what kind if snake is this??

Yeah, a bit off track but both of you have good intentions. Burm, Indian rock, carmel doesn't much matter. The snake is being offered for $25, and there isn't anything else known.

One thing about the internet is you can't see who is posting and I completely understand tossing out some caution. I also understand not overly hyping the possibilities. Everything is laced with risk depending on the circumstances.

There is a kid on Youtube that started with a few snakes, and then for whatever reason his parents catered to his hobby and he now has retics, anacondas, Burms, pretty much name it and he has it. He hasn't made a video in a year, but the beginning of his time on the channel was filled with posts. I don't think he is capable of caring for the animals he has, or looking long term and seeing what they will become.

I cringe when I "ThinK" I see people getting into the hobby that maybe should not. A 15-30 year commitment doesn't cause a stir when a young person just wants a pet. I'm not saying it applies to ALL, but you certainly see a great many folks, including the seller of this particular snake trying to sell, or re-home animals that they shouldn't have in the first place.

I'm not saying that is the case here, and I'm not saying it is the case with just snakes.

Far too many folks impulse buy what pleases them without looking long term.

So I see everybody's point here. Concern about he keeper, concern about the animal, and concern about the image of the hobby.

I don't really see a lot of disagreement. I see some well thought out reasoning and typical internet misunderstanding due to typed text.


Just as an example, I know there a few hards facts about retics that any keeper needs to be aware of. The feeding response is unlike many of the other snakes, the size is potentially very large. A simple mistake with a king snake VS a retic is a completely different situation.

The best advice for keeping anything, is to research and know your animal and its potential.

Because the OP does not even know what the pictured snake is, makes me think $25 or not is a bad idea for several reasons.