Thanks for the warm welcome! Glad to hear that more folks enjoy Storeria as well, I only have one female Northern Red-bellied snake at the moment but I did have a male with her that passed a few years ago and I have kept Northern brown snakes in the past. I would imagine that the young would indeed be hard to raise unless one cultured a constant supply of tiny slugs and earthworms. I`ve never found earthsnakes before but would love to add them to my life list. I live in the mountains of Virginia so no earthsnakes enter my area but they do occur in the Coastal and Piedmont of the state. Sonora look like they would be great little captives too, with the vast array of colors and an invertebrate diet. Does anyone one the forum keep Sonora as well?