Re: does anybody know about grass snakes

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: : [snip] Anyway the snake is a baby : : : and has two faint stripes down it's back, no : : : markings on it's belly, it is a greenish gray : : : color, and has a black spot underneath both : : : of it's eyes. Also it's head is bigger than it's : : : head, if it matters at such a young age. : : I need a little more info. Baby green snakes are actually grayish green, but should have no stripes. Size would help rule out a couple of possibilities - can you estimate how long it would be if stretched out? And how big around relative to a pencil or a toothpick. Some of the snakes we're talking about are small -- 9 or 10 inches -- even as adults. It would help to know if what you have is really a baby. : : My guess at this point would be a Texas brown snake. They have a single pale stripe down the center of the back, variable color, and a bit of dark color below the eyes. : : The thing about head size isn't related to age. A Texas brown snake would have a head slightly larger than the neck, where a rough earth snake (similar sized brownish snake) would have a narrow, pointed head not wider than the neck. Head size helps rule out a couple of possibilities. : : If it's a Texas brown snake, the babies are about 4 inches long and would be very delicate. They might take small bits of earthworm or very small invertebrates. Alan Tennant's field guide tells of a clutch of baby brown snakes being offered scents of a variety of foods (smeared on Q-tips) and only the scent of slugs and snails elicited feeding responses. I don't know that most of us would have access to food that the snake would be able to eat. However, I haven't raised baby brown snakes -- anyone else? : : Michael : Michael, : He is a grayish green color, and is about 9 to : 10 inches long, but he does have 2 stripes down : his back. He also has dark color under both eyes. : His head is wider than his neck. He is already : eating medium sized crickets. : Talk with you later, Jerry

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