Best show off/trophy snakes?

[Kinalyx]

Im fully aware that balls tend to hide all the time and arent social or active pretty much ever.

My question is...what snakes stay out more often, and dont just hide all of the time?

I love my balls, but i would like a bit of a change from looking over & basically seeing an empty cage. My BRB is pretty much always in her hide as well.


Shawn

[GoFride]

Cal kings and corn snakes make beautiful display snakes - gorgeous animals and not shy like BPs.

[Sarin]

I really like the look of Green Tree Pythons. They are beautiful display snakes. But if you want something a bit hardier, I would go with a Carpet Python. My Bredli makes for an amazing display animal.

[coldbloodaddict]

Retics!

[mainbutter]

There are differences between "trophy" snakes and "show-off" snakes. A snake can be either, neither, or both.

IMO, "trophy" implies top of the line, extremely low supply of similar animals, and usually reached with exceedingly time-consuming selective breeding.

"Show-off" snakes simply implies something that looks great in a cage, you can walk a friend by the cage and their eyes pop out. Plenty of species can accomplish this by coloration, size, shape, or activity, without needing to specifically be considered "trophies" of their species.

If you're shooting for something that fits both the idea of a "trophy" animal and also is a great occupant for a killer display, I definitely recommend carpet pythons and GTPs. They are readily viewed when kept in decorative housing, have a long history of selective breeding, and have a wide range of prices for a wide range of "looks" to fit just about any herpetoculturist's budget. Heck you could even take my suggestion a bit further and look into 75% GTP/25% carpet python hybrids For some examples of real trophies of all of that I've talked about, just hit up http://moreliatrophyclub.com/ to see what I mean.

I also have to give a shout-out to giants, or even just plain "big" snakes. When I saw my first 30lb+ blood python, my jaw just dropped. Granted it was a far cry from a 150lb burm, I just kept thinking "gee, that snake just LOOKS BIG". Now I'm not going to say bloods are good display animals, because mine certainly hides a lot, but they are still impressive. Burms, retics, and other giants, if they are the sort of thing you'd be interested in investing the time, $, and energy into, can certainly get an eyeful from friends, family, and even yourself on a daily basis.

[Clear]

Either of these 2.

Bredly Python


Boelen Python

[tcutting]

See above Boelen Pythons are amazing! I worked for a guy that had 3 about that size my favorite snakes! GTPs were in a close second.

[Denial]

I think the best display animals are cobras. But of course there not for everyone

[Robyn@SYR]

I can't think of a better show snake than a Boelen's. My overall favorite snake. Just awesome. Easy to work with, impossible to breed. I don't understand why that is : )

Because of this post I took two new Boelen's pics today. Connor's first time holding them. Stoke.

[tcutting]

I worked for a guy that had a 2.1 trio of Boelens pythons and they truly are awesome animals. Super easy to work with(so long size doesnt bother you) and very aware of thats going on around them.

I like GTPs as well but something about the colors that come off of them that make them amazing.

and yes impossible to breed. We were working on a few different ideas before he was offered good money for his and sold them. I would be curious as to what you are trying.