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Trinket Snake
scientific name: Elaphe [Coelognathus] helena
| Cites status: | Not protected |
| Geographical Extension: | India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan (?), Nepal, Bangladesh |
| Habitat: | bush regions on borders to rain forests, paddy field, plantations, meadows, near bodies of water, crepuscular |
| Size: | approx. 90-130 cm |
| Life Expectancy: | over 15 years |
| Reproduction: | multiple clutches per year, on average 5 eggs (3-11) per clutch. Incubation period at 26-29°C about 65-75 days. |
| Temperature: | ground temperature between 25-28°C, local heat spots up to 32°C. Night setback to 20-24°C. |
| Humidity: | 60-80% |
| Lighting: | Daylight fluorescent tubes e.g. "Sorry Link missing" or "Sorry Link missing" |
| Substrate: | loose, absorptive substrate (see "Sorry Link missing"). |
| Cage Furniture: | climbing facilities, various hiding places and a large water bowls make up the basic configuration of the terrarium arrangements. |
| food: | mice and rats of appropriate sizes but also birds. |
| Comment: | The Trinket Snake is a docile and easy to tend animal. |