tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1013316887660017880.post6923706245906623985..comments2024-03-25T16:04:06.581-05:00Comments on MObugs: Midland Brown SnakeShelly Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18367843308248195970noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1013316887660017880.post-68447524097538261392016-03-21T20:17:14.845-05:002016-03-21T20:17:14.845-05:00I love these little snakes and I am so glad your d...I love these little snakes and I am so glad your daughter found one and is trying to care for it. What a great experience. It's not that uncommon for newly captured snakes to refuse to eat. Often they are scared or feel threatened in some way. Plus the environment is new to them. Generally they adjust pretty quickly and will eat just fine. I'd say give it a week or two and keep trying off and on to get it to eat, make sure it has fresh water too. If after 2 weeks or so, it still hasn't eaten she might consider releasing it and maybe catching a new one. Just like people...snakes all have different personalities and some adapt better than others. Tell her I said good luck and wish the best with her friend. 😊Shelly Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18367843308248195970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1013316887660017880.post-73490273214282714662016-03-21T09:26:30.717-05:002016-03-21T09:26:30.717-05:00My daughter caught a midland brown snake and broug...My daughter caught a midland brown snake and brought it home. We put some slugs and a little worm in for her to eat but hasn't touched either. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382534113276729419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1013316887660017880.post-56240579878082978762012-06-24T21:57:51.410-05:002012-06-24T21:57:51.410-05:00This helped me a lot. My husband brought home a sn...This helped me a lot. My husband brought home a snake that looked exactly like this one a few months ago. We thought it was a bull snake though so we tried to feed her crickets. She has been eating the crickets but today we went in the living room and found she had given birth to a baby! We were so surprised. Its still just the one right now but I am keeping an eye on them. They look exactly like the pictures you posted. So thanks for posting this!Jossinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1013316887660017880.post-54182341516632664922010-03-26T18:12:06.815-05:002010-03-26T18:12:06.815-05:00You're right there aren't very many that ...You're right there aren't very many that give live birth,rather they lay eggs. There are a few in Missouri that do however bear live young, the Midland Brown is one; as is all species of Garter Snakes, Yellow-Bellied Water Snake, Broad-Banded Water Snake, Diamond Back Water Snake, Northern Water Snake, Graham's Crayfish Snake, Northern Red-Bellied Snake, Western Ribbon Snake, Lined Snake, Rough Earth Snake, Western Earth Snake, And all of Missouri's venomous snakes are live bearing, and they include the Osage Copperhead, Western Cottonmouth, Timber Rattlesnake, Pygmy Rattlesnake and the endangered Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake. I felt so fortunate to be able to see these babies right after she had given birth and to be able to let them go into my garden. They were so incredibly tiny, barely 3 inches long.Shelly Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18367843308248195970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1013316887660017880.post-53892073911568893422010-03-26T15:43:48.454-05:002010-03-26T15:43:48.454-05:00I didn't think many snakes gave live birth bes...I didn't think many snakes gave live birth besides pythons?Frostygoathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02682262270116325768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1013316887660017880.post-8625817874661201942010-03-24T09:10:01.386-05:002010-03-24T09:10:01.386-05:00Thank you Biobabbler (love the name)I was very for...Thank you Biobabbler (love the name)I was very fortunate to be at the right place at the right time....isn't that what life's most exciting moments are all about? I keep hoping I'll catch sight of one of these little guys as I work in my gardens....but so far that has not happened. They probably headed for greener pastures...lolShelly Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18367843308248195970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1013316887660017880.post-28401060409592337452010-03-23T18:14:48.567-05:002010-03-23T18:14:48.567-05:00how exciting. She is GORgeous. Very elegant and la...how exciting. She is GORgeous. Very elegant and lady like. How amazing that you got to witness that, and I'm psyched you set them all free. A good example for your students. =)biobabblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15081382623906668057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1013316887660017880.post-51388924847439970532010-03-23T15:19:00.366-05:002010-03-23T15:19:00.366-05:00I think it is great that she was so protective, it...I think it is great that she was so protective, it endeared her to me. I have heard that about alligators and crocodiles too. I know there are a rare few reptiles that exhibit that protective instinct.Shelly Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18367843308248195970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1013316887660017880.post-75722321331104726662010-03-23T14:24:12.995-05:002010-03-23T14:24:12.995-05:00Great story! I love how she seems to have a set o...Great story! I love how she seems to have a set of lower eyelashes in the first shot, and you're right about her lovely milk-chocolate coloring, so beautiful. I don't have venom, either, or children, but I suspect I'd lash out at anyone threatening them if I had them, LOL. ;)<br /><br />I know we think of reptiles as cold, but don't alligator mothers care lovingly for their babies? I thought I'd read that somewhere, but don't quote me.Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11454557080455458675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1013316887660017880.post-69686668716512242062010-03-23T12:30:58.264-05:002010-03-23T12:30:58.264-05:00LOL....Thank you Geek. I had a feeling all would b...LOL....Thank you Geek. I had a feeling all would be forgiven when you take one look at that adorable little face.heheheShelly Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18367843308248195970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1013316887660017880.post-47490593336942295892010-03-23T12:29:00.694-05:002010-03-23T12:29:00.694-05:00What a great story, and a beautiful little snake t...What a great story, and a beautiful little snake to boot! Lucky you! You are completely forgiven for the inclusion of vertebrae.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com