Bamboo Rat Snakes are playing on hand

The Oreocryptophis porphyraceus is also known as the bamboo rat snake. It is relatively small and reclusive. It shows great color, and the subspecies have an interesting striping or banding. There are six recognized subspecies, but only four are bred and kept in captivity. These snakes come in orange or red as a background and stripes, which could be white, black, or yellow. Bamboo rat snakes are the most colorful. In addition, these are easy to maintain having ideal size. They are very rewarding pets. These snakes are so rare. They don’t live around the human settlement. In Thailand, they are strictly protected by the government and concerned organizations.
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Physical Description:-

This species reaches 50 to 100 centimeters. They come with their patterns and striking colors. They are very similar to Sinomicrucus, a venomous snake. They have a smooth scale and a slender body. Their head is not much away from their neck and body. It is an oval-shaped. Since they are nocturnal, their eyes are fully and well developed.
The belly is cream to white without obvious patterns. The overall color of the body is bright to deep dark red. Adult’s pattern has black bands, black lines, or thin lines as their pattern along their whole body’s length. The hatchlings are totally different from the adults because their color is brighter and patterns are more distinct.
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Size:-

These snakes can grow up to 120 centimeters, but they usually reach a length of 80-90 centimeters.
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Lifespan:-

They can live for 10 to 15 years in captivity when given the right husbandry.
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Subspecies:-

The subspecies are O. p. pulchra, O., p. vaillanti, O., p. laticincta and O. p. coxi. They are all small. These species are fossorial and secretive. They spend their time mostly under grasses and mosses, as well as rocks and logs where it is cool and moist. They also avoid the sun and chooses the cool temperature in the early morning or late afternoon. They are mostly active during this time.
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