Favorite Snakes - That Are Different

My dream snake and one of two of my favorite snakes is Bothriechis schleglii. Although I will never own one, I hope to be able to photograph them someday in their natural habitat. Now I just have to make it to central american when my husband goes back lol.

I also would love to photograph some old world vipers and see them in person in their natural habitat but from a distance if you know what I mean :)

If I had to pick a snake to keep that would be my fav I would have to say Savu's or Borneo Short Tail.

angolans are deffinitely on the list. Yep they are expensive, :mad: they are not that common and they are native to a prepetiual war zone.

I hope in time more and more will be bred successfully and the price will come down, one issue is they tend to have small clutches much like BPs do,

Not much time this morning. Bull snakes are becoming more and more popular, but I don't think they are considered commonly kept. I have a WC subadult that is absolutely awesome! Much more active, alert, and curious than my BPs. Care is similar to a corn snake.

Steve

Well you guys talked about hognose snakes quite a bit and I think we have gotten past the venomous thing yet again as not a real threat and just make sure you feed with tongs not fingers which is good practice with any snake.

One I would add to the list though is the Madagascar Giant Hognose Snake, I saw a few at the last show I went to. Very cool snakes. I would call all hogs beginner myself but I could also understand calling the intermediate simply because of the need to do what you should do anyway.

Another snake that is not often kept that I would called intermediate-advanced is the Mussurana. Amazing snakes, rear fanged but they don't offer to bite and I have never heard of a major reaction. They get big and are very active though so advanced is where I would put them.

Oh and how about the Green Bush Snake (Philothamnus punctatus) they are non venomous and look like small boomslangs. You have to work with them sometimes to get them on rodents but it is not that hard. I really hope to get one of these some day.

Joe

i don't know if anyone's said it yet but Boelen's python is definetley up there for me. does that count?

I'd assumed you'd included Trinkets and Radiateds under the Asian Ratsnakes already! Also, the Aodaisho or Japanese Ratsnake which I really want to work with. :) So pretty! Did you already cover the Mandarin and Red Racer too? The Ridley's? How about the Red Tailed Green Ratsnake or the Redheaded Ratsnake? Although I hear the last two are very hard to keep in captivity. So many gorgeous snakes come out of Asia though.

I also didn't see rubber boas on there, although I may have missed it. Not very fancy, but SO cute and different. :)

Great additions MO I will do a new consolidated list soon, we had a couple that you mentioned already but not most of them, some really cool additions, thanks,

My pleasure, I'm obsessed with the Asian colubrids, lol. :rolleye2:

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Originally Posted by jjspirko

Great additions MO I will do a new consolidated list soon, we had a couple that you mentioned already but not most of them, some really cool additions, thanks,

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When I have time to post more info I will - but for now let me throw the indigo snake in the ring.

I think I said this before.. but Ringed Pythons and mandarin rat snakes (sp?) are not common... they're very pretty though.. :snake: