Chaz, Here in the USA these are considered "junk snakes" and except for a few aficionados not many people keep them. Only the states that prohibit keeping any species native to that state offer them any protection, although some state like Texas may limit the number that that can be collected in a given night (or day, I guess). The saying goes about nerodia in general hereabouts is "hard to catch, easy to handle". Once in hand they settle in quite quickly and they acclimate to handling in captivity well. Their bites are no worse than any other snake their size, but because of anticoagulant in their saliva they can bloody as all get out. They really deserve more attention than they get but they are just so common that they are basically ignored in the pet trade here in America.
Yep, it's pretty much like this. Nerodias are considered intermediate snakes to keep here since they need extra care when it comes to feeding rodents. They're very common throughout a lot of the US, and they're easily spotted in the wild when they bask near water. They're probably the least exotic snake you can keep as a pet here - garters at least are all striking in appearance. Collection rules are handled by the game and wildlife department here in Texas. It's not closely watched here outside of endangered species, and I know there's a specific license that allows collection for commercial purposes - someone nearby (haven't met him) legally collects western hognose snakes from his property to breed and sells the babies. Pretty sure collecting anything to sell isn't allowed on public land. As for easy to handle, I'd give that to kingsnakes. I've never taken a bite or even a musking from a wild adult kingsnake, they just settle down quickly. It's a tossup with rat snakes, they put on a good show but are mostly bluff. Nerodias invariably tag me, I've been bitten by them more than any other snake.
This is very true! I have a love for common species like rat snakes and amazon tree boas and i love sand boas too but everyone makes fun of me because im called boring and its unfortunate because these are awesome snakes!!!
As an American in the US, I really don't understand the massive lack of appreciation for our North American snake species, we have so many badass species here. To be fair, a lot of states have a lot of restrictions on the ownership of native species, it widely varies on the state and the species
Texan here, when I got into the hobby 25ish years ago, wild capture was the norm and how I learned about snake husbandry. Texas laws are pretty lax when it comes to non endangered species in my understanding. Water snakes (both diamondback and broad banded) and western rat snakes, were some of my favorites! I can’t stand the lack of appreciation for not only native snakes but for normal color phases of any species. IMHO you cannot improve on nature’s design. It seems that you cannot hardly find a captive bred snake any longer that are just their normal wild color phases. It seems that the diversity of species has shrunk as well over the years. You can’t hardly find these wonderful creatures in the pet trade but there’s thousands of different colored ball pythons and corn snakes! It’s frustrating. I got into snakes because I loved how they existed in the wild, not for how much of that “wild” we can breed out of them. It’s as if we are trying to take these amazing creatures and turn them into some kind of brightly colored trinket.
@@matthewellis2585 I agree with your sentiments about too many corns and balls, and the normal variations in nerodia especially are amazing! However, all of these morphs are a part of nature. The genes were always there. There are some striking patterns and colors in nerodia species that really could be bred to create amazing individuals. They are almost too common for our own good.
Great video! I've just purchased my first snake 4 months ago. She's a juvenile nerodia clarkii compressicauda. She bit me for the first time today lol. She's been a little flighty previously, but now strikes at me any time my hand comes near. She's 26 inches long, but is growing rapidly. I do provide her with a ten gallon aquarium inside a 1m x 0.5m x 1m arboreal terrarium. She spends her days basking under a heat lamp high in the branches, and spends nights in her aquarium. She has a heat mat controlled by a thermostat underneath her cage with a hide on top but has never used it once. For enrichment, I put her feeder fish in the aquarium for her to catch on her own. Her favorite are black mollies. I suspect they're her favorite because they're larger, slower, and easier to see. There are currently 2 guppies in her aquarium she's refused to eat for 2 months now. So she has a couple cohabitants lol. She makes full use of the network of branches and the aquarium. She's never spent any time on the ground to relax, only to get from point A to B. When I was researching her species before purchasing, I realized information on nerodia clarkii compressicauda is limited at best. I'm glad I've found your video about one of her "cousins", though. Because information was limited, I constructed her habitat to mimic coastal Florida conditions. In this video, you mention snakes getting skin irritation if not allowed to dry. She does dry herself all day long, but spends all night soaking. Do you think that will develop into a problem, like you mention, in the long run? My house's humidity stays between 40%-70%, and her terrarium matches that. I know this was particularly long winded for the purpose of asking a single question. My apologies.
