Drymarchon vs. Spilotes Pullatus

Posted by Bill on October 23, 1999 at 15:18:17:

Not wanting to start a riot here and get all the "elitists" in a huff but I keep Spilotes as well as Black Tailed and Unicolored Cribos. All were out today (which is a rare event for the Cribos) and it struck me as to just how similar the two species are.
Obviously both get huge, eat anything, and are stunning to the eye. Now I'm talking about tame Spilotes here - not the radical and emaciated wc specimens we've all seen from time to time. These are 9', glossy black w/bright yellow, and as big around as any Indigo. I was just wondering why so few hobbyists keep Spilotes? If one is into huge Colubrids then they seem to be a natural progression - of course the demand for adult mice or small rats/chickens would probably tax all but the largest rodent colony or budget. Just curious I guess - Bill

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• Re: Drymarchon vs. Spilotes Pullatus doug 10/23/99 (6)
  • Re: 2 short answers: 1) Spilotes is an aggressive, biter. 2) its also big. More. Matthew Scruggs 10/31/99 (0)
  • Re: Drymarchon vs. Spilotes Pullatus Fred A. 10/25/99 (0)
  • Ive never heard of a Spilote before .... Matt 10/24/99 (3)
    • Re: Ive never heard of a Spilote before .... Tim Brophy 10/24/99 (2)
      • Re: Ive never heard of a Spilote before .... Bill 10/24/99 (1)
        • thanks (I dont think I'll be adding one to my collection in the near future) n/p Matt 10/24/99 (0)
• If you didn't want to start a riot, you should not have used the term elistists and put it in quotation marks! NP Melanie 10/23/99 (1)
  • Re: If you didn't want to start a riot, you should not have used the term elistists and put it in quotation marks! NP Bill 10/23/99 (0)
• Re: Drymarchon vs. Spilotes Pullatus Steve B. 10/23/99 (0)

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: Not wanting to start a riot here and get all the "elitists" in a huff but I keep Spilotes as well as Black Tailed and Unicolored Cribos. All were out today (which is a rare event for the Cribos) and it struck me as to just how similar the two species are. : Obviously both get huge, eat anything, and are stunning to the eye. Now I'm talking about tame Spilotes here - not the radical and emaciated wc specimens we've all seen from time to time. These are 9', glossy black w/bright yellow, and as big around as any Indigo. I was just wondering why so few hobbyists keep Spilotes? If one is into huge Colubrids then they seem to be a natural progression - of course the demand for adult mice or small rats/chickens would probably tax all but the largest rodent colony or budget. Just curious I guess - Bill

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