Common Names: Blue Beauty Snake, Vietnamese Blue Beauty Snake, Yellow Beauty Snake
Scientific Name: Orthriophis taeniurus callicyanous
First Described: SCHULZ 2010


CAPTIVE CARE NOTES

Experience:
Intermediate

Adult Size:
250+cm

Temperament:
Ranging from good to pure evil

Temperature Range:
28°C(82°F) to 25°C(77°F)

Humidity Requirements:
60-70% Provide a humid hide and mist enclosure daily when approaching a slough

Brumation:
50°-59° F (10°-15°C) for 2-4 months

Reproduction:
Between 8 & 20 eggs are laid which hatch in approx 60 days at an incubation temperature of beween 27° and 28°C.

Known Mutations:
None Known at Present

Natual Variations:
Two colour phases of Orthriophis taeniurus callicyanous are known at present the Yellow Beauty Snake & the Blue Beauty Snake

Natural History:
This species inhabits atitudes of 600 - 1000m. Although not much is known regarding the natural history of this sub-species.

Native To:
Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam.

Scale Counts:
Ventrals: 272-279
Subcaudals: 116-125
Dorsals: 25

Conservation Status:
IUCN Red List: Not Listed

Photo Credit: Ian Jessup