Snakes

[Trip06]

Actully No I would never get a retic or a burmeese Thats way to much to handle!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[WillWork4Weed]

I have a bunch of gopher/pine/bull snakes since I was a kid ive probably kept around 10. I have 4 right now, not including my other snakes. You already keep a python so I wont bore you with any care taking but, I have noticed the pine and bull snakes from the north like it cooler, dont make their hot spot too hot. I keep most my northern guys at 80 degrees hot end and 70-75 cool end they seem to like this setup and thrive well.

If you catch a wild pine its going to be used to going into brumation around winter time every year. Keeping them awake after years of sleeping through the winter can be detremetal to some-others dont care, depends on the snake. When the temps cool down outside dont be suprised if your new snake stops eating and sits at the cooler end of the tank for about 3 or 4 months. Google "brumating snakes" and you can recreate winter if you want-its not too hard, this is how breeders get their snakes to mate that are from North America.

Once you take a snake out of the wild and keep it for awhile dont ever realease it back into the field. This is how new diseases are introduced into the wild killing local populations and sometimes wiping them off the map.

Good luck put some pics up if you find a pine, I hear they are a real PITA to find in the wild.

[WhoreMonger]

I've got a sub-adult corn snake, a little over a year old at this point. IMO, snakes are the perfect pet. You don't hear em, you don't smell em (unless, of course, they shit on you. That stink has got to be one of the single worst smells on this planet), and they'd pretty much rather be left alone.

Corns in particular are pretty easy to care for.

[headshake]

i've had several snakes over the years. currently we have a redtail boa, a sub-adult corn snake (creamsicle) and a retic. not to mention many other non-scaled animals. snakes are awesome. they just get a bad rap for people being stupid.

-shake

[seattlesmoke247]

i use to catch snakes when i was a little kid, i had a baby gardener named jake the snake.. when my dad came to visit, i crushed his head with a rock carrying his cage to show him.. I'll always remember that I was so excited to show my dad what I caught I didn't pay any attention to the rock I had in the tank.. Good times.

[bobthenuker]

...on a plane?

[Trip06]

OMG LMAO HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH HAHAHAHAH OMG................

willworkforweed< yeah im thinking about gettn a bullsnake(hypo still water x red bullsnake) to be exact, I want something with alot of spunk and size. I was debating on getting a RTB because I want a Medium-Large snake but I dont know bullsnakes arent as heavy bodied so Idk plus I already have a passive snake. Any insight?

Others I got my sights on down the road are maybe a dumerils, green tree, or spotted python.

[headshake]

OMG LMAO HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH HAHAHAHAH OMG................

willworkforweed< yeah im thinking about gettn a bullsnake(hypo still water x red bullsnake) to be exact, I want something with alot of spunk and size. I was debating on getting a RTB because I want a Medium-Large snake but I dont know bullsnakes arent as heavy bodied so Idk plus I already have a passive snake. Any insight?

Others I got my sights on down the road are maybe a dumerils, green tree, or spotted python.

do you want something you can take out and handle or something that just stays in the tank and eats? how big do you want the snake to get? what are you gonna feed it? how often? what size tank are you gonna keep it in?

-shake

[Trip06]

I asked my self those questions before I came on here, Basicly im going to get all of them I listed eventully. But right now its a question of what I want first. Most likely the bull. Seeing as how bullsnakes mostly arent picky eaters, opening up a variety of feeding options. And deal well with colder temps, When Its big I can feed it rabbits I catch in my back yard,Free food.

[headshake]

you want to be careful feeding your snake wild caught prey items. they often carry parasites which can harm your reptile. i don't think i've come across too many picky snakes when it comes to eating. also be careful with the cold temps. just because the snake does well in cold temps doesn't mean it likes it. snakes need the sunlight (light bulb) to warm there bodies for movement and food digestion.

-shake