Harmless attitude

When it comes to harmless attitude I love Pituophis. My bulls have calmed down completely now but in the beginning they would hiss, strike, huff and puff pretty impressively. A ticked off full grown Pit can actually be a bit intimidating. :)

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Originally Posted by John1982

Some pits could fit your bill but are more hit and miss with the attitude. Out of my 7 the only one that puts on a proper display is an old adult that I've only had since August. I'm enjoying it while it lasts but don't expect her to be quite as fun after a year or so, even with our only interaction being general maintenance.

She gives a good threat display and makes a lot of noise but when push comes to shove she'll either throw her midsection at me(displacing a ton of bedding for me to clean) or send some closed mouth strikes - aka, harmless headbutts.

She's always hungry and comes flying out trying to latch onto anything she can when I pull her tub. Even if she otherwise tames down I figure feeding will always be a hoot. As soon as she bites down she slingshots back into the tub to eat in peace. She has a surprising amount of strength for a relatively small snake.

Here she is, in all her glory, voicing displeasure at my tidying up her home. Ignore the poor lighting, one of the reasons I avoid inside pictures as much as possible.

http://i839.photobucket.com/albums/z...psqz1vm2xm.mp4

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that is one evil looking/sounding snake :O

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Originally Posted by JackTar

thanks for the replies. I've never heard of a Tarahumara Mountain boa. I looked it up, very cool looking and boas are my favorite snake.

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I'll have to get a video of mine sometime when I pull her out of her tub after she's soiled it. That's when she's most "talkative".

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Originally Posted by JackTar

I'm curious about an active snake that has tons of personality that isn't a result of too much stress.

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Russian Rat Snake.

Active, inquisitive, fearless.

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Originally Posted by 200xth

Russian Rat Snake.

Active, inquisitive, fearless.

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I'm leaning towards a rat snake. Either a leucistic texas rat, leucistic black rat, grey rat, white sided grey rat or an emory rat snake

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Originally Posted by JackTar

I'm leaning towards a rat snake. Either a leucistic texas rat, leucistic black rat, grey rat, white sided grey rat or an emory rat snake

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The LTRs may be a good option ... I had a pair a few years back , one was lively and inquisitive but her brother was the spawn of Satan ...