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Russian Rat Snake
scientific name: Elaphe schrenki
| Cites status: | Not protected |
| Geographical Extension: | From South-east Russia over North-east China to Korea and South-China |
| Habitat: | From moist to dry forest and bush areas, generally diurnal |
| Size: | approx. 120-150 cm, maximum 180 cm |
| Life Expectancy: | over 20 years |
| Reproduction: | lays up to 17 eggs. Incubation period at 28°C about 40-60 days. |
| Temperature: | air temperature between 25-28°C at day, at night as low as under 20°C. Local sun spots up to 35°C. |
| Humidity: | 50-80% |
| Lighting: | Daylight fluorescent tubes e.g. "Sorry Link missing" or "Sorry Link missing" |
| Substrate: | loose, absorptive substrate (see "Sorry Link missing"). |
| Cage Furniture: | hideouts, stones, roots, climbing facilities, and a small flat water bowl. Planting is possible (Ficus benjamina, F. pumila, Scindapsus etc.). |
| food: | mice of appropriate sizes and bird's eggs. |
| Comment: | Several of them can be tended together without problems. |