Reptiles, September 2006, Sunbeam snake

Sun beam snakes one of the best looking snakes you can find in south east Asia. It's a very cool snake. The sun beam snake gets its name from its scales there very glossy (xenoopetis unicolor), has an incredible iridescence to its scales. The sun beam spends some time in the rice paddies, but most of the time its under ground. The snake have a pointy head and a thin body to make its way around under ground, and thats very cool.  The sun beam gets to grow up to about 2 feet in length, people might say that's not big but sunbeam snakes can eat a lizard, or another snake and other small mammals. The snake can be stressed out very easily; from the stress the snake can get blisters on the skin. Some might think its a illness but its not, its from the stress the snake is getting, with the right antibiotics that blister can be fixed. Breeding this snake is tough, if the sunbeam is getting a home you should be looking forward to a cage for its appropriate size (3Lx2Wx12H). It's also comfortable with humidity because its from southern Asia, so keeping the cage humide is a must. In my opinion theirs alot of work to keep these snakes in good shape, I wouldnt want one of theis snakes because they cant be handled much, so why risk getting bit?