Cold tolerance

I am now looking to expand my pet snake collection. I now have a normal ball and an okateee corn. I am looking to get a larger snake but not giant like retics or burms. I live in Maine so winters are quite cold. I have a room that I keep the temp up higher than the rest of house. But I would like to find a snake that I could display in my living room but also handle. I don't ever plan on breeding just like them as pets.
If any of you have thoughts or suggestions I'd love to hear them.

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I would definitely go with a boa. They are larger, curious and easy to handle.

If you like colubrids take a look at the Pituophis family of bull, pine and gopher snakes. My bull snakes are pretty nice size and tolerant of colder temperatures. I think carpet pythons make great display animals and some get to an impressive size but you'll have to maintain ambient temps of at least 75F.

The temperature of the room/house shouldn't make a difference if you are using the right kind of enclosure and heating it properly.

Black milksnakes are supposed to be from the higher elevations of Costa Rica, and don't need extra warm temps. They start out as striped, and turn darker with each shed.

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Originally Posted by Snake Judy

The temperature of the room/house shouldn't make a difference if you are using the right kind of enclosure and heating it properly.

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If the issue were just one snake, Judy, I would agree with you. Nevertheless, a CHE here, a UTH there, a couple of RHP's, and a few LED's...it starts to add up! I think focusing one's collection early on, on more of the the cooler climate snakes, can make a lot of sense. You still have all the same plug-ins, but the usage should be lower.

Energy, even electricity is relatively cheap right now, but that may not always be the case.