Snakes in a Paludarium?

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Rough greens wouldn't actually use much of the water feature though. They'd just sit above it and perhaps dip their heads in to catch fish every once in a while.
 
The info I have read says they kill activlty go after fish and swim a,bit. Sadly I still do not have one :( so I dont know for sure

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I have caught a rough green in the water before. I also have a friend that kept one and handled it regularly after it was established in captivity (eating healthily). I think that these are some of the most under rated snakes for the pet trade there are. I would love to see some more captive bred ones make it to the market. I have seen quite a few that had gorgeous blue highlights too. They are an all around great snake and I recommend these guys for their easy diet, friendly temperament, and the ease of transition from wild to captive (if you can't find any CB).
 
Are they common down there?? They arnt here. I want one but they run .a mere 15 bucks but shipping is 3 times the cost of the snake. Im with chris though its a very underrated snake. A common diet is just crickets!! Cant beat that. And they should luv a nice paludrium.

Luv to find one with blue highlights. Sadly since its a native sp they arnt.allowed at hamburg. One day im going to get me one or two.

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foto69man;4871856; said:
Rubber Boa
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no.

just because a snake CAN swim does not mean it likes or needs water, other than for drinking. a rubber boa is not suited to a paladarium and would likely never enter any body of water in the wild.

snake8myelbo;4871920; said:
elephant trunk snake and tenticaled snake look on kindsnake.com in other snakes... only thing is they eat fish lol
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these are good options as they're totally aquatic and banded elephant trunks stay relatively small.

i would also suggest some of the chinese water snakes because they stay smaller, are more manageable and imo are prettier than most new world water snakes. i'll try to remember to post some pics and specific species when i get home.

another option would be emerald tree boas or green tree pythons. they won't really use the water but will stay in the "trees" above the water while benefiting from the humidity.

rudukai13;4873010; said:
Rough greens wouldn't actually use much of the water feature though. They'd just sit above it and perhaps dip their heads in to catch fish every once in a while.
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:iagree:
not only that, i think you would stress it by not having enough ground for it to roam and or hide. typically green snakes are hard to get eating in captivity but if/when they start, you can't stop them!

lastly, unless you choose a completely aquatic snake (tentacled or elephant trunk) you will need a descent portion of land for the snake to hide, dry out and bask on.
 
I can't do hots lol, and no anacondas for me :) I was looking for something on the general smaller side, maybe topping off at 6 feet. Also I was looking into the asian vine snakes, very likely possibility.
 
brooklynboy521;4873298; said:
I can't do hots lol, and no anacondas for me :) I was looking for something on the general smaller side, maybe topping off at 6 feet. Also I was looking into the asian vine snakes, very likely possibility.
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ASIAN VINES ARE HOTS! although rear-fanged, they have killed people.
 
ScatMan;4873309; said:
ASIAN VINES ARE HOTS! although rear-fanged, they have killed people.
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Im aware they are rear fanged, i do however have experience with them and have worked with them in the past. My uncle has 3. There bite isn't bad same as a beesting
 
I don't think he'd be at much of a risk though, likely those deaths were freak accidents having to do with a severe allergen to the snake's venom.

The question to narrow this whole thing down is really what type of interaction you want the snake to have with the aquatic portion of the enclosure. Are you looking for something that will enjoy swimming and diving, or rather an arboreal animal that would sit above the water and dip it's head in for a meal?
 
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