Any Reptile--What would YOU choose?

Ok, this thread is just for fun. If you could have any reptile in the world: wild, endangered, extinct, captive bred, whatever it may be and lets say you could provide a pristine habitat for that animal, what would it be? I hope all of you are having a Merry Christmas and I look forward to seeing your answers!

A tame, captive bred velociraptor!

Hmm, this is a tough one. Id have to say the rare....unseen as of yet, new breed of Black Mambas that are nonvenomous :):):):):):):)
If those never exist, I'll take a Komodo Dragon:)

Oh this'll be interesting!

I am still very partial to my snakes. I love how they look, how they feel, their personalities, their habits, etc. So it stands to reason that my #1 choice is going to be a snake. I do like a lot of different lizards and I'd really like to have a pair of emerald tree monitors one day. BUT my #1 choice of any reptile in the world would be an ontogenic "super blue" green tree python.

This is "Blue Frost", an F2 ontogenic super blue male GTP produced by Greg Maxwell. This is exactly what I'd want.... :D
http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/.../BlueFrost.jpg

Merry Christmas everyone!!!

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Originally Posted by Kittycatpenut

A tame, captive bred velociraptor!

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X 2 (except mine doesn't have to be tame lol)
Or an animal that isn't extinct, that I just don't have the guts to own but would if it was a perfect world and I couldn't die from it, a king cobra. I also wouldn't mind a giant tortoise, no particular species just a huge one.

The dinosaurs are more birds than they are reptiles (and velociraptor had feathers), so you could just keep a Cassowary...probably similar in temperament, if not diet. A bit bigger than velociraptor, though (it only stood 3 feet, unlike the ones in Jurrassic Park).

There are a few animals I'd love to keep and breed.

Draco lizards
Fiji Iguanas
Dimetrodon. :D

I would pick longisquama, but they can't seem to make up their mind what it is, yet.

Yeah the ones in jurassic park were actually Deinosuchus( I dont know if I spelled that correctely).

If I could choose one, I'd probably choose the extinct titanoboa, or a species of the Meiolania genus. These were 8 foot turtles that lived on land and had horns on their head and also had a spiked tail! I'd also take a Megolania, which was a huge monitor.

Psssh... who wants a raptor when you could have a T-Rex? ;) thought I'd love both. :) but honestly... I want a Borneo Bateater more then anything!

Duh, T-rexes are stupid :rolleye2:

I've been addicted to snakes since I was 4 and my wife just bought me 6 new morphs for christmas and my birthday. So aside from that I'd have to say a clutch of Black Throat Monitors so I could raise them up and let them roam my yard as my first line of defense against Hoodlums

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Originally Posted by WingedWolfPsion

The dinosaurs are more birds than they are reptiles (and velociraptor had feathers), so you could just keep a Cassowary...probably similar in temperament, if not diet. A bit bigger than velociraptor, though (it only stood 3 feet, unlike the ones in Jurrassic Park).

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:P Actually, Velociraptors aren't dinosaurs. They are just winged reptiles. Still awesome, but not dinosaurs.
And it's only the Theropods that evolved into birds. The rest weren't so lucky.


If I could have anything, it would be an Anaconda. :)

ill have to X3 that on the raptor lol but also a komodo dragon!!! and many other types of monitors... ha :D

For a living animal I would like a leusistic burmese python. Those are awesome!

Does it have to actually be real? Cause if not, Ive always wanted a dragon! Lol, like a giant fire breathing flying dragon with giant spikes and horns on the head, cause to me, the only perfect world would be a world with dragons haha.

if it had to be real, I would want one of those ausralian horned lizards, I cant remember what theyre called exactly, but yeah one of those. I cant remember how it works, but supposedly, they can move water that lands anywhere on thier bodies to theyre mouth where they lick it off theyre face by using muscle contractions to move the water through special channels around theyre scales, which is just freakin awesome lol, im gonna go look some stuff up them

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Originally Posted by Xotik

:P Actually, Velociraptors aren't dinosaurs. They are just winged reptiles. Still awesome, but not dinosaurs.
And it's only the Theropods that evolved into birds. The rest weren't so lucky.


If I could have anything, it would be an Anaconda. :)

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Hmm...Velociraptor is a theropod dinosaur. I think you're confusing them with pterosaurs, which weren't really reptiles, either. (Anything covered in downy fuzz that is warm-blooded simply doesn't fit the definition of a reptile, regardless of its skeletal structure. They really need to go back over the taxonomy of the entire tree at this point. We don't call mammals 'synapsid reptiles', after all, even though they evolved from them).

