Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Yellow Anacanda

Yellow Anacanda
Eunectes notaeus

Adult size: They Yellow Anacanda can grow up to 9.8 feet or 3 meters long when it reaches adult hood. The Yelow Anacanda can live up to 25-30 years, but it is smaller than its cousin the Green Anacanda.

Habitat: Yellow Anacondas are found in the swamps, marshes and rivers of Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Western Brazil and North East Argentina. They prefer water to land and like areas that have thick waterside vegetation.

Feeding: Yellow Anacondas mainly feed on birds, rodents and fish. They prefer to hunt live prey, but will scavenge for dead animals. They suffocate their prey by wrapping themselves around it and constricting. They then consume it whole,by starting with the head first.
Yellow Anaconda Range Map (South America)

Monday, December 12, 2011

Bull Snake


Bull Snake

Bull Snake
Pituophis catenifer

Adult size: The common bull snake is 50-72 inches long. The maximum size for the bull snake is 88 inches.

Habitat: You can find them most in grasslands, open woods and farms along the western side of the United States of America. The largest populations of these snakes are in Nebraska and South Dakota.

Feeding: In the wild bull snakes eat a wide diet of food such as small mammals, birds, and eggs. During captivaty you can feed them mice or rats when they get big enough.



Monday, November 28, 2011

Black rat snake

Black rat snake
Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta

Adult size:The common rat snake is medium-sized, averaging 42 to 72 inches in length. At the widest point of the snake's body, its average diameter is 1.5 inches.

Range: It is from New England south through Georgia and west across the northern parts of Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana, and north through Oklahoma to southern Wisconsin. There is also an isolated population in southern Canada and northern New York.

Habitat: Common rat snakes live in a variety of habitats with each subspecies preferring a slightly different one. Some of these habitats overlap with one another. Common rat snakes are excellent climbers and spend a lot of time in trees. Black rat snakes live at elevations from sea level to high altitudes in the Appalachian Mountains. Black rat snakes live in habitats ranging from a rocky hillside to flat farmland.
Feeding: Black rat snakes are primarily known as rodent eaters, however other food preferences do exist. As babies, rat snakes eat small lizards, baby mice, and an occasional small frog. Adult black rat snakes have a diet mainly consisting of mice and rats, but also include chipmunks, moles, and other small rodents. Adults also eat bird eggs and young. Black rat snakes kill their prey by constriction. In captivaty they eat mice and rats.










Monday, September 26, 2011

My plan

hey its cody i'm going to post my new snake i get in herpatology every six weeks