My sister wants to raise pet snake.

Chinese name ball python

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English name Python regius

Latin scientific name

Distribution: West and Central Africa, Ghana, Togo.

The mode of reproduction is oviparous.

The usual wild habitats are grassland, forest and farmland. Life span of 20 to 30 years, non-toxic.

Physical characteristics 4 meters -5 meters; The maximum record is 6m.

Feed on reptiles or mammals.

The nursing principle is similar to other pythons, and you can refer to Burmese pythons. Feeding box: choose a large plastic box, which is not easy to escape and breathable; Mat materials: newspapers, white paper, etc. , bark can be, easy to absorb, not easy to breed bacteria; Private space: snakes sleep outside. In Africa, pythons also have a hobby, that is, they like to have their own independent space, so you'd better prepare a small room for them and teach you a way to save money, that is, break a hole with unused paper boxes and flowerpots and buckle it upside down. The most important thing is that the small room should be easy to move and replace, otherwise I won't be able to hold it when I grow up! Snakes like to wander around some places, which is one of their entertainment projects. Ball pythons are a little clean and like to live in clean places. Therefore, we should act as hotel waiters and clean the room in time. Temperature and humidity: Another point that snake owners must pay attention to is the temperature and humidity of the environment around the ball python. First of all, you should constantly replenish fresh water to ensure the surrounding humidity, and give it a bubble bath and hot springs regularly. Remember, be sure to soak in warm water for ten minutes. Pay more attention to the surrounding temperature. It is best to be around 28 degrees, and below 20 degrees, the ball python will reduce eating; /kloc-don't move below 0/5 degrees; Below 10 degrees, you may die. Feeding: Rats are pythons' favorite food. In ancient Egypt, some people put ball pythons in the palace to catch mice! So it is also called king python and court python. Be careful not to touch them after eating, otherwise it is easy to turn out the food in your stomach and go on a hunger strike. How to play: When your snake adapts to the new environment at home, you can catch it and hold it in your hand. Your movements should be gentle and lasting. If your snake entangles your neck or arm, you should untie it from its tail with gentle movements, and remember not to untie it from its head. Tip: Be sure to wash your hands thoroughly with soap after touching animals. Don't let these pets near the kitchen or food storage; Do not clean pets or their cages in the kitchen or kitchen sink; Don't let pets wander in the room.

The Chinese name is kaishandao.

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Latin scientific name Zaocys dhumnades

Distribution: Taiwan Province Province and South China.

The mode of reproduction is oviparous. It can lay 13- 17 eggs.

Habitual habitats range from plains to mountains.

Physical features are more than 2 meters long. There is a row of even scales on the midline of the back, and there are obvious black straight lines on the body. When you grow up, it will gradually fade away, and finally the second half of your body will turn black and you will never see the original black stripes again. The head and eyes are big, and the pupils are round. The number of scales in the center of the body is 14, and 2-4 scales have protruding stripes.

Feed on frogs.

Chinese name is Green Tree Python.

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Latin scientific name green cartilaginous python

Distribution: New Guinea, Aru Islands, northeastern Cape York Peninsula in Europe.

The spawning method can produce 6-30 eggs.

Habitual habitat is centered on the tropical rain forest, completely arboreal, timid and nocturnal.

The shape and characteristics of arboreal green-backed pythons are very similar to those of emerald pythons. Besides the scales around the lips and nostrils, the scales on the head are also quite fine. The hot nest is only distributed in the snout scale, before the upper lip scale and under the lower lip scale. This little snake is yellow and brown. Grow green. Total length 160- 180 cm, maximum length 220 cm.

Feed on reptiles or mammals. Young snakes feed on lizards when they are young.

Breastfeeding box: The feeding box for arboreal animals should be high but not wide. (for example: customized wooden cabinets, glass feeding boxes). Branches: Because they are arboreal animals, a large number of branches must be set up for climbing (such as tree trunks and sand-spraying vines). Bottom material: soil, moss (such as coconut bricks and grass moss) and bark (such as bark and broken coconut shells). Activity time: evening; Infrared lamps can be used for observation and heating (such as red light at night and infrared heating lamps) because most infrared rays are invisible to reptiles. Temperature: 26-28℃ (for example, red light, infrared heating lamp and ceramic heater used at night). Humidity: high. Food: carnivorous; Mainly dark-haired rodents, salamanders and tree frogs. Including small mammals, lizards, frogs and birds. Feed food: rodents (avoid feeding adult live rats! )。 Feeding density: once every 5-7 days in childhood; Adults once every 10- 14 days. Note: 1. Eating in the dark; 2. Don't move your hands close when feeding; Don't move after feeding for a day.

