Beginner snakes?

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Originally Posted by Slither Seeker

uh oh, now you've done it, now I have a yet another snake to add to the list of someday maybe, The Russian (Korean) Ratsnake. you are right, there are some fun you tubes out there about them!

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i'm always happy to spread the addiction, LOL :)

They really are fun and hardy snakes, perfect for display, and great for children. I love the way they have to watch everything that goes on around them.

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Originally Posted by zina10

i'm always happy to spread the addiction, LOL :)

They really are fun and hardy snakes, perfect for display, and great for children. I love the way they have to watch everything that goes on around them.

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I really like how alert and active they are, yet relatively mellow. do you have any leads on where can they be purchased?

I actually have a thread started in the Rat Snake forum. There have been some breeders mentioned.
Not to many people breed them and they seem to sell rather quick ! I think since the hatchlings are rather plain, they aren't more popular.
If people only had patience, they turn so beautiful...

They really have personality. Those were the ONLY snakes I actually did take on walks with me.
They weren't stressed at all. The female would be under my zip up hoody and only her head and a bit of neck stuck out in front. Her head would bob in rhythm with my steps, LOL !!!
She was so content just watching whats going on that some people didn't even notice her head sticking out until they came close.

Mine were named Scarlett and Rhett ;)

They also "rattle" their little tails when they hunt, and they "smash" their prey around to kill it. They took FT no problem.

I miss all the snakes I used to have. I used to have quite the collection, but we had to relocate and I sold them all. After a year at the new location I couldn't take it anymore and I bought those 5 Ball Python morphs I still have, the ones that are almost 7 years old. I recently added the Desert Ghost, so now I have 6 snakes. All Ball Pythons.

But I used to have many different ones, also a Brazilian Rainbow Boa. I was fortunate enough to visit her breeder a few times as he was local. He was quite the respected name in the BRB community, not sure if he is still very active. He had a LOT of BRB's. I was lucky enough to experience one of his females giving birth once. So different from our egg layers. I remember those tiny glow worms nailing him as he put them up, haha. The one I chose was a calm baby, and never, ever struck or bit.

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Originally Posted by Slither Seeker

I really like how alert and active they are, yet relatively mellow. do you have any leads on where can they be purchased?

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This breeder seems to sell some every year.
Last year it was around June?
He has last years "baby" pics on his web page..

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Originally Posted by DennisM

this is a really poor recommendation. If you are unfamiliar with the species, probably it would be best not to recommend it to others.

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I apologize. I didn't intend to try to sell somebody on the species, I was simply brainstorming. That's why I suggested doing some homework, but I certainly see your point.

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Originally Posted by distaff

Look into the island locality boas. Some of them will stay small. Vin Russo has a good book on the boa constrictors. I really enjoy our rosy boa, but I consider her more of a lovely display animal - she likes to sample my skin (She does this in slow motion, but now I'm a bit wary of her).

So, what DON'T you like about the colubrids? There is some variation, and I'll second the pitts. My Sonoran gopher is beautiful, alert, active, and the the breeder *warned* me, she is from BIG parents. I would add more corn snakes if I had the space.

One thing for a beginner: Try to match your climate, if you can. We keep our house very cold in the winter, and because this is NM desert, the air is dry. I never did end up getting a BP, and at this point I'm glad I don't have one, simply because I worry a little less over the husbandry of my native North American species.

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Its not that I hate colubrids by any means. I just prefer the snakes that have head definition, if that makes sense lol. I feel like their head and body are all kind of the same size. Thanks for the suggestions!