Great video as always mate. We just need to get moved out already. missing out on all the good stuff haha. Id love to get my hands on a pair of these one day.
Thank you for the list of thiamonase-free fish. There are lists shared online that contradict each other so it's been a bit confusing! Also the background info. you provide is fascinating, I love learning the history of the species. I guess if you keep one of these you're pretty much obligated to name it Napoleon!
I absolutely love Nerodia; particularly the Brown Watersnake, Diamondback Watersnake and Northern Watersnakes. Here in the US, I know of only one breeder for Diamondback Watersnakes in particular, Underground Reptiles out of Florida. It's generally legal to keep Nerodia in most states as they are one of the most numerous snakes in their ranges. I agree witj what you said about them not being devils. Caught in the wild, rhey are certainly incredibly defensive. They do thrash arounr violently, and bite the hell out of the person who's grabbed them - and due to a natiral anticoagulant Nerodia produce in their saliva, the bites do bleed quite a lot conpared to other species; but is nevertheless harmless.
So glad I found this video! My daughter just caught a water snake by our pond and I've been struggling to find information on a proper set up for this species. Luckily, I already had plans to get a snake so I had most of the equipment on hand.
Thanks for making this video i saved one from my cats jaws and thought it was a rat snake till it kept chilling in the water dish. Just a baby for now but so lottle info on them
I have problems with feeding them frezen fish. I use multiple type of fish. I mostly feed them in when its dark. On what time do you recomend feed them?
I am carefully considering getting one, and I was wondering how many times a week would you feed a juvenile? I intend to feed it guppies at first, since they are the easiest( for me) fish to use as a food source. (Because of their reproduction rate) Awesome video, also, I have been looking for info on these snakes everywhere. Strange how few people have them as pets! Bonjour from France!
@@ludivinegregoire3310 génial et alors dis moi le maximum d'informations nécessaires les dimensions du terra, le substrat l'humidité etc comment tu fais
@@marcus5373 là elle est vraiment petite, elle a un terra de 45*45 cm (il me semble), j'ai mis de la terre et de la mousse (je me suis renseignée sur les avantages et inconvénients de chaque type de "sol" avant). Elle a une lampe pour la lumière, et une autre pour les UV, un morceau de bois assez haut pour qu'elle puisse se sécher quand elle sort de l'eau (ou quand elle sort la nuit). J'ai mis une gamelle d'eau moyenne, assez pour qu'elle puisse s'immerger quand elle veut. Je change l'eau souvent pour éviter les maladies de peau. Sinon elle a une cachette, et un tapis chauffant réglé à la bonne température dessous (placé sous le terra). Je contrôle la température avec un thermomètre laser. Pour l'humidité j'ai mis un capteur, et si il fait vraiment trop sec, j'utilise un pulvérisateur d'eau pour rajouter un peu d'humidité, mais pas trop pour qu'elle puisse quand même aller dans un endroit sec. J'ai lu qu'une fois qu'elle sera adulte, il va falloir que je prévoie un terra avec une plus grande partie d'eau.
I need help with my baby. She hasn't eaten in 3 days :( I have live guppies for her to catch and also frozen silversides her temp.is 78 on the warm side and 71 on the cold.side ( humidity at a stable 62% for both) :( I haven't handled her in 2 days and she hasn't moved from her hiding spot . she has a heating pad, but she hasn't used it
You guys need more views this was easily the most informative video on these snakes I could find
Chaz,
Here in the USA these are considered "junk snakes" and except for a few aficionados not many people keep them. Only the states that prohibit keeping any species native to that state offer them any protection, although some state like Texas may limit the number that that can be collected in a given night (or day, I guess). The saying goes about nerodia in general hereabouts is "hard to catch, easy to handle". Once in hand they settle in quite quickly and they acclimate to handling in captivity well. Their bites are no worse than any other snake their size, but because of anticoagulant in their saliva they can bloody as all get out. They really deserve more attention than they get but they are just so common that they are basically ignored in the pet trade here in America.
thanks for the insight Michael
Yep, it's pretty much like this. Nerodias are considered intermediate snakes to keep here since they need extra care when it comes to feeding rodents. They're very common throughout a lot of the US, and they're easily spotted in the wild when they bask near water. They're probably the least exotic snake you can keep as a pet here - garters at least are all striking in appearance.
