snake recs.. posting it again...00:55 Feb 07 2008
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thought i'd post some possible new snake rec's...
The following reccommendations are based on you having at least SOME experience raising snakes.. so the ones i would most recommend would be
1, any of the beauty snakes, this one is a Taiwan... they get to about 8 feet, and are not very heavy bodied, but are gentle and feed well if gotten at a somewhat young age...
http://www.snakemuseum.com/photos/ratsnake/TaiwanBeauty03.jpg
2, Central American boa (NOT A COLOMBIAN BOA, they get 4 feet longer and are MUCH harder to take care of when they get huge), topping about 8 feet, but almost never above that..
http://www.angelfire.com/amiga/serpiente/PIC00025.JPG
this guy sells em for 45$.. lol, ask if he has any of LAST years babies around...
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://markmlucas.com/images/Boas/Central%2520and%2520North%2520Boas/central%2520american%2520boa%252043.JPG&imgrefurl=http://markmlucas.com/Boa%2520Central%2520North%2520%26%2520Isl%2520Gallery.htm&h=480&w=640&sz=27&hl=en&start=1&tbnid=R7vuCNWe_T6CEM:&tbnh=103&tbnw=137&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcentral%2Bamerican%2Bboa%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26safe%3Doff
3. Madagascar hognose, a wierd snake that tops out at about 7 feet, but is pretty impressive, thick for a colubrid type snake..
http://www.hiss-n-things.com/SnakesWe'veBred/MadHogPair.jpg
4, Inland carpet python (NOT the jungle carpet, they have a nasty reputation and reach almost 14 feet in some cases), maxing at about 7 feet or so usually..
http://www.southernxreptiles.com/Inland%20Carpets/LPatrick2.jpg
5, Sonoran Gopher snake (reputation for being vicious.. not a problem if raised from yearling or smaller, though, and available in albino versions.. lol), hardy, reaching 7 feet in the 3rd or 4th year of life.. heavy bodied for a colubrid...
http://www.eitangrunwald.com/AZ803/AZ803%20Large/808P_affinis1.jpg
6, any number of more interesting and varied creatures... like
False water cobras (rear fanged semi-venemous-awesome defence display)
falsewatercobra.tripod.com/
http://falsewatercobra.tripod.com/FWC1.htm
Central american cribos (EAT ANYTHING, get to almost 12 feet long, nice snakes, require some special handling tho... )this one is a yellowtail cribo..
http://www.gherp.com/gallery/new/yellow-tail%20cribo.jpg
Eastern Chain Kingsnake (escape experts, but otherwise tough, eat damn near anything...)
http://barmollysplace.com/library/geeeking3.JPG
Spotted Python (only reaches 3 feet or so at MAX, but beautiful and relatively easy to care for)
http://www.hiss-n-things.com/SnakesWe'veBred/SpotPair.jpg
Children's python (similar to spotted pythons, max out at 3 feet, usually)
http://markmlucas.com/images/pythons/children%2019.JPG
But really, we can face it, the two easiest to care for snakes i know of are
1 Colorado Desert Sidewinder (small nonlethal [generally] rattler native to southern CA and northern baja MX)
http://www.fototime.com/%7BF4BBA48B-4FAE-40C5-A188-B67D326FAE18%7D/picture.JPG
2 Copperheads (small, lightly venemous snake from eastern US)
both southern (oh, god, beautiful)
http://www.stewart.army.mil/dpw/wildlife/rgcopperhead%20copy.jpg
and northern
http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/wildlife/species/photos/030016-3.jpg
and the others as well.. lol
I hope this information helps to some degree.. mostly it depends on what you want the snake for... display? recreation? carrying around on your shoulder?
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BloodMother
02:32 Feb 07 2008
Carry around on my shoulder, but only if it doesn't bite my face.
Oceanne
22:28 Feb 22 2008
Excellent information.Thank you for posting it.
bunk56
19:23 Mar 19 2008
Holy crap......I'll leave the snakes to you! None for me!