Velociraptor was warm-blooded and had feathers.
For that matter, there's reason to believe that even baby T-Rexes were covered in downy feathers. Chances are VERY high that feathers evolved extremely early, because endothermy produces a real need for insulation.

Some of the largest dinosaurs didn't have feathers as adults (we have skin imprints), but then, rhinos and elephants don't have much hair, so it's understandable. A large body mass makes losing heat a priority over retaining it.

http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2010...8291283989539/

http://www.geeksugar.com/Dinosaur-Fe...Amber-19132800

It only makes sense--dinosaurs lived pretty much everywhere, including the rainforests of Antarctica, which got pretty cold in the winter. A small warm-blooded animal, or one that lives in regions that get cold, needs to be able to conserve its body heat, which means it needs to have insulation. There are only really 4 types of insulation that animals have evolved--fur/hair (synapsids/mammals), pycnofibers (what pterosaurs had--they were diapsids), feathers (diapsids/dinosaurs/birds), and a layer of thick fat (blubber).

Anyone else as nerdy as me about dinosaurs will get a kick over this, if they haven't seen it before:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/n...ers-science/o/

Reptiles don't require insulation, because they are ectothermic. Insulation would be detrimental--they need to be able to absorb and release heat quickly when necessary.

I believe that the 'velociraptors' in Jurassic Park were scaled up in size to make them scarier, but before the film was even released, a huge raptor dinosaur was discovered--not deinonychus, but Utahraptor, a new one that was even larger (about twice the size of deinonychus). The actual velociraptor was little larger than a turkey.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...omie_scale.png
On the other hand, Utahraptor may simply be a bit too big.
There are plenty of other 'raptors' left to be discovered, and a variety of in-between sizes as well. :)

I still maintain that keeping a raptor dinosaur would be similar to keeping a cassowary (apart from diet).
http://www.odditycentral.com/wp-cont...8/04/bird2.jpg

I guess mine i could actually get... Waxy Monkey Tree Frog, I feel like i could look at one of these and it would answer all my questions in life.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3501/...a03ce01d7a.jpg

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Originally Posted by cmack91

Does it have to actually be real? Cause if not, Ive always wanted a dragon! Lol, like a giant fire breathing flying dragon with giant spikes and horns on the head, cause to me, the only perfect world would be a world with dragons haha.

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Heck yes! :D


I'd probably say Eastern indigo though... because Eastern indigos are flipping amazing.

Apart from what I already have, I would love a green tree python. They are hands down my favorite herp of all time. Something about their simplicit beauty just amazes me. I will keep and breed high quality GTPs one of these of these days...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boomslang 'nuff said.

Does Godzilla count? I would really like Godzilla D;.

On a serious note, I've always wanted a Komodo Dragon. No clue why, haha. Ever since I was little.

There's so many that I'd chose I'd have to buy a house just for my pets to be able to house them all! lol

Komodo Dragon is at the top of the list though. I've loved these animals since I first saw Steve Irwin (RIP) *play* with one years ago. I got to see one at the Fort Worth Zoo when I lived there. Even more amazing animal in person!

I like all the answers so far! I like the dragon one too! I just got done watching How to Train a Dragon with my son so that got me thinking. :D
Also, a lot of Dinosaur answers! I am going to separate the question now. How about tell me what dinosaur you would pick along with what non dinosaur you'd pick! This outta be interesting because EVERYBODY wants a dinosaur a long with something else! :gj:

So that being said, if I could have a dinosaur, plant eater i would choose Ultrasaurus, and meat eater i'd choose Allosaurus and I'd let him roam my 5000 acre Utah ranch. :gj:

Top of the list is Godzilla. I've been a Godzilla nut since I was a little kid. I would love to be able to kind of "talk" to him like the girls in the old Japanese films.

Second on the list is a dragon. I have a deep love of dragons, and I've studied their legends and lore, to get technical, I'd love to have a chromatic dragon, preferably a golden dragon female.

Third on my list would be a Gila monster. One that wasn't dangerous if possible.