Collection rules are handled by the game and wildlife department here in Texas. It's not closely watched here outside of endangered species, and I know there's a specific license that allows collection for commercial purposes - someone nearby (haven't met him) legally collects western hognose snakes from his property to breed and sells the babies. Pretty sure collecting anything to sell isn't allowed on public land.
As for easy to handle, I'd give that to kingsnakes. I've never taken a bite or even a musking from a wild adult kingsnake, they just settle down quickly. It's a tossup with rat snakes, they put on a good show but are mostly bluff. Nerodias invariably tag me, I've been bitten by them more than any other snake.
This is very true! I have a love for common species like rat snakes and amazon tree boas and i love sand boas too but everyone makes fun of me because im called boring and its unfortunate because these are awesome snakes!!!
So good. The best site of its kind on the web. Thank you.
The best
As an American in the US, I really don't understand the massive lack of appreciation for our North American snake species, we have so many badass species here. To be fair, a lot of states have a lot of restrictions on the ownership of native species, it widely varies on the state and the species
You truly have some bad ass species over there.
Don’t move here to California bro lol
Texan here, when I got into the hobby 25ish years ago, wild capture was the norm and how I learned about snake husbandry. Texas laws are pretty lax when it comes to non endangered species in my understanding. Water snakes (both diamondback and broad banded) and western rat snakes, were some of my favorites! I can’t stand the lack of appreciation for not only native snakes but for normal color phases of any species. IMHO you cannot improve on nature’s design. It seems that you cannot hardly find a captive bred snake any longer that are just their normal wild color phases. It seems that the diversity of species has shrunk as well over the years. You can’t hardly find these wonderful creatures in the pet trade but there’s thousands of different colored ball pythons and corn snakes! It’s frustrating. I got into snakes because I loved how they existed in the wild, not for how much of that “wild” we can breed out of them. It’s as if we are trying to take these amazing creatures and turn them into some kind of brightly colored trinket.
@@matthewellis2585 I agree with your sentiments about too many corns and balls, and the normal variations in nerodia especially are amazing! However, all of these morphs are a part of nature. The genes were always there. There are some striking patterns and colors in nerodia species that really could be bred to create amazing individuals. They are almost too common for our own good.
Great video! I've just purchased my first snake 4 months ago. She's a juvenile nerodia clarkii compressicauda. She bit me for the first time today lol. She's been a little flighty previously, but now strikes at me any time my hand comes near. She's 26 inches long, but is growing rapidly. I do provide her with a ten gallon aquarium inside a 1m x 0.5m x 1m arboreal terrarium. She spends her days basking under a heat lamp high in the branches, and spends nights in her aquarium. She has a heat mat controlled by a thermostat underneath her cage with a hide on top but has never used it once. For enrichment, I put her feeder fish in the aquarium for her to catch on her own. Her favorite are black mollies. I suspect they're her favorite because they're larger, slower, and easier to see. There are currently 2 guppies in her aquarium she's refused to eat for 2 months now. So she has a couple cohabitants lol. She makes full use of the network of branches and the aquarium. She's never spent any time on the ground to relax, only to get from point A to B. When I was researching her species before purchasing, I realized information on nerodia clarkii compressicauda is limited at best. I'm glad I've found your video about one of her "cousins", though. Because information was limited, I constructed her habitat to mimic coastal Florida conditions. In this video, you mention snakes getting skin irritation if not allowed to dry. She does dry herself all day long, but spends all night soaking. Do you think that will develop into a problem, like you mention, in the long run? My house's humidity stays between 40%-70%, and her terrarium matches that. I know this was particularly long winded for the purpose of asking a single question. My apologies.
It wont become problem because she can dry out under the light. The problem occurs when the entire vivarium is drenched and boggy in condition
@@SnakesNAdders thank you for the reassurance!
Great video as always mate. We just need to get moved out already. missing out on all the good stuff haha. Id love to get my hands on a pair of these one day.
Thank you for the list of thiamonase-free fish. There are lists shared online that contradict each other so it's been a bit confusing! Also the background info. you provide is fascinating, I love learning the history of the species. I guess if you keep one of these you're pretty much obligated to name it Napoleon!
Glad to be of service.
Ah here we go again! Another on the wish list! :'D
I absolutely love Nerodia; particularly the Brown Watersnake, Diamondback Watersnake and Northern Watersnakes. Here in the US, I know of only one breeder for Diamondback Watersnakes in particular, Underground Reptiles out of Florida. It's generally legal to keep Nerodia in most states as they are one of the most numerous snakes in their ranges.
