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To ask a question about a snake, don't reply to this post, go to the forum home page and start a new post. Your question will get a lot more exposure. Please give us an idea of where you live, as reptiles can often be identified only by locality!
Please do not place messages about killing a snake, and asking what kind it is you have killed! That is like going onto a message board about dogs and telling about torturing one to death, and asking what kind of breed it was. You will likely get "flamed", and likely by the forum owner, depending on his mood that day.
A note about head shape in snakes: Head shape is a totally useless character for identifying a snake, and has nothing to do with whether the serpent is or is not venomous (poisonous). Many harmless snakes, especially when young, have rather large heads. Please describe color, pattern, markings, and habitat where the snake was found. The shape of the head will not help us in any way.
Thank you.
Re: tiny vegie snakes?
Posted by Alex, forum owner on December 19, 2004, 8:25 pm, in reply to "tiny vegie snakes?"
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: i want to get a 5in or less long snake
: that doesnt eat live animals maybe just
: insects. is there any kind of snake
: that is like that?
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Not really. Most snakes eat vertebrates, a few eat insects and spiders, and all are carnivorous as far as I know. The insect eaters are aongst the hardest to keep.
Garters, available at most pet shops, will eat feeder guppies or goldfish, and are easy to keep except that they require a "Vita-Lite (TM) since they are a basking snake, and get most of their vitamin D by getting sun light in the skin. I would try that.
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