well, today in the morning in my brother's girlfriend house some workers where taking out debris and they saw this snake. They where going to kill it so I decided to go and took it home. Now I need some information about the temperatures it needs, housing, moisture, decoration and everything necesary for it to be in perfect conditions.
Thanks a lot

IMO, i would find a nice forest, or field, away from construction work and release it. But if you would like to keep it, care is pretty similar in regards to corns. Same temps, and cage setup (ie 20 gal long for adults, w/ hides etc.)

He looks a bit grumpy in those first pics lol. Has he been striking?

The situation is this one. I live in Mexico City, and this snake isn't native of here. My theory is that someone bought it illegally and then the snake fleed. If that is the situation it would be dangerous to release it cause it could have cought a terrarium disease and infect the ohter snakes. The other theory is that the snake traveled up to the house, its not impossible but not so logical. And I'm not able to go to the place of its natural habitat to release it. And giving it to the authorities who are "responsible" of fauna, they would sacrifice it so its not quite a good option. It would be better for me to keep it, I have some experience with corn snakes so I have some idea of the subject.





no he hasn't strike, but that position is enough to keep me away for now lol

by the way, what is IMO? I made an effort to inffer but its no use...

Thanks

IMO in my opinion

Well they are found in Mexico.......I could have easily found its way to Mexico City........Very nice snake!

I would love to have it in my collection......

Bad news, it has many woUnds mainly in the belly, tomorrow I'll take it to the vet to see how can I heal it. I'll keep informing you.
thanks

Aw, that sucks. I've got my fingers crossed for him, let us know how it all goes

Gerdum, put some normal neosporin/antibacterial cream on it but without pain reliever.
Any chances a cat got a hold of him?

well its a male, he has 2 fractures in the ribs but not recent so they have healed. The vet also gave me a medicin which I have to put on the wound and will help him heal. But nothing that may put his life in risk, so its really good!!! I'll give him a fuzzie tomorrow and I hope he eats. Thanks a lot for the support!!! and for the terrarium, which substrate could be good? and waht size could be good for the terrarium?
thanks

For a ratsnake usually a 20gal long, but larger if you can. I think he'd do nicely in a 3 footer personally. Also while the wound is still healing i'd keep him on paper towels for now, but after, wood chippings (not cedar) or aspen are both great substrates,although be sure not to feed on them.

thanks, I have a 35 X 27 X 15 inch terrarium, but by now I have him in kitchen paper in a smaller tank. And yesterday I took him out to heal him and he's a bit more relaxed and didn't stroke.



There's a cat in the house but when he finds an animal he normaly kills it. But maybe the cat attacked him and he managed to run away.

my guess would be he slithered away :-)

Sorry i had to say that lol

I hope he heals up nice. keep us posted and more pics :-) we all love pictures

very nice snake glad it is all healed up i noticed a liitle cut in the first pic is he calm like can u handle him or is he still freaked out. how did you get him to the vet did he strike wen u tried to pick him up?? MORE PICS THEY AE AWSOMe

well I will put new pics soon, promise. And he was relaxed but just for that day, now I have to use gloves because he is striking anytime I get near him. But I hope that with time we becomes more relaxed and I can handel him. I tookhim to the vet in a plastic small tank (sorry I don't know the name in english ^^'') that is special for transporting reptiles. And he also stroke the vet but she has some experience handling snakes and she did not got bitten.

wow that must have been fun