I agree witj what you said about them not being devils. Caught in the wild, rhey are certainly incredibly defensive. They do thrash arounr violently, and bite the hell out of the person who's grabbed them - and due to a natiral anticoagulant Nerodia produce in their saliva, the bites do bleed quite a lot conpared to other species; but is nevertheless harmless.
So glad I found this video! My daughter just caught a water snake by our pond and I've been struggling to find information on a proper set up for this species. Luckily, I already had plans to get a snake so I had most of the equipment on hand.
So cool!
I think this may be a good snake to keep to pretend to be a venomous snake to fool people with.
Bit late to the party but my state allows all species except N. sipedon as they’re native. We had a Florida banded, and just got a diamondback
Thanks for making this video i saved one from my cats jaws and thought it was a rat snake till it kept chilling in the water dish. Just a baby for now but so lottle info on them
Well, I binged on like 20 of these. Dude these are GOOD! Please keep it up man! If you quit doing these vids then I’ll accept vids of you fighting. 😬
What amazing video brotha !!
cheers mate.
Fantastic video.
Thankyou very much
excellent vid, ace animal, im not showing cath
I have problems with feeding them frezen fish. I use multiple type of fish. I mostly feed them in when its dark. On what time do you recomend feed them?
Great video as always! You've inspired me to start my own snake UA-cam channel!!
Good to hear xx best of luck
Can you please tell us the medical uses ? Which medicine we can get from it Thank you
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I keep a beautiful Nerodia erythrogaster
And I do agree with micheal they are way cooler than people give them credit for.
so you can have a bulb or a heating pad?
Ideally one heat spurce doing the job controlled by a thermostat. Two heats means 2 stats which means twice the cost.
I am carefully considering getting one, and I was wondering how many times a week would you feed a juvenile? I intend to feed it guppies at first, since they are the easiest( for me) fish to use as a food source. (Because of their reproduction rate)
Awesome video, also, I have been looking for info on these snakes everywhere. Strange how few people have them as pets!
Bonjour from France!
In amercia they are junk snakes, they dont even look at them twice. Its only us Europeans that have an interest.
Salut je chercher aussi des nerodia tu en as eu ou tu as abandonné l'idée ?
@@marcus5373 j'en ai une !
@@ludivinegregoire3310 génial et alors dis moi le maximum d'informations nécessaires les dimensions du terra, le substrat l'humidité etc comment tu fais
@@marcus5373 là elle est vraiment petite, elle a un terra de 45*45 cm (il me semble), j'ai mis de la terre et de la mousse (je me suis renseignée sur les avantages et inconvénients de chaque type de "sol" avant). Elle a une lampe pour la lumière, et une autre pour les UV, un morceau de bois assez haut pour qu'elle puisse se sécher quand elle sort de l'eau (ou quand elle sort la nuit). J'ai mis une gamelle d'eau moyenne, assez pour qu'elle puisse s'immerger quand elle veut. Je change l'eau souvent pour éviter les maladies de peau. Sinon elle a une cachette, et un tapis chauffant réglé à la bonne température dessous (placé sous le terra). Je contrôle la température avec un thermomètre laser.
Pour l'humidité j'ai mis un capteur, et si il fait vraiment trop sec, j'utilise un pulvérisateur d'eau pour rajouter un peu d'humidité, mais pas trop pour qu'elle puisse quand même aller dans un endroit sec.
J'ai lu qu'une fois qu'elle sera adulte, il va falloir que je prévoie un terra avec une plus grande partie d'eau.
Is there any way I could grind vitamin B1 into a powder and add it into my snake's water or food?
I need help with my baby. She hasn't eaten in 3 days :( I have live guppies for her to catch and also frozen silversides her temp.is 78 on the warm side and 71 on the cold.side ( humidity at a stable 62% for both) :( I haven't handled her in 2 days and she hasn't moved from her hiding spot . she has a heating pad, but she hasn't used it
3 days? Thats like me not having a cookie with my coffee in a morning.
It will be fine.
Its my first snake, and I'm stressed 😂 I was told babies need to eat every 2-3 days to keep up on their needs 😂
Honestly do not worry. It might be cycling to shed its skin i which case it may be 12 days or more before it eats again xx
She actually just finished her last shed! ( it was a complete shed, thankfully, lol) does the 12 day 'rule' still hold?
Whats the average price for one of these
We charge £55