Opistoglyphs

[Morph]

These past few weeks I've been thinking about what you said, KITKAT. And you know what, I might just do it. After the summer, when I've finished spending all my hard earned on baby Garters I'm going to build a taller, arboreal viv and try to obtain Boiga cyanea again.

If anyone in the UK or Europe knows where I can get them, I'm delighted to hear from you.

Maybe some of our newer members have had dealings with opistoglyphous snakes, and may have comments to add here?

i can't help you really, being a new snake keeper, but i do look forward to your studies and findings. i have always longed to get published for something scientific, as apposed to my poetry, but i wouldn't have a clue about how to set up the appropriate studies.

if you need any help with research then let me know. i spend a lot of time on the net, as you know, so i can spend all the time in the world digging up all kinds of stuff for you.

if i cant do it myself then i'd settle for helping someone else

[adamanteus]

if you need any help with research then let me know. i spend a lot of time on the net, as you know

Thanks for the offer, Morph. I was just reading through a few web-sites relating to these snakes and I thought I'd share this classic quote..............

"Boiga is part of the viper family and so has the dreaded poison fang at the back of the throat". Hahahaha!

So, you have to be careful where you gather your information from. The internet, I find, is a minefield of nonsense and mis-information.

I found another site offering "stock photos" of Boiga cyanea. The picture on offer was of Gonyosoma oxycephala!

[Lulu Bennett]

james, i have found a site that may beable to help. the sell some reptiles that a DWA licence is needed for? well any way its Home they might beable to help. i don't know if they could get you the Boiga cyanea that you are after.hope this helps xxx

[adamanteus]

Thanks, Louise, that's really good of you. The species I'm looking for isn't listed, but it looks like a pretty good starting point for my search. I'll contact them and see if they can help me. Thanks again. X

[Lulu Bennett]

well really morph had a hand in me finding it. it was a link off the exreptile.com website that morph just give me for the exeter reptile show lol its fate!! lol but it does say that if he hasn't got what you want the just contact him and he will do what he can to get hold of it. they even have a diamond back, WOW!

[ScimitarX]

One of our friends recently purchased a white-lipped catsnake( not familiar with the scientific names but know its a Boiga) hes finding it a good challenge to keep because of its rather long strike reach.he's also told us its quite nervous, Hes very fond of unusual colubrids. Next time i see him i could ask him a few more questions about it if you like.

[adamanteus]

One of our friends recently purchased a white-lipped catsnake( not familiar with the scientific names but know its a Boiga) hes finding it a good challenge to keep because of its rather long strike reach.he's also told us its quite nervous, Hes very fond of unusual colubrids. Next time i see him i could ask him a few more questions about it if you like.

Claire, please ask him if he would be interested in direct contact with me. But yes, ask him millions of questions!

[ScimitarX]

ok, he is goin on holiday though so may be awhile till i do talk to him, unless he comes to us to be some reptile equipment off us.

[adamanteus]

Thanks Claire...the first question must be "Where did you get it?"

[CrazyHedgehog]

You have been to Hamm before haven't you James...

just wait till you get there!!