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by snakebite22 on June 20, 2005
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I have 1.1 Eastern Browns and was wondering if anyone knows anything about their seasonal cycles to help induce breeding. These are LTC animals and are in great health and are ready to breed.
Thanks!
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by Phobos on June 20, 2005
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Hi:
Once again...From what I just read (Venomous Snakes, Snake in the terrarium, Ludwig Trutnau) before answering they seem to mate in October/November and lay eggs in December. Gestation is about 60-80 days.
Give Iwan Hendrix a shout: iwanhx@yahoo.com World class herptoculturist that just hatched out some E. Browns this year. I'm sure he would help you.
Good Luck and I hope you have your own serum stock if needed, those are nasty buggers.
Al
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by Phobos on June 21, 2005
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I don't disagree, I'm sure they are nice animals to keep, just no room for errors. I wonder if they are worse to deal with than Black Mambas? Comments welcome....
Iwan has a few pictures of the little monsters he posted, very cute but have huge attitudes from the start. I can send you some of my garter snakes I'm keeping (feeders for a B. faciatus) to practice with, they're "Flighty & Bitey"....and about Brown snake hatchling size.
Cheers!
Al
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by snakebite22 on June 21, 2005
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To answer your question yes they are worse than black mambas. I have a 9ft. pair of blacks and I really thought I was ready for the Browns, but there is a big difference in the animals. The Browns are right around 5ft and harder to deal with than the blacks. The blacks are calmer if you can say that but there is only 2 speeds for the Browns stop and freak out they are a HAND FULL for sure.
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by stopgetinpopped on June 21, 2005
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Our NG Brown snakes bred december through feb. Laid ten eggs April 10 I think and 6 hatched.
It's tough to say which is worse to work with, Black Mambas or Browns etc. It's about equal just different is all.
Our Au. Eastern Browns are even worse, much bigger than the PNG's which makes them a little worse...
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by BLACKSNAKE on June 24, 2005
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Terry,
Eastern Browns Bad? I am not so sure, they are very flighty and do strike alot, but get past that (stay out of the strike range) are no harder than any other same sized/bulid elapid.
I am not saying they don't strike, but you must admit that they are probably one of the easiest of the elapids to "read".
I have kept and bred them for over 10 years and have caught hundreds on call outs and while doing field work... so I have alot of exp with them.
Regards,
Scott
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by stopgetinpopped on June 24, 2005
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All I'm saying Scott, is they are different than Black Mambas. I don't like it when people think one species is worse than others. They are all potentially dangerous in their own ways. Gaboons are different than puffs, Western Diamondbacks are different than Easterns... See what I was trying to say? The Au. E. Browns are much more difficult than the PNG Browns..
I would say that the Browns are much more different than most elapids of same size and build, example being Colletts, Red bellies, blue bellies, Monocled Cobras, Kraits etc. These all have a similar body size and build, but agility, speed and willingness to bite all add to how "different" they are.
Very cool snakes though, one of my favorites.
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by snakebite22 on June 24, 2005
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Well to set the record straight I've had this pair for about 4 months. I've dealt with King browns and black mambas before. As I said I have a pair of 9ft black mambas. I really thought I was ready for the Eastern browns. Man was I under prepared. They are the most aggressive snake I've ever dealt with and I've dealt with about every snake available in the US. Thankfully my best friend does this with me so it works out really good for me. He is alittle more experianced with the elapids then me. Don't get me wrong I've been doing venomous for over 10yrs now. I have to say that the Eastern browns are the pride of my private collection and I'm really interested in breeding them. Thank you to everyone who has responded.
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