Louisiana milk snake Chinese version

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Latin scientific name Lampropeltis triangulum amaura

Distribution: Louisiana and its surrounding areas.

The mode of reproduction is oviparous. Each fetus can lay 3-9 eggs and hatch after 40 days.

Habitually inhabit the forest and its surrounding areas.

Physical features: the total length is 40-56 cm. There are black and white spots on the kiss, and the red ring of the body is inlaid with black edges. The center of the abdomen is white, but there are no black spots on the white and red scales. It gets its name from the fact that milk snakes suck milk from cows' nipples.

Feeding on reptiles and small mammals.

Burmese python Chinese.

Common name alias

English name Myanmar Mang

Latin scientific name Python molurus bivittatus

Geographical distribution This snake is widely distributed, mainly in Southeast Asia, including Indochina Peninsula, Malay Peninsula and northern India. China is found in Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Yunnan, Hainan and Guizhou.

Breeding mode spawning

Habitual Burmese pythons are very docile, so they are very suitable for keeping as pets, even for beginners. Just before raising it, you should know that it is a python, which can easily grow to 4 ~ 6 meters long! You can be over 25. Because of its great strength, amazing growth speed and size, it will attack all large animals that invade its territory except its owner, and even strangle each other, which is very dangerous.

It is common to grow to more than 4 meters, and it may grow to nearly 7 meters under artificial feeding. Individuals over 186 kg are 8 meters long (Guinness World Records). If you feed a lot and keep the temperature, you can grow to about 3 meters within one and a half years after birth. Female Burmese pythons are bigger than males. If you eat too much, you will become obese.

Edible meat

Guarding and catching: always support the snake's body with your hands and use the most stressed points. Avoid fast-moving movements. Don't treat your snake as a toy. Avoid behaviors that restrict snake activities. Don't wrap your snake around your neck. Avoid attracting your snake's attention with all kinds of behaviors that will put pressure on the snake. If your snake feels stressed and becomes nervous, it may jump on the person who teases it. To avoid injury, you can wear gloves. The keeper must make his snake feel safe and trust you. There are usually two reasons for being bitten by a snake: 1) They eat you as food. 2) They think you are threatening their lives. At the same time, when they are uncomfortable, they will not attack. He is gentle and suitable for being a pet. This subspecies grows quite rapidly, so when it grows to about 1.5 meters, it is necessary to reduce the food supply and prevent obesity. In the natural environment, it will enter the water, so it is necessary to set up a basin. The size of the splash is the extent to which the snake can enter after coiling. It is very resistant to low temperature. It is about 2.5 meters long and can be supplied to guinea pigs and rabbits. The temperature is kept between 26 and 33 DEG C.. Of course, Burmese pythons can also adapt to hibernation, but the incidence rate is high during hibernation, so please don't let your pythons hibernate if you don't want to breed. The length of the feeding container shall not be less than 1/2 and the width shall not be less than 1/3 of the length of the snake. In any case, buy artificially bred individuals as much as possible to avoid breaking the law and threatening the number of wild pythons, and such individuals are easier to tame than those caught in the wild.

Chinese name Xiaomi snake

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Latin scientific name Elaphe guttata

Geographical distribution in the southeastern United States, dry woodland, swamp, farmland and other places along the Gulf Coast.

The mode of reproduction is oviparous.

Traditionally, this species belongs to Nocturnal Animals. It likes to be active in the evening and dusk, and come out to enjoy gentle sunbathing in the morning. Known as the most popular pet snake, it has changeable colors, mild gender, simple eating habits and a moderate figure as an adult. After domestication, you can play with it easily. Therefore, as an entry-level variety, Xiaomi snake is really suitable for breeding, and of course it needs to be accepted by the family.

In terms of body shape characteristics, from primary colors, that is, gray, taupe to khaki, orange and so on. Even the red and albino bodies that have been artificially eliminated. However, no matter the individual with any pigment, there will be square stripes on his back at certain intervals. Some individuals with primary colors will have black checkered patterns on their bellies, hence the name Xiaomi.

Feed on reptiles or mammals.

