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Agkistrodon c. pictigaster
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by FlaSnakeHunter on October 22, 2006
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Currently, I maintain a group (4.5) of Trans-Pecos Coppers, arguably the most beautiful of all the Coppers. I have two main questions with corresponding sub-questions...
1) Is anyone else working with this species to any extent ?? If so, have you worked with them through multiple breeding seasons ? Also, if you have successfully captive bred this species, what were the specifics of the parameters that you found to be necessary for success ??
2) Has anyone purposely targeted and field collected this species in Texas ? If so, what months of the year did you experience the greatest success ? Also, what were the conditions, i.e. time of day, road cruising, precipitation, etc. ?
Personally, I find the entire Agkistrodon complex to be incredibly fascinating and, considering the beauty of several representative species, particularly pictigaster, I am surprised that their popularity is not on a par with Naja or Crotalus.
Looking forward to all of your replies...Marty
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by jared on October 22, 2006
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I have produced w texas as well as mexican pictigaster for three consecutive seasons, in my opinion the most beautiful of the entire agkistrodon complex. I have also produced the remaining 3 ssp with the exception of osage which I have kept just never propagated. I have no field experience with the animals but cb husbandry is quite standard for NA pitviper species. I kept them until natural daylight and daylight bulbs for 8-12 hrs a day (more in the summer) rotating the lights on a 4 hr schedule. I feed 2-4 live adult mice per breeder adult pictigaster every 10-14 days and stop feeding halfway thru october. I drop my animals in a dark room at 50 degrees f from the first cold week of november until the second warm week of march. Breeding in this species occurs anytime, my animals would lock up in spring fall and repeatedly in hibernation. They typically drop babies from the end of august to the beginning of october in captivity. My females (the largest a little over 32 inches) would produce at max (for me) 7 LARGE offspring at least twice the size of a cb southern copperhead. They prefer starting 3 weeks later on hopper mice (something about the scent and hair) and grow quickly. They are extrodinary aggies, I would love to see pics of your group if you have any, hope that helps.
Jared L Watts
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RE: Agkistrodon c. pictigaster
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by FlaSnakeHunter on October 22, 2006
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Jared...First of all, many thanks for your reply and the information; this is what I expected to hear...typical cycling of temperature and photoperiod.
By the way, I am the blond, spiky haired guy who you so graciously took out to a few of your spots for tin flipping in NC...we blanked...if you recall, it was in March, 2004 and I was doing a fitness center promotion in Smithfield...I also purchased a pair of neonate pictigaster from you.
Also, you mentioned Mexican pictigaster...from where in Mexico ??
Thanks again...Marty
PS - I have an adult, proven pair that I purchased from Glades Herp last year that are the most impressive pictigasters that I have ever seen...I'll snap some photos and email them to you.
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