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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.
 
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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!align="left"|Acrochordidae
 
!align="left"|Acrochordidae
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|Elephant trunk snake
 
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|fish
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!align="left" bgcolor="#F2F2F2"|Anomalipididae
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!align="left"|Anomalepididae
|bgcolor="#F2F2F2"|arthropods
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|Blind snakes
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|arthropods
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!align="left" bgcolor="#F2F2F2"|Boidae
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!align="left"|Boidae
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|Burmese python
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|mammals, birds
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| -
 
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|Carpet python
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|mammals, birds
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|Diamond python
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|mammals, birds
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| -
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|Reticulated python
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|mammals, birds
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Revision as of 16:24, 2 March 2010



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 -