Nursing feeding equipment can use simple, tall, spacious, ventilated but firm feeding boxes, and of course, it must be equipped with a firm locked top cover to prevent them from coming out. Some dead branches can be arranged in the feeding box for them to climb, and it can also help to remove the old skin when molting. The substrate can be reptile sand or pika sawdust, or even artificial turf or newspaper, as long as it can be kept clean and easy to clean. A cave can be prepared to hide, but it will hinder its taming skills in the future. Strong water bags should be set in the box for drinking and bathing. Prepare a red light bulb with low wattage for night use, which can be used for watching at night and keeping warm at ordinary times. In winter, electric blankets can also be used to keep warm. Keep it at 24-30 degrees Celsius during the day and around 19-23 degrees Celsius at night, but after feeding, raise the temperature to help it digest food and keep the humidity dry. As long as the mice are fed, the interval between each feeding is about 7- 10 days, but remember not to feed them too much or too much at a time, because too much or too much food will make them vomit. And don't disturb them for a while after each meal, so as not to make them vomit. Because according to experienced predecessors, millet snakes, especially larvae, vomit after eating is very easy to die. During their molting, their emotions will be particularly tense, so it is best to avoid harassing them during this period. In addition, the feeding environment should be kept as dry as possible, because improper humidity may cause them to peel off. Of course, the feeding environment is often disturbed, which makes them nervous, peeling and refusing to eat.

Chinese name Emerald Tree Python

Common name alias

English name Python regius

Latin scientific name

Geographical distribution of Amazon basin

The mode of reproduction is viviparous. There are as many as 20 young snakes in each nest.

Habitual tropical rain forest, but only live in huge trees.

Physical characteristics are about 1.6 meters. This is a beautiful python, similar to the green tree python, and a typical example of convergent evolution. Young emerald pythons are red or orange, but in the first year, their color will turn green. There are a row of white stripes on their backs, and there are also huge and conspicuous hot pits.

Predatory birds and small mammals.

Chinese name Agkistrodon acutus

Common name alias Viper.

English name

Latin scientific name Agkistrodon acutus

Distribution: South China, Taiwan Province Province and North Vietnam.

The mode of reproduction is oviparous. It can lay 20 eggs and hatch in 24-30 days.

Habitually inhabit the forest, especially the forest near the water.

The body shape is 80- 120 cm long. The snout is pointed and protrudes upward. The body is stout and the head is pointed and triangular. The back of the head is dark brown, while the body is grayish white with dark brown triangular stripes on it. In Chinese mainland, it is called "Agkistrodon acutus", which is highly toxic.

Feeding on all kinds of vertebrates.

China's famous milk snake

Common name alias

English name Lampropeltis triangulum

Latin scientific name

Distribution: North America, Central America (USA, Canada, Mexico, Ecuador)

The mode of reproduction is oviparous. Each spawning is about 10, the mating period is in spring and summer, and the eggs hatch in autumn.

The usual wild habitats are farmland, grassland, forest and vein.

The physical characteristics of adults are 100- 180cm.

Carnivorous: rodents (such as mice and rats), small snakes, lizards, eggs, frogs, salamanders, etc.

Wider and shorter feeding boxes can be used for nursing, because they don't like to climb up (such as customized wooden cabinets and glass feeding boxes). Ensure that the snake cannot escape, is easy to clean, has no sharp cracks, is well ventilated, and can maintain a proper temperature. The bottom of the box is padded with sawdust, bark (such as bark and coconut shell), gravel, young sand (such as reptile sand and calcium sand) and artificial paper scraps (such as compressed paper scraps). Temperature: 25-28 degrees. Humidity: medium to low. A large water tray (such as a rock basin) should be placed to drink and bathe it. Usually excreted in water. This is necessary when peeling is about to happen. There must be a private place, a safe place to sleep during the day. Artificial caves (such as tree holes and fever holes) can be used. Feeding density of rodents (such as mice and rats): once every 5-7 days in childhood; Adults every 7- 10 days. Note: 1. Eating in the dark; 2. Don't move your hands close when feeding; Don't move after feeding for a day.

The Chinese name is Taiwan Province Green Snake.

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Latin scientific name Cyclophiops major

Distribution: Taiwan Province Province, southern China and northern Vietnam.

The mode of reproduction is oviparous. It can lay 2- 13 eggs.

Its traces are common in mountains and forests. He is very gentle, even if he is caught, he will not bite, but will only twist wildly in order to break free. Everyday sex.

Physical features: the body length is 75-90 cm, and the longest can reach 1 m. The back is green and the abdomen is yellow-green or white. There are gray-black spots in the young snake stage.

Feed on earthworms or small insects. I don't eat much under artificial breeding.