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keeping rattlers and copperheads together.
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by tatersnake on March 18, 2007
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Does anyone know if its o.k. to keep a copperhead in the same cage as a western diamondback or will they fight? (the cage is 2'by2'by 7'long)
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RE: keeping rattlers and copperheads together.
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by SwampY on March 18, 2007
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They may do ok together depending on their personalities, but I wouldn't advise it.
Snakes are more resistant to their own species' venom than others.
Agkistrodon have been known to eat other snakes. I'm sure a hungry WDB might also do the same.
I've had friends keep cottonmouths and canes in the same enclosure. I wouldn't do it though.
Chad
http://www.envenomated.com
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by RepFan on March 18, 2007
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If you have a very large enclosure with plenty of hides I think you will be fine. This should be for display purposes only like for a zoo or the such. Keeping them this way for any other reason is just increasing your chances of being tagged( by two types of snakes)and is not worth it. Keeping snakes together for any purpose other than breeding is asking for trouble.
~ Todd
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by petra on March 18, 2007
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My friend kept WDB and prairie rattlesnake together for over a year...one day the WDB decided he had enough of the company and killed the other rattler. He had no intentions to eat it, didn't just struck just once either - the prairie rattlesnake received several bites. My friend separated the snakes after this but, sadly the prairie rattlesnake died the next day.
I really wouldn't risk it.
Petra
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by Sal on March 18, 2007
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We keep an C. atrox and A. c. laticinctus together at the zoo I work at. The atrox is pretty big (about 4 feet) and the copperhead is a little over a foot. There doesn't seem to be any problems. Of course they are separated for feeding, but that should be the case for ANY snakes kept together. The enlosure they are in is pretty big too. If the snakes are from the same habitat and you give them a big enclosure, it should be ok. That being said, putting 2 animals in any enclosure together has a certain amount of risk to it (predation, parasites, disease, freak accidents).
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by tatersnake on March 19, 2007
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Thanks for all the help. After reading some of your suggestions I think I just wont risk it. This website is Great! Thanks again!
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