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My husband found a beautiful Green Snake and brought it home for our daughter. We put her in a 55 gallon tank with a screen lid. My daughter and I went outside and caught a variety of bugs and put in with her also. After reading your article I put some small shrub type plants in the tank with her.

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Much to our surprise, the snake began laying eggs shortly after we got her. We began with five eggs in a one gallon pickle jar. One egg didn't make it, but the others are doing well. My husband actually commented last night that he thought they looked bigger. I told him what I had read, and that they will grow with the snake. We have been misting them every few days.

Here's a picture of the "incubator."

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Here's an inside view of the eggs incubating.

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Thank you again for the information! When the babies hatch, we'll release them and mom back into the wild. This has been a great Science project!!

--Chrissy H., Texas

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