where do you live?
     

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