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The best captive diets reflect what the free-living animals feed on in their natural environment.  However the natural prey may not be available.  The following is a guide for the diet of some types of snakes.
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The best captive diets reflect what the free-living animal feeds on in their natural environment.  However the natural prey may not be available.  The following is a guide for the diet of some types of snakes.
  
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* '''For information on the food composition of reptile diets, see''' [[Reptile Diet Composition]].
 
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Revision as of 17:04, 2 March 2010


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The best captive diets reflect what the free-living animal feeds on in their natural environment. However the natural prey may not be available. The following is a guide for the diet of some types of snakes.

Family Species Adults Juvenile
Acrochordidae Elephant trunk snake fish -
Anomalepididae Blind snakes arthropods -
Boidae Burmese python mammals, birds -
Carpet python mammals, birds -
Diamond python mammals, birds -
Reticulated python mammals, birds -
Royal python mammals, birds -
Blood python mammals, birds -
Rock python mammals, birds lizards
Green tree python mammals, birds lizards
Anaconda fish, mammals, birds -
Boa constrictor mammals, birds -
Dumeril's boa mammals, birds
Tree boa mammals, birds -
Solomon Island boa lizards, mammals, birds -
Rubber boa lizards, mammals -
Amazon boa mammals, birds lizards
Emerald boa mammals, birds lizards
Annulated tree boa mammals, birds lizards
Rainbow boa mammals, birds fish, amphibians
Sand Boas mammals lizards
Rosy Boas mammals -
Colubridae Ribbon Garter fish, amphibians, mammals -
Glossy lizards, mammals -
Hognose amphibians, mammals -
Indigo fish, mammals, birds amphibians, lizards
Long-nosed lizards, mammals -
Madagascan hognose mammals, birds -
Milksnakes mammals lizards
Racers mammals, birds lizards
Ratsnakes mammals, birds amphibians, lizards
Elapidae Most cobras mammals, birds
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