Re: Taiwan Beauty vs Cornsnake

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Posted by CJ on September 06, 2000 at 02:03:48:

In Reply to: Taiwan Beauty vs Cornsnake posted by TonyD on September 05, 2000 at 22:45:57:

Hi Tony,

I have a very similar snake to the Taiwan Beauty that you are considering, a Vietnam 'blue' Beauty, Elaphe Taeniuras ssp. She's young. (Size approx. 2 & 1/2 ft.) She is *very* nervous & quick! She bites at a still hand if it is in her perimeter of vision.

I handle her almost daily, but with careful attention to keep my hands out of her vision & making sure that she does not have enough of her front body free to make a really effective strike. Small as she is, her bite can draw blood. I don't dare take my eyes off her for long.

I've only had her for about six weeks. She has not calmed down at all during that time.
Instead, I have become more skilled;) I hope that she will mellow some-in time, but I have not yet heard anyone say that the Asian Beauty snakes are mellow "lap" snakes. I wouldn't recommend them for a small child.

I have heard that the Beauty snakes are easy to care for. Mine has a healthy appetite & has grown visibly in the past month.

I hope that you receive several responses from others who have Asian Beauty snakes. I will be interested to read their posts as well.

BTW: If you haven't tried it already, plugging "Elaphe Taeniuras" into a search engine will bring you some results.

Regards,
CJ

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: Hi Tony, : I have a very similar snake to the Taiwan Beauty that you are considering, a Vietnam 'blue' Beauty, Elaphe Taeniuras ssp. She's young. (Size approx. 2 & 1/2 ft.) She is *very* nervous & quick! She bites at a still hand if it is in her perimeter of vision. : I handle her almost daily, but with careful attention to keep my hands out of her vision & making sure that she does not have enough of her front body free to make a really effective strike. Small as she is, her bite can draw blood. I don't dare take my eyes off her for long. : I've only had her for about six weeks. She has not calmed down at all during that time. : Instead, I have become more skilled;) I hope that she will mellow some-in time, but I have not yet heard anyone say that the Asian Beauty snakes are mellow "lap" snakes. I wouldn't recommend them for a small child. : I have heard that the Beauty snakes are easy to care for. Mine has a healthy appetite & has grown visibly in the past month. : I hope that you receive several responses from others who have Asian Beauty snakes. I will be interested to read their posts as well. : BTW: If you haven't tried it already, plugging "Elaphe Taeniuras" into a search engine will bring you some results. : Regards, : CJ

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