Re: Ptyas mucosus????

Posted by Richard Lambot on August 30, 2001 at 08:45:35:

In Reply to: Re: Ptyas mucosus???? posted by Tom on August 23, 2001 at 08:54:17:

I used to catch these fairly regularly when I lived in Hong Kong where they are indigenous. I also kept a few. They are large (up to 4m) and powerful snakes that put up a hell of a fight. I can only speak for wild caught specimens but in my experience, adults adapt well to captivity but seldom become tame, making routine viv maintenance a headache with the snake having to be 're-caught' every time. They'll eat almost anything though - especially rodents and birds.

Ptyas korras were also widespread in HK and they were always far more suited to captivity in my experience, although I never persuaded a wild caught one to eat anything but frogs. In HK they frequent streams and paddy fields. Never managed to get hold of a pair so I can't comment on breeding them. Nice looking snakes though.

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: I used to catch these fairly regularly when I lived in Hong Kong where they are indigenous. I also kept a few. They are large (up to 4m) and powerful snakes that put up a hell of a fight. I can only speak for wild caught specimens but in my experience, adults adapt well to captivity but seldom become tame, making routine viv maintenance a headache with the snake having to be 're-caught' every time. They'll eat almost anything though - especially rodents and birds. : Ptyas korras were also widespread in HK and they were always far more suited to captivity in my experience, although I never persuaded a wild caught one to eat anything but frogs. In HK they frequent streams and paddy fields. Never managed to get hold of a pair so I can't comment on breeding them. Nice looking snakes though.

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