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Every number on this site links to one of these sources. All were last checked 2026-10-20.

  1. RSPCA: How to care for a royal python
    Cited on: Ball python, Enclosure setup, Heating and lighting, Shedding problems, When to see a vet, Choosing your first snake, FAQ
  2. RSPCA: Corn snake care
    Cited on: Corn snake, Enclosure setup, Heating and lighting, Feeding frozen-thawed, Shedding problems, When to see a vet, Choosing your first snake, FAQ
  3. RSPCA: Kingsnake
    Cited on: California kingsnake, Enclosure setup, Heating and lighting, Feeding frozen-thawed, Shedding problems, When to see a vet, Choosing your first snake, FAQ
  4. Oakland Zoo: Royal (ball) python
    Cited on: Ball python, Choosing your first snake
  5. Oakland Zoo: California kingsnake
    Cited on: California kingsnake, Choosing your first snake, FAQ
  6. Canobie Lake Veterinary Hospital: Caring for your western hognose snake
    Cited on: Western hognose, Enclosure setup, Heating and lighting, Feeding frozen-thawed, When to see a vet, Choosing your first snake, FAQ
  7. Peak Exotic Animal Veterinary Specialists: Husbandry guide: western hognose snake
    Cited on: Western hognose
  8. VCA Animal Hospitals: Snakes: housing
    Cited on: Corn snake, Enclosure setup, Heating and lighting, FAQ
  9. VCA Animal Hospitals: Snakes: colubrid
    Cited on: California kingsnake
  10. VCA Animal Hospitals: Snakes: feeding
    Cited on: Feeding frozen-thawed, Choosing your first snake, FAQ
  11. VCA Animal Hospitals: Common problems in pet snakes
    Cited on: Ball python, Enclosure setup, Heating and lighting, Feeding frozen-thawed, Shedding problems, When to see a vet, Choosing your first snake, FAQ
  12. VCA Animal Hospitals: Owning a pet snake
    Cited on: Ball python, Feeding frozen-thawed, Shedding problems, When to see a vet, Choosing your first snake, FAQ
  13. U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Salmonella, feeder rodents, and pet reptiles and amphibians
    Cited on: Enclosure setup, Feeding frozen-thawed, When to see a vet, Choosing your first snake, FAQ
  14. Association of Reptile and Amphibian Veterinarians (ARAV): Find a vet
    Cited on: When to see a vet, Choosing your first snake