Truly Royal Snakes This Is A Rare Colubrid That Is Docile And Easy To Care For Regal Hunters Feeding On Adult Mice Or Rat Pups Weekly SKU: Spalerosophis diadema Categories: Animals , Other Snakes , Snakes Tags: Field Collected , Royal Egyptian Diadem Rat Snake , Spalerosophis diadema The Book of Indian Reptiles and Amphibians, J C Daniel, Bombay Natural History Society, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2002. A branch for climbing may be appreciated. The female Diadem Ratsnake produce their young ones around June each year so long as they are provided with a lengthy photoperiod and are introduced to a male.
There are two subspecies of this snake species. From my reading and Web browsing, opinions seem to differ on exactly how tame Diadems will become, but the consensus seems to be that regular handling is necessary to produce tame captives and that juveniles can be aggressive. Other breeders have used suspended incubation techniques successfully. With the decreased availability, the prices have risen but they are still an affordable snake for most. I have also seen the cliffordi subspecies for sale as imports. The snakes easily trust their captors and hence it makes their captors work easy. The royal diadem ratsnake is a colorful and sought after subspecies of the diadem ratsnake complex. For pairs I intend to breed, I keep them together until late-summer when the second clutch is usually laid. Ventrally, it is usually uniform white, but rarely has small blackish spots. Royal Diadem Rat Snake (Spalerosophis diadema clifford), Radiated Rat Snake (Coelognathus radiata), Russian Rat Snake (Elaphe schrenckii) males only, Yellow Rat Snake (Pantherophis alleghaniensis), Bulgarian Rat Snake (Elaphe quatuorlineata).
They are also known as the Pakistan Jeweled ratsnake or the black headed royal snake. In captivity, these snakes will eat anything as long as it is of reasonable size. This was formerly considered a single species with many subspecies, but recently some have been elevated to full species level and there is continued debate on the matter. They will sometimes sit on top of the warm end hide box to get closer to the panel, but will also spend an equal amount of time on the cool end. Aggressive displays consist of striking, biting and hissing. We have a great selection of CB Baby Royal Diadem Rat Snakes for Sale. The tiger reserve of Palamau is noted to be one of the first ninth Tiger Reserve of India under the Project Tiger in the year 1973. Most of our corn snakes are bred here in house.
Brahminy kite is found in many parts of Indian Oceans and the Australian countries. Amphibians and Reptiles of North Africa, W Kästle, H H Schleich and K Kabisch, Koeltz Scientific Books, Germany 1996. Brahminy Kite is an Indian bird. Captive born royal diadem ratsnales will usually appear on the market in late summer to early fall. Website Built & Managed By Patagonia Agency, Diadem Rat Snakes Are Beautiful Creatures.
I typically feed the male snakes slightly less than the females snakes to prevent obesity. Sub Adults eat small mice. The snakes that I keep are the atriceps subspecies. The species is endemic to Asia and northern Africa. Subscribe to Free E-Magazine on Reference.
Chad Arment's article at herper.com, although I think from Bartlett's notes that his temperature suggestions are a bit on the low side. I only maintain these cool temperatures for about three weeks. My snakes have never done so and always lay their eggs in these hide boxes.
Join Date: Sep 2009. I generally remove the male after the second clutch to ease concerns over wearing the female down. Coloration: pale sandy-tan, with busy pattern of maroon to strawberry (sometimes warm brown) dorsally and laterally [SOURCE: Bartlett 2001]. These snakes often occupy borrows in the wild and I have found my captive specimens spend a fair amount of time in these moist hide boxes. A branch for climbing may be appreciated. Diadem Rat Snakes, are mainly found in Africa, the Middle East and India are non- venomous Rat Snake species that are becoming increasingly popular in the pet trade. Most of our corn snakes are bred here in house. They are found in arid and semi-arid regions of Pakistan and India. The biggest limitation the lack of genetic diversity available to would be breeders. The number of breeders of these snakes have dwindled over the years and they are now very hard to come by. The females in particular need to be well conditioned because they can double or even triple clutch. Red-Spotted Diadem Snake, Red-Spotted Royal Snake, Blotched Diadem Rat Snake : Pakistan: Max >5': avg 3-3½' Bartlett (2001) noted that this snake was uncommon in the pet trade. I have heard of other breeders having problems with their snakes laying eggs in water bowls. Individual housing is recommended to regulate breeding patterns, but these snakes are generally well behaved and can be kept as pairs for extended periods. Here's a longer version of their care that I prepared: Keeping and Breeding the Royal Diadem Ratsnake (. Provide a substrate of aspen or wood mulch at least 1” deep. They are known as Spalerosophis diadema clifford scientifically while their common names are Diadem Rat snakes, Royal Diadem Snake and Egyptian rat snake. As these snakes are not imported at this time, all available animals will be captive born. S. diadema is found in Algeria, Afghanistan, Egypt, northern India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, southern Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Oman, western Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, northern Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkey, Tunisia, Turkey, southern Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.