Elaphe frenata
Elaphe frenata
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| Elaphe
frenata female |
| One of the new ratsnakes inside our hobby is Elaphe frenata. Even it is still considered a member of Elaphe, it surely looks like a Gonyosoma. It is a small slender snake being 120-130 cm but looks much smaller. It is found in the highland woods of China, Nortern Vietnam and Assam region India. Little is known about this aboreal snake in nature. |
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| Elaphe
frenata |
| There has been some small imports of this lovely snake, and the first breedings have occured in USA and in Europe. It is a dayactive aboreal snake that should be kept in a high terrarium with lots of plants. Like most mountain ratsnakes, they don`t need much heat and are active at temperatures as low as 12*C. They are known to have shedding problems and humidity should be kept high and the animals sprayed with water every day. They feed on smaller mice both live and defrosted. |