The Cutest Snake I've Ever Seen!

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MorbidPh8

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My dad caught this little guy while at work. He brought it back to me so I could take some pics. Its so small I would love to keep him but feeding would be a pita. So he will be back at home shortly. This is a Western Thread Snake (Leptotyphlops humilis)







My g/f who hates snakes fell in love with this little guy.
 
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dude, that is AWESOME!!! i bet they are pretty hard to feed and take care of, not that i would know though... anyone had experience keeping them?
 
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My field guide says they eat ants, ant larva, and termites. Maybe could eat pin head crickets. They burrow so I doubt you'll see them much.
 
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Nice find! If you do keep it, you may want to culture some springtails to keep it fed. There was one in a local pet shop and that was all it would eat.
 
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Hah, cool snake.

MorbidPh8 said:
My field guide says they eat ants, ant larva, and termites. Maybe could eat pin head crickets. They burrow so I doubt you'll see them much.
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I bet they can eat crix, roaches, mealies, and red wigglers.
 
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that thing looks waaaay too small to eat crix or roaches no matter what the size.
 
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now THAT would be a snake i'd own if i would get into snakes. don't see that happening tho. the closest i ever gotten to having a "snake" was when i was growing up in germany and was watching blindschleichen (blind worms/slow worms) anguis fragilis, which are actually legless lizards.
 
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awesome snake...at first i hought it was a brahminy blind snake
 
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I found a nice size adult under a huge log last time I was in AZ. It was a great find! I wouldn't keep it if I was you. WC reptiles are a pain.

 
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I didn't keep him he was released.. It would of been to much work to feed it ants and termites... lol That adult is cool.
 
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Oh that's good to hear! Yeah its was a very nice find, made my day.
 
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