Welcome to “Teacher’s Pets”
The Following Animals are Pets Found in Room 118
When Time Permits, “Some” Students Like to Take Them Out for a
Walk Others Don’t Mind When It’s 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
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
south to
snakes are
found in
because the “brown”
pigment is not produced.
Sinaloan Milk Snake “Coral”
Classification and Range
Many different subspecies of milk snakes
are found from southern
the
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
across southern
to
far west as
eastern and northern
parts of its range and with Lampropeltis g.
californiae and Lampropletis
g. nigritus in
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
are several
subspecies of rose tarantula