Intermediate snake suggestions please

We (as a family) currently own 4 bp. We have had them for a couple of years and decided that we are all surprisingly snake people. :-) I am looking to add something different to our collection. We regularly attend reptile shows and the advice I get from each table largely depends on what is in front of them. So, I figured I would reach out to the expert keepers on this forum. I am looking for something that doesn't get large enough to eat our cat in the event of an escape (and yes, we have locking doors and are very careful, but I have heard of these things happening), and nothing too aggressive. (Being bitten by a snake is not my favorite thing, but I know this is a part of snake keeping. Our snakes just don't bite anymore.) I am not interested in corn snakes or king snakes. Something a little bit different please. Any suggestions?

Just my personal opinion here. A kenyan sand boa

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Oooops, i hit send by accident lol, as i was saying, kenyan sand boas have an "original" color thats really nice and you also have some morphs, they are very calm (at least the ones ive met) you should do some research about them, and google some pictures

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A friend of mine has one. He is very sweet but you never see him unless she digs him up. I would prefer something a little more visible.

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Originally Posted by JNeedham

A friend of mine has one. He is very sweet but you never see him unless she digs him up. I would prefer something a little more visible.

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I see your point there. Rosy boas are very pretty amd they get to only 4 feet

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Savu python. They get long but not thick, and are very active. Think of a corn snake in a python body. They have tons of attitude and while they're not as nippy as other liasis they do take a swipe at me now and then, but it's mostly bluff.

A dwarf locality BCI is another option. Same care as their larger cousins but males stay around 4.5 feet and females at 5.5 feet.

Those are two (Savu and dwarf BCI) that I am not familiar with. I will research those. Thank you.

Savus are interesting little critters. They were popular in the pet trade for a short while in the 1990's until ball python morphs became a "thing". They're not legal to import any more as they're endangered on their island of origin due to development, predation by feral cats, and needing a long time to reach maturity (5-6 years) compared to other snake species.

For the locality BCI's look for sellers offering pure lines or you may end up with a larger snake than expected. Vin Russo has a great writeup of them on his site at http://www.cuttingedgeherp.com/. The Mexican, Central American, and island/cay boas stay smaller than the common BCI's.

Carpet Python. More size, more "snake". Can become puppy dog tame, but just a bit more challenging. Fun for Display :)

Blood Python, Sumatran shorttail python or Borneo shorttail python. They get a bad rap for "nasty" dispositions, but that was from way back when most were imports. If you get a nice, captive bred one from a reputable breeder that makes sure not to send the "odd" wild child, you can have a great, fun snake. They are quite different, but I find them beautiful. Very terrestrial snakes, not much climbing. Very, very powerful for their compact bodies.

Redtail Boa male. Female can get really quite big. Unless you get one from a locality that stays smaller.

Green Tree Python. Awesome display snake. Not so much for handling. I could handle my two just fine, they never hissed nor struck at me, but they are more for "looks" then a awful lot of hands on. That said, they make the most gorgeous display snakes and are truly living art.

Russian Ratsnakes. Actually quite easy to keep, but tons of fun. The only snakes I've come across that really seem to want to interact. They are nosy buggers, always interested in what you are doing. Can be super fun for kids. Can be kept in a rather large cage as they like to climb. They are just kind of hard to find. Usually in the spring some people sell them.

we love our Brazillion Rainbow Boa! they require quite a bit of humidity and start out often nippy, but become quite tame and very beautiful. they don't get really girthy or long. this guy is about 3 years old.
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