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04-28-16, 11:34 PM
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After 16 years.
About 16 years ago I had flipped a rock and found a tiny little snake. I had thought it to be a hognose at first and picked the snake up and took a photo of it. I then released it. I had noticed the pattern was a bit weird so decided to match up the pattern to find out exactly what it was and finally found out it was a neonatal massasauga. Felt really stupid at that moment and fortunate.
Ever since, Ive been wanting one or at least find one. Finally found a guy who wanted a coral snake I had and he had this guy for trade. Needs a sandwich or two but once he's fattened up itll be perfect.
Boom.
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04-29-16, 04:07 AM
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Re: After 16 years.
Cool snake, would be the best looking hog I've ever seen. Glad it all worked out.
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04-29-16, 04:16 AM
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Re: After 16 years.
Congrats! Awesome looking little guy.
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04-29-16, 09:43 AM
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Re: After 16 years.
cute little critter. i hear hognoses eat great and and have nice dispositions.
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04-29-16, 12:42 PM
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Re: After 16 years.
Cool little snakes, and lucky you didn't get bitten.  I sometimes think about their cousins, the pigmy's, but I'm reluctant to take the leap into venomous.
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04-29-16, 12:48 PM
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Re: After 16 years.
Congrats KG on escaping a problem and congrats on the new addition.
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04-29-16, 02:43 PM
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Re: After 16 years.
Very fortunate! Nice addition!
Side question, but how well do Corals do in captivity? I've heard mixed reviews and I wouldn't mind keeping a Micruroides euryxanthus (Sonoran/AZ Coral) if I ever come across one. However, I don't want to attempt keeping one if they won't thrive (even with proper husbandry, etc...)
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04-29-16, 06:20 PM
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Re: After 16 years.
Thanks guys, I was definitely fortunate to have found one that wasn't eager to bite.
Corals seem to do pretty well if you can get them feeding. The one that I traded actually ate a pinkie after I rubbed it on the hog island boa. I've never tried keeping Easterns though Ive caught quite a few of them. I have heard they can be tricked into eating rodents fairly easy. Texas Corals tend to be a bit problematic, I hear. I'm told that the locale of the animal will determine what the animal will likely eat ie skinks or certain kind of snakes vs others. Never had the pleasure to have Arizonas but really want to at least see one in person.
Most people I know feed snakes or force feed.
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04-29-16, 08:15 PM
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Re: After 16 years.
Yeah, Id really like to refer away from force feeding. I was actually thinking they would probably need scenting to get them going.
Thanks alot for the recommendations, always appreciated. 
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