Welcome to Teacher Pets

The Following Animals are Pets Found in Room 118

When Time Permits, (Some) Students Like to Take Them Out for a Walk Others Do Not Mind When It Is Feeding Time

Albino Corn Snake Mr. Kernel

Classification and Range

Corn snakes, also called red rat snakes, belong to the largest

snake family, Colubridae. This family represents more than

three-fourths of the world's 2,700 snake species. Members of

this family are found on all continents except Antarctica.

Most colubrids are non-venomous, but some species are

equipped with grooved fangs in the rear portions of the upper

jaw. Some, like the cat-eyed snake, are venomous but are

scarcely dangerous to humans. If they get irritated, they may vibrate

their tail rapidly. Corn snakes range from southern Pennsylvania

south to Florida, and west to south Louisiana. Small pockets of corn

snakes are found in Kentucky. The albino corn snake is orange

because the brown pigment is not produced.

Sinaloan Milk Snake Coral

Classification and Range

Many different subspecies of milk snakes are found from southern Canada, throughout

the United States and Mexico and into northern South America. Milk snakes occur in

a wide variety of habitats including: wood lots, prairies, fields, oak scrub lands,

and semi-arid regions. Milk snakes are medium sized snakes. Hatchlings are typically

between 23 and 36 cm, while adults range in length from 2.5-6 feet. This species docile and

shy snakes. They rarely attempt to bite. Milk snakes live to be between 10 and 15 years

old in captivity. Hatchlings and juveniles - pink/fuzzy mice, hopper mice, and pink/fuzzy

rats every 4-7 days; Adults - large rodents such as adult mice or small rats every 9-14 days.

Milk snakes typically reach sexual maturity at 2 years of age and can produce two

clutches per year in a captive environment. However, we do not recommend double

clutching because it is not natural and can be detrimental if repeated over several years.

Mating season is between the months of March and June. Typically the eggs take

between 47-84 days to incubate with the average being 60 days at a temperature of

28oC (82oF). Note: A winter cooling period is a must if you intend to breed these animals.

Desert King Snake Sonoran

Classification and Range

They are usually referred to as (splendida) by the local

collectors, or as desert kings. King snakes are robust constrictors

known for their immunity to venomous snakes that inhabit their

range. Their range extends to central and south Texas westward,

across southern New Mexico, to southeastern Arizona, southward

to San Luis Potosi and Zacatecas, Mexico. In Mexico it ranges as

far west as Sonora. It intergrades with Lampropeltis g. holbrooki in

eastern and northern parts of its range and with Lampropeltis g.

californiae and Lampropletis g. nigritus in Arizona and Sonora, Mexico.

Rosy Hair Tarantula Tarantella

Classification and Range

Tarantulas belong in the class of arthropods, Arachnida. They

are further classified into the order Araneae, and then into the

family Theraphosidae. There are over 800 species of tarantula

worldwide, found on every continent except Antarctica. There

are several subspecies of rose tarantula