Baby Het Melanistic Aesculapian Snake For Sale
This species are known as “grass snake imposters”! However they lose their patterning as adults making them easy to deter from each other!
Photos taken December 2024
For sale in our Bracknell reptile shop
Age: March 2023
Sex: Female
Morph: Normal het melanistic
This snake is an Italian locality!
Captive bred?: Yes CB23
Handling: This snake is handleable however can be quick at this size, so careful handling required.
Enclosure recommendations
Currently needs a 30x30x45 terrarium or a 45x45x60 terrarium. As adults they need a large semi-arboreal set up as they can reach 4ft in length!
This species does well at ambient room temperatures (20-26 degrees Celsius) as adults they can even be kept outside all year round.
Being a European colubrid, they do benefit from a brumation period, even at this size, however they can wait until adulthood to brumate.
This species are known as “grass snake imposters”! However they lose their patterning as adults making them easy to deter from each other!
Photos taken December 2024
For sale in our Bracknell reptile shop
Age: March 2023
Sex: Female
Morph: Normal het melanistic
This snake is an Italian locality!
Captive bred?: Yes CB23
Handling: This snake is handleable however can be quick at this size, so careful handling required.
Enclosure recommendations
Currently needs a 30x30x45 terrarium or a 45x45x60 terrarium. As adults they need a large semi-arboreal set up as they can reach 4ft in length!
This species does well at ambient room temperatures (20-26 degrees Celsius) as adults they can even be kept outside all year round.
Being a European colubrid, they do benefit from a brumation period, even at this size, however they can wait until adulthood to brumate.
This species are known as “grass snake imposters”! However they lose their patterning as adults making them easy to deter from each other!
Photos taken December 2024
For sale in our Bracknell reptile shop
Age: March 2023
Sex: Female
Morph: Normal het melanistic
This snake is an Italian locality!
Captive bred?: Yes CB23
Handling: This snake is handleable however can be quick at this size, so careful handling required.
Enclosure recommendations
Currently needs a 30x30x45 terrarium or a 45x45x60 terrarium. As adults they need a large semi-arboreal set up as they can reach 4ft in length!
This species does well at ambient room temperatures (20-26 degrees Celsius) as adults they can even be kept outside all year round.
Being a European colubrid, they do benefit from a brumation period, even at this size, however they can wait until adulthood to brumate.
