Sun Beam Snake!

Sun beam snakes are pretty much one of the best looking snakes you can find in south east Asia. It's a breath taking snake "i would say", The sun beam snake gets its name from its scales there very glossy. The sun beam spends some time in the rice paddies, but most of the time its under ground. The snake have a pointy head and a thin snake to make its way around under ground " you ask me i think that's pretty cool". The sun beam gets up to 2 feet, some might say that's small but this snake can eat a lizard,or another snake and of course other small mammals. The snake can be stressed out EASILY! from the stress the snake can get blisters on the skin eww! Some might think its a illness but its not its from the stress the snake is getting, with the right antibiotics that can be fixed.These bad boys are hard to breed but if you choose to keep one make sure you have a 3Lx2Wx12H cage for this beautiful snake, It's also comfortable with humidity because its from southern Asia it needs at least 80% in the cage. Alot of work to keep these snakes in good shape in my opinion i wouldn't like to have one of these but some people still liek them, overall There a pretty cool darn snake.

Hot Herp Saftey

      The article i read was called Hot Herp Safety by: Jessie Black, it talks about how you should take care and be careful with venomous snakes such as the "king cobra". The tips Jessie gives in his article are very good,and we use most of the same things as he says in our Project based science class. If you own a cobra or some other venomous snake, A good idea would be to give the cobra a hide box, they love small tight dark spots and its also good when your cleaning the cage. NEVER! come at a cobra fast when doing something in the cage, Murphy's law says "anything that can go wrong will go wrong".Top opening cages are not such a good idea, custom built cages are much better with faster  snakes. When opening the cage to Feed the snake or take out old skin, the best thing to use is tongs and make sure your crack the cage ope a Little bit only enough room for the snake to get its food.Make sure you have a extra cage or better a extra bin to put the snake in while your cleaning the cage. Jessie black covers a big thing in his article, make sure on your snakes cage you have a label saying " WARNING! snake is venomous and will bite". If bit by a cobra make sure you have sources to anti-venom drugs to save your life, E.Rs o not carry anti-venom so make sure you have sources to some and bring it to the E.R with you don't inject yourself. Remember don't get a venomous snake if you cant Handel it.