Rufous Beaked Snakes!!!

[Grimm]

Link to the book at kalahari
http://www.kalahari.net/bk/product.asp?toolbar=none&sku=27837762&format=detail

[horridus]

Well, after trying for years to get these things, i got eight, and they were all in excellent condition,they were heavy on females and just when i thought it could not get any better, they have almost all eaten, 3 days after landing, and then,



i saw them breeding today!!!! hectic.

i did not take any photos, i closed the cage and walked away. i have not heard of anyone breeding these guys, so i did not want to stress them out

[MrG]

It looks if the one in the pic got a few scars on him,but still a beautifull snake and huge.

[Bushviper]

That is great. I assume they are from Tanzania. It is quite possible that they could breed all year around because winters are pretty mild there.

They have been bred in captivity before. I remember seeing an article where one of the zoos in the US bred them back in the 80's.

Please keep us posted.

[Mongoose]

Let us know how they do!

[horridus]

ja, tanzanian, so i hope some of them might be gravid at the moment, but time will tell. They are all doing great and very lively. Noticed a few things, they flair their neck, half way between a boomslang and a cobra. they tail whip like Hydrodynastes and they are placid. i went through and did physicals on all of them and the worst i got was a tail whip!

Here are some more photos, sun was going down, so they are a bit dark, but these snakes are awesome. Might keep a bigger group than i thought initally just because i am so blown away by them.

enjoy, don


Neck flairing a bit

[Bushviper]

I have kept quite a number of these and never seen the neck flaring or the tail whipping. That is very interesting. I have not seen this recorded anywhere else either.

[Mongoose]

Nice Pics!!!

[Hellemar]

Hi...


Awesome snakes... Think I´ve got to have some of those...



Henke