1. When you see a snake...what should you do?.. First do not pick it up with your hands. Do Not handle it on your own. If it's a Venomous.. You need to leave it alone. Step back and walk away slowly from the snake...Do not run or hit it, poke at it with a stick. If it's a Non - venomous snake. Just do the same way with a venomous snake steps. There are no different to how to treat a snake respectfully...Just like respecting human life. But differently. But if you are not sure what kind of snake it is or want to know what kind it is.. Please call a reptile expert person to help you..Don't try it yourself alone. That's all I ask of you, it's for your safety between you and the snakes. If you need help by an reptiles expert person. Please contact me at my email address or if you can't
get through to me... Contact my Partner ( Jim Coles's email address, it's: ( [email protected] ) One of us will get back to you as soon as possible.
2. About Lizards....
My favorite thing to talk about. There are so many kinds of lizards around our world. Now that are lizards hibernating at this time of year of fall and winter. There not much to do for right now. Unless you have a pet Lizards in your house that you need help with or need advice about how to take care of them. So, if that the case. Please use the same email addresses that I have posted up where the snakes facts. Me and my parnter will get back to you as soon as we can. Thanks for stopping by and reading my webpage & Jim's Reptiles , Amphibians web page. Hope you enjoy it as much as I have fun creating it.. Have a great day, hope to hear from you all soon. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Raising and keeping Bearded Dragons - First you need a 20 - 25 gallon tank, Reptile bedding, water dish, Reptile Climbing branch. Food to choice and to get ( Mix blend dark lettuce greens; No Ice burge lettuce..) First meaalworms to feed 2-5, amount of crickets 2 - 5 to be fed, fruit - Cut up apples, Grapes, Mangos, etc.. ( Don not feed your first time dragons or any dragons spinch leafs. ) There are no calcium for them to collect for there bones. Supplements for bone that very IMPORTANT!!!! Please get calcium supplement for their health, bone. Heating is very important to there body, temp. The actual temp degrees are 92% - 100%. Please do not over heat your dragons. The worse case would be heat burns. Don't use heating rock for them. It will burn there bellies with they are sitting or laying on the rocks. Dragons do get feed once other day. Exsample: Monday; Wednesday; Friday; Sunday and back to Monday. Hope this helps how the scedule of feeding your Bearded Dragons. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Owning Ball Python ( Snake ) Size: 3 to 6ft long They are fr: Tropical est Africa Diet: Mice & Rats Caging needs: 10 to 20 gallon tank You will need climbing branches and hiding log for them to hide and sleep. Water dish, the temp should be 85% - 95% temperature. Hatchling youngs of ball pythons: young size is: 10 inches long in length. Food is the same for normal Ball pythons. Small size mice Hope this help with owning Ball Pythons -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Websites To Checkout & Research ( Cece's Yahoo Group Homepage ): http://groups.yahoo.com/group/live_runners; Live Journal: http://lizards2006.livejournal.com; www.360.yahoo.com ; ( Jim coles webpage) http://www.geocities.com/snakecollecter2000 ; ( American International Rattlesnake Museum of Albuquerque, New Mexico )www.rattlesnakes.com; ( Bob Clark's webpage )www.bobclark.com; ( Breeding Pythons )www.ballpythons.com; ( Bearded Draongs Facts )www.beardeddragons.com; ( Homepage of Turtles )www.turtlefacts.com; ( Land Of Komodo Dragons )www.komododragonscenteral.com; ( New Mexico Rio Grande Zoo )www.nmriograndezoo.com; ( New Mexico Wildlife Rescue Clinic Of Albuquerque )www.newmexicowildlifeclinic.com; ( Reptile Informations )wwwreptilesfacts.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Facts & Information on Rattlesnakes 1. Western Massasauga Size: 34 3/4 inches long Colorations: has 9 enlarged scales on top of head. Tail stocky with moderately developed rattle. Rounded dark blotches on back and sides; interspaces narrow. Light - bordered dark bar entends from eye to rear of jaw. Dark bars ( often lyre- shaped ) on top of head extend onto neck. Scales keeled in 23 -25 rowa. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Western Pigmy Rattlesnake Size: 25 1/8 inches long Colorations: Small rattler, slender tail is tipped with a tiny rattle. Gray to reddish, with brown to black blotches along midline of back; 1 - 3 rows of spots on sides. Narrow reddish back stripe sometimes present. Reddish - brown to black bar extends from eye to rear of jaw; usually bordered below with white line. Top of head has 9 enlarged scales. Scales keeled in 21 - 25 rows. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. Timber Rattlesnakes Size: 74 1/2 inches long Colorations: Northern forms range from yellow through brown or gray to black, with dark back and side blotches on front of body and blotches fused to form crossbands on rear of body. Head unmarked; Southern forms yellowish - brownish - or pinkish - gray, with tan or reddish - brown back stripe dividing chevonlike crossbands; dark stripe behind eye. Both forms have blacktail. Scales keeled in 23 - 25 rows. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Western Diamondback Rattlesnake Size: 83 7/8 inches long Colorations: Largest western rattlesnake, Heavy - bodied with large head sharply distinct from neck. Back patterned with light - bordered dark diamonds or heragonal blotches; blotches often obscured by randomly distributed small dark spots, which give back a mottled or dusky look. 2 light diagonal lines on side of face; stripe behind eye meets upper lip well in front of angle of jaw. tail encircled by broad black and white rings. Scales keeled in 25 - 27 rows. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Mojave Rattlesnake Size: 51 inches long Colorations: Uniformly white scales surround brown diamonds markings midline of back. Greenish - gray, olive - green, greenish - brown or occasionally yellow above. Black and white rings encircle tail; white rings signficantly larger. Light stripe behind eye extends backward above angle of mouth. Scales keeled in 25 rows. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Prairie Rattlesnake Size: 57 inches long Colorations: Brownish blotches down midline of back, generally edged with dark brown or black and often surrounded by light borfer, begin as oval, squarish, diamonlike, or hexagonal markings and tend ro narrow into inconspicuous crossbands rear tail. More than 2 internasal scales touch rostral scale. Scales keeled in 25 - 27 rows. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Blacktailed Rattlesnake Size: 49 1/2 iches long Colorations: Greenish, yellowish, or grayish with irregular light - edged, light - centered crossbands and sharply contrasting black tail. Individual scales are monochromatic. Scales keeled in 27 rows. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8. Mottled Rock Rattlesnake Size: 30 1/4 inches long Colorations: Small head and slender, greenish - gray, bluish - gray, or pinkish - tan, with widely spaced, irregularly bordered narrow black or brown crossbands. Dusky spotting between bands may be sparse or so heavy as to form secondary crossbands or lend a speckled appearance. Scales keeled in 23 rows. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here a question that will make you wonder.... What african ( non - venomous snake ) that stay with there youngs after they are hatch from the egg for two weeks????? If you know the answer please contact us. Thanks! We have the answer to the question. Sincerely Yours, Lizard Lady & Snake Man
