Monday, April 26, 2010

Mexican Milk Snake

Mexican milk snakes are found normally in Texas. There are all types of sub-species for this snake:There are about two-dozen different subspecies of milk snakes throughout North and South America, and they are the following: Guatemalan Milksnake Louisiana Milksnake Andean Milksnake Mexican Milksnake Jalisco Milksnake Blanchard's Milksnake Pueblan Milksnake New Mexico Milksnake Conant's Milksnake Dixon's Milksnake Mexican Milk Snake Scarlet Kingsnake Black Milksnake Central Plains Milksnake Honduran Milksnake Ecuadoran Milksnake Pale Milksnake Nelson's Milksnake Pacific American Milksnake Atlantic Central American Milksnake Sinaloan Milksnake Smith's Milksnake Stuart's Milksnake Red Milksnake Utah Milksnake Eastern Milksnake Most of the subspecies do very well in captivity and will eat thawed rodents that have been frozen, on a regular basis. They also have good temperaments,and with regular handling, can become quite tame. The average life span is about 14 years. Since they are from Texas, they like more of the dryer areas. Mexican milksnakes are a protected species. Most snakes reach sexual maturity when they are several years old, it will always be dfferent, it just depends on the snake, and what kind of enviroment they live in. Mexican Milksnakes lay eggs unlike some other reptiles that give live birth. As for feeding, you can offer an appropriate sized mouse about once every 7 to 10 days, and you will need to feed baby milk snakes more often, about once every five days, this helps them grow better, stronger, and faster. You should keep temperatures between 80-85 degrees for most of the milk snake subspecies, some need to be kept colder, but usually not any hotter. You should be sure to put some hiding places in the cage too, especially for baby snaks, doing this makes them feel more secure.

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