SNAKESUNLIMITED
By Jason Hood
- Pseustes poecilonotus: I am working with two good friends Gavin Brink and Bryan Suson trying to build the finest and most diverse group of Pseustes poecilonotus in the USA. Gavin was the first person to breed these snakes in the US that I am aware of. He produce a small clutch in 2010 from CB animals out of Costa Rica. Bryan and I hope to join him in his success with our animals when they mature. Between the three of us we have a large group of animals from Costa Rica and Peru. The Costa Rican animals are known as being some of the most variable snakes on the planet with individuals coming in reds, yellow, oranges, greens, and even purple!! They can exhibit any or all of the above colors on a single animal. These snakes need to be exhibited in an arboreal cage to be truely appreciated. They are full of personality and attitude and quickly became one of my favorite snakes to work with. (Recent toxonomic work has changed this species to Phyronax poecilonotus)
- Pseustes Sulphureus: I am currently raising 2.2 CBB animals. They have matured into some spectacular young animals and I have high hopes are breeding my largest female in 2014. With a reported adult size up to 14 feet long these are among the top five largest colubrids on the planet but adults I have seen have been as small as 7 feet long and as large as 10. I have not personally been made aware of a true 14ft specimen but I have heard of them all the way up to 12 feet long. No matter what, these have the potential to be very large arboreal snakes and as such large caging is a must. P. sulphureus come in the very eye pleasing yellow and black color phase but also come in tan, maroon, yellow/green and even some pinks. The currently available blood lines are barely showing off their range in colors but hopefully that will change as interest grow. (Recent taxonomic work has changed this species to Spilotes sulphureus)