Snakes that don't feed on rodents

Yes that snake is that color. We get blue garters where I am from.Almost like the one in the pic. And if you are looking into easy fed snakes without rodent food sources,then you want to look into the garters,waters,ribbons,racers,coachwhips. Now the coachwhips and racers can be aggressive if wild caught,however if they are c.b. they do real well with handling them and easy to work with and the reason for this suggestion is that they eat frogs,birds,rodents, lizards and other snakes. this gives you a wider range of food sources. But highly recomend the garters or ribbons.The will readily eat frogs,feeder fish(guppies) goldfish are ok occasionally high in oil not good for the snake if comsuming nothing but gold fish.and they love earthworms or nightcrawlers(big worms) and you can switch back and forth with these food items.And it is hard to keep e.hognose,s.hognose if you don,t have a steady supply of toads for the winter,great snakes though,love them.The mud snakes are hard to come by and are one of the most difficult to care for! Do some further research on the garters and ribbons,thats the best bet!

Originally Posted by Ntyvirus

is the snake in the 2nd pic really that teal color or is that from a flash?

He is really that colour. Puget Sound garter snakes are known for the stunning blue.

Sorry I forgot to mention the worm snakes,ringnecks and or storeia deckayi,roug or smooth earth snakes,these are all worm feeders also. Yes our Florida blue garters are a real pretty blue as well as those. I have also seen red sided garters come in that were blue with no red,those were really sharp.

Seems like everyone forgot about the king of the colubrids - eastern Indigo. They are generalists, and mine has done well on a diet of anoles, fish, quail, frogs, toads, etc. I would feed him snakes, but I don't find a lot of snakes where I live, nor do I see a lot of DOR snakes. (I do feed him rabbit pinkies as well, since they are high protein/low fat.) Anyway, I would absolutely recommend them as pets... if the owner is prepared and able to go the extra mile with regard to maintenance (ie, they crap a lot) and obtaining the non-rodent foods. I often say my indigo is more like a dog than a snake. For some reason, they seem to have no fear of humans.

Garters are fun snake pets, but do best as singles. Most will learn to eat strips of beef heart or fish along with alive diet. It's good to remember that some people don't like snakes! There are other nice squamates, a bearded dragon, for instance.

Corn snakes don't require rodents.

My ribbon snakes eat fish, and they're fun to watch