Mangrove snakes

[Billybob]

I am trying to get a baby mangrove snake, and i cant figure out how to provide a sufficient hide spot for them. Ive heard that its pointless to provide a hidebox because they are arboreal. I know that they need to hide beause they are nocturnal. Whats the best way to provide a good hide spot?
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	Arboreal Arboreal is a word meaning "related to or resembling trees". Its meaning comes from the Latin arbor, meaning tree.<br> In biology, an arboreal animal is one which inhabits or spends large amounts of time in trees or bushes.

[BWSmith]

a lot of leaves. Don't get bit [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img]
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[telefrag]

I have used hide boxes that mount the the cage wall near the top, they seem to enjoy those.

And as BW said. DONT GET BIT.


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[Dragonfly]

How vememous are the mangrove snakes??
A few years ago a local pet store, in the mall had a beautiful black snake with stricking yellow markings.... asked to hold it, all he told me was that it is a "spicy" snake. didnt find out it was venemous till about a year afterward. I was kinnda #$%^&#$%^&#$%^&#$%^&#$%^&#$%^&.
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[ChrisRezendes]

I really don't think anybody ever died from a Mangrove Snake bite (although herpetologists are classifying Boiga as being more dangerous seemingly all the time), but I'd venture a guess that it is quite painful. Of course, it doesn't take a Nostrabeandip to figure that out, but I'm sure someone else will come along with a more accurate and better refined answer. In the meantime -BUMP!

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[BWSmith]

I have a friend that took a hit off a Mangrove recently on the knuckle. He had some intense pain and swelling and still does not have full use of the finger. Connective tissue damage maybe? [img]modules/Forum/images/smiles/icon_confused.gif[/img]
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[JuliusSqueezer]

Hey dragonfly...did it look anything like this?

These are more common in petstores than Mangroves. But Spilotes (common names include tiger ratsnake and tropical chickensnake) are non venomous....usually a bit testy though. We have had a few people confuse the two before. Just wondering.
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[Dragonfly]

>>Hey dragonfly...did it look anything like this?
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>>These are more common in petstores than Mangroves. But Spilotes (common names include tiger ratsnake and tropical chickensnake) are non venomous....usually a bit testy though. We have had a few people confuse the two before. Just wondering.


No it was most deffinetly a Mangrove snake. Was a pure very glossy black, with very distinct yellow banding..
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More like this?


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[Dragonfly]

>>More like this?
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Yup thats it....
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