Brown Snake

Northern Brown Snake (Storeria dekayi) Here is a picture of one of the three snakes I found while moving a pile of lumber in my yard.

I was very excited when I found them. I know what you are thinking boring little brown snake (not much thought put in the name either), but I don't get many snakes in my yard and when I do they aren't exciting looking ones like a coral snake or a California Kingsnake. I have to take what I can get.

When I found this little critter I thumbed through my National Audubon Society Field Guide field guide to identify it. I was very happy to find out they eat SLUGS. I have been battling slugs in my gardens for years. They are welcomed in my yard anytime. I wonder if I can buy a "herd" of them to fend off the slugs since my wife won't let me get chickens to do the job.

Jaws the Jungle Carpet Python

Here is the little fellow (5.75") that started my going nuts with snakes. I have had snakes for 20 years off and on but once I got him I couldn't stop myself. Now I have 11 Jungle Carpet pythons, not including the 10 babies. I love the contrasting colors of black and yellow on them.

This Jungle Carpet Python (His name is Jaws) will be (hopefully) with "Sweet Tara" this upcoming breeding season.

Jaws prefers (only will eat) mice and lots of them. He eats about 6 jumbo mice a week. I have to no avail tried to get him to eat rats. I have a few other Jungle with the same preference. My recommendation to anyone with a JCP is to get one that is eating rats or buy a baby JCP and get them on rats as soon as you can. I had very little trouble getting the babies (George and Gracie's clutch) switching over to rats. All the babies eat rats now. All you need to do is wait for them to get big enough to swallow them safely. For me its seems to be about six to eight weeks old.

The Jungle Carpet Python (Morelia spilota cheynei) The carpet python (Morelia spilota), is a species of medium to large semi-arboreal pythons, usually maxing out at 5' males and 7' for females. They can often found near people where they perform a useful service by eating rats and other rodents. They are mostly nocturnal, but can also be diurnal. They are indigenous to Australia and New Guinea

Here is a link for more information on this awesome breed of snake: Python Pete

TomTom

Here is TomTom one of my JayaPura Green Tree Pythons s/he started out as a red and has blossemed into a beautiful green and black speckaled snake with bright white markings. Not sure s/he is done changing yet but I would love him/er to stop right here. I have had TomTom for one year now and s/he is a great eater and very docile unless it feeding time then you need to count your fingers.

Here's Lucy

Here is one of my most treasured snakes, a "Canary Island" Green Tree Python. I acquired her with "Ricky" in January of this year (2006) and are looking forward to the day I can put her and Ricky together. Of course one of the babies will have to be called Little Ricky.

They are reportedly from the island of Kofiau which is part of the Boo Islands. They are a newly discovered form of the Green Tree Python (Morelia Virdis). People are just now starting to hatch out the first CBB (Captive Born and Breed) babies. The Breeding pairs are all (as far as I know) Wild Caught.