New to the world of snakes and already loving it

[tender_kiss23]

Hi there! My name is Nicole and as of today I've been the loving owner of a ball python for exactly a week! I've always loved snakes and have always wanted one and my parents always said no, but I went out and bought one anyways. His name is Kraken and he is a 7 month old basic ball python. I work as a kennel attendant at my local veterinary hospital which thankfully has a doctor who specializes in exotics so he has already been checked out and is a-okay! I live in Upstate New York and have all my life, I haven't traveled much out of the state but when I did it was to Disney World in Florida, a rodeo in PA, and my brother's Navy boot camp graduation in Great Lakes, Illinois. Horses are basically my entire life, I barrel race over the summer and trail ride and I just love to spend time with my horse. I'll be headed to Morrisville State College in the fall so hey hit me up if that's where you'll be!

Being a new member of the herp world I'm going to have lots of questions so I won't care how detailed you get into your advice, I'd take an essay over a couple sentences if that's how you roll or vice versa!

[nightrainfalls]

My girlfriend and I are also in Upstate New York, near Sodus New York.

Ask as many questions as you can, then look for cover. Discussions here can get heated fast.

David

[Reinz]

Welcome to the forum Nicole. Glad to have you and Kracken aboard.

There are plenty of nice, good members here that can answer all af your questions.

[Mustang5]

Hey welcome to the site! I have a horse as well. I don't do barrels or anything like that I just do it to relax. What type of horse do you have? To reptiles do you plan on getting more snakes in the future?

[scalrtn]

Welcome!

[EL-Ziggy]

Welcome and best wishes.