Gale

Veloca (did i spell that right) raptor and/or my granite carpet lol


Merry christmas

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Originally Posted by Matthew Malone

I guess mine i could actually get... Waxy Monkey Tree Frog, I feel like i could look at one of these and it would answer all my questions in life.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3501/...a03ce01d7a.jpg

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I love the wax monkeys:gj::gj:

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Originally Posted by Raptor

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boomslang 'nuff said.

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You are screwed in the head:rolleye2::rolleye2::rolleye2:

I'm easy, who can say.................... pastel soul sucker:bow::bow::bow:

is a pterodactyl a reptile? i want flock or gaggle or whatever a group of pterodactyls are.

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/...r_1639855i.jpg

I just want an Eastern Diamondback, but that will have to wait until we move out of apartments and into the country. So, at least 6 months to a year, but more likely in about 4 or more years when I'm more confident.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_q8CWhpK0Qb...attlesnake.jpg

I would want a Coral Glow Ball Python!!! :cool:

Dinosaur: It'd be a tie between Iguanodon and Utahraptor
And of course, if dragons were an option I'd take it hands down :D

As for reptiles alive today, I'd love to be in a situation where I could have giant snakes. Retics and boelens in particular

Well, since we're all dreaming here I'd get some tuatara and an awesome, enormous, self-sustaining habitat so I could just chill and watch them all day. I remember reading about them as a kid, one of the grooviest reptiles around in my opinion.

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Tuatara probably have the slowest growth rates of any reptile,[14] continuing to grow larger for the first 35 years of their lives.[8] The average lifespan is about 60 years, but they can live to be well over 100 years old.[8] Some experts believe that captive tuatara could live as long as 200 years.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuatara

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Originally Posted by WingedWolfPsion

Hmm...Velociraptor is a theropod dinosaur. I think you're confusing them with pterosaurs, which weren't really reptiles, either. (Anything covered in downy fuzz that is warm-blooded simply doesn't fit the definition of a reptile, regardless of its skeletal structure. They really need to go back over the taxonomy of the entire tree at this point. We don't call mammals 'synapsid reptiles', after all, even though they evolved from them).

Velociraptor was warm-blooded and had feathers.
For that matter, there's reason to believe that even baby T-Rexes were covered in downy feathers. Chances are VERY high that feathers evolved extremely early, because endothermy produces a real need for insulation.

Some of the largest dinosaurs didn't have feathers as adults (we have skin imprints), but then, rhinos and elephants don't have much hair, so it's understandable. A large body mass makes losing heat a priority over retaining it.

http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2010...8291283989539/

http://www.geeksugar.com/Dinosaur-Fe...Amber-19132800

It only makes sense--dinosaurs lived pretty much everywhere, including the rainforests of Antarctica, which got pretty cold in the winter. A small warm-blooded animal, or one that lives in regions that get cold, needs to be able to conserve its body heat, which means it needs to have insulation. There are only really 4 types of insulation that animals have evolved--fur/hair (synapsids/mammals), pycnofibers (what pterosaurs had--they were diapsids), feathers (diapsids/dinosaurs/birds), and a layer of thick fat (blubber).

Anyone else as nerdy as me about dinosaurs will get a kick over this, if they haven't seen it before:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/n...ers-science/o/

Reptiles don't require insulation, because they are ectothermic. Insulation would be detrimental--they need to be able to absorb and release heat quickly when necessary.

I believe that the 'velociraptors' in Jurassic Park were scaled up in size to make them scarier, but before the film was even released, a huge raptor dinosaur was discovered--not deinonychus, but Utahraptor, a new one that was even larger (about twice the size of deinonychus). The actual velociraptor was little larger than a turkey.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...omie_scale.png
On the other hand, Utahraptor may simply be a bit too big.
There are plenty of other 'raptors' left to be discovered, and a variety of in-between sizes as well. :)

I still maintain that keeping a raptor dinosaur would be similar to keeping a cassowary (apart from diet).
http://www.odditycentral.com/wp-cont...8/04/bird2.jpg

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Yes. Yes I did confuse them. I just got done my finals for my Dinosaurs class for this semester, I guess its a good thing I did my finals on Ceratopsians.

They do need to rethink the entire tree, but they still haven't proven whether or not pterosaurs are ecto or endothermic, and they haven't proven that dinosaurs are cold-blooded. According to my textbooks from class, there is more information to support a warm-blooded creature - though there still is plenty to support cold-bloodedness.

Also - in addition to my earlier statement of an Anaconda, yeah I want an Alligator too..:P

A dog-tame komodo that I could REALLY trust....if we're fantasizing. XD

I could also go for a bp with so many morphs in it that it's ridicuously expensive. Also a nice riding dragon would be cool

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Originally Posted by Xotik

Yes. Yes I did confuse them. I just got done my finals for my Dinosaurs class for this semester, I guess its a good thing I did my finals on Ceratopsians.

They do need to rethink the entire tree, but they still haven't proven whether or not pterosaurs are ecto or endothermic, and they haven't proven that dinosaurs are cold-blooded. According to my textbooks from class, there is more information to support a warm-blooded creature - though there still is plenty to support cold-bloodedness.

Also - in addition to my earlier statement of an Anaconda, yeah I want an Alligator too..:P

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It's actually a done deal that dinosaurs were endothermic--only warm-blooded animals need insulation. It's detrimental for ectotherms to be insulated, so when you see insulation, you know you have an endotherm. That means both pterosaurs and dinosaurs were endotherms. Sometimes scientists appear to be a bit too myopic to use common sense. (Then, too, the metabolism of flying animals is tremendous, no ecotherm could sustain it--you find only gliders in the reptile class).

Personally, I agree with Bakker--endothermy probably arose in the era of the pseudosuchids and the proto-mammals. Not just dinosaurs and mammals, but their immediate ancestors, were also warm-blooded animals. The shift in skeletal design to an upright stance probably accompanied the ability to produce heat internally. They didn't necessarily produce it well, but they did produce it. (Again with logic-- modern crocodilians are able to produce some heat internally, and hedgehogs produce heat poorly, but of course, are still endotherms--the oldest placental mammals (oldest order, anyhow) and the most modern reptiles are probably representative of the animals that arose in that time).

Still, there's little reason left to believe that dinosaurs were truly reptiles, or that pterosaurs were either, for that matter. (At least, if ectothermy and scaley hide without feathers are necessary for an animal to be considered a reptile--if not, then birds are clearly reptiles. ;)

I prefer to stick to pets that cannot kill me either accidentally or deliberately.
I like Chamaeleo quadricornis, always have. I wouldn't mind having some other species of chameleons as well.
I also like black roughneck monitors, and blue and green tree monitors.

My dream reptiles in a categorized list. (all tame and none would hurt or kill and/or eat me) Fictional: Indominus Rex and Indoraptor from Jurassic World(depending on sentience, they might be more like adopted children than pets), a deathclaw and a one of those bipedal geckos from Fallout, a pack of raptors from Jurassic Park, a dewback,a krayt dragon and a dragonsnake from Star Wars, The Dragon Viper from a ATLA fanfic i once read, Zilla jr, Godzilla, and a ridable six limbed(4 legs 2 wings) fire breathing dragon. Extinct: Titanoboa, Allosaurus, Dilophosaurus, Utahraptor, Velociraptor, Iguanadon, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Carnotaurus, Baryonyx, Suchomimus, Any predatory marine reptile that could kill a megalodon one on one,a Nothosaur,Pristichampsus,Postosuchus,a Gorgonopsid, Purussuchus(i know it's saurus but i hate that saurus was used when it should've been suchus), Any of the giant crocs from the dinosaur age, Simosuchus(who wouldn't want a plant eating pug-croc?), Baurusuchus, Armadillosuchus, Araripesuchus, Tanystropheus, Dimorphodon, Pannoniasaurus, Meiolania, Megalania, Trilophosuchus, Quinkana, Kaprosuchus, Wonambi, Kawekaweau, Archelon, a Plesiosaur that could thrive in the frigid waters in Scotland(if there's no Nessie then i'd have the next best thing) and a Mosasaur that i would use as travel between tropical islands, a getaway mount after robbing yachts and cruise liners, to steal hot chicks from creepy rich pricks and d-bags and to scare random tourists for the heck of it. Cryptids: Loch Ness Monster(plesiosaur or water dragon), Bear Lake Monster(mosasaur with legs), Buru, and a Tsuchinoko. Living but otherwise Endangered or Dangerous or Expensive: American Alligator, Saltwater Crocodile, Nile Crocodile, American Crocodile, Black Caiman,Cuban Crocodile, Green Anaconda, Black Mamba, Egyptian Cobra, King Cobra, Monocled Cobra, Diamondback Rattlesnake, Jararaca, