so how long?

[jacob985]

so i am curious how long have you guys owned snakes and what was the first you ever owned?

[redstormlax12]

Well my first snake was my mojave BP, and ive had him since august of 09. Now my collection is my mojave bp, hatchling jcp, Sub adult super dwarf retic, albino bci, argentine boa, and a 1.2 group of blizzard leos.

Herps are very addicting.

[jacob985]

i understand my first ever snake was a garder snake i caught in the back yard when i was 5. since then ive had over 120 turtles in whitch i breed.

[Jyson]

I've been owning snakes for 3 days short of 3 years. And my first was a ball python.

I suppose they are addictive kinda. lol

[BPelizabeth]

I have only owned snakes since August of 09. My first was our normal Elizabeth. Now...look down....you will see our collection...lol

[musicalKeyes]

Well, I've always been into snakes, so I suppose my first snake was a Garter or Grass snake. I was fearless as a kid and knew the difference between all of the snakes, so when I knew what the snake was, I grabbed it, regardless of it biting me, hahahaha.
The first snake i bought was a normal BP, Simon, probably 11 months or so ago. Now I've got two more BPs, a king, and a few green snakes, and I'm sure that'll grow really quickly once I get another job Once you get one, it's so hard not to get another !

[Aleria]

I got my first snake when I was 10 in the summer of '97. He is a normal ball and will be 13 this summer :3 So I've owned them for 13 years so far.

I didn't even get another snake until '07, and that's when I got my female hog island boa and male albino boa. They were a trade off for the fact that my mom wanted to keep the bp at her house when I moved away since she had fallen in love with him too. I took pity on the whole empty nest syndrome thing and let her keep him, no matter how much I wish I could still see him. But having the boas has definitely made it easier. So I didn't have to go without any snakes at all, that would have been a very sad time.

[Tim Mead]

First purchased snake was in 1969 a yellow rat which cost about 4 dollars..
The second pet shop purchase 1970 was a BCI and cost 10 dollars..

[Aleria]

First purchased snake was in 1969 a yellow rat which cost about 4 dollars..
The second pet shop purchase 1970 was a BCI and cost 10 dollars..

And what is your longest living one? Or oldest currently still in your care?

[Tim Mead]

Thats a tough question as so many will duck in and out of herps as many years pass and things in life change..Zoo's and institutions are the best bet for longivity records..I'm thinking the washington zoo had a ball for 40 plus years if memory serves correct..As of yet I've never owned one snake for more than 10 years but have had some that would exceed 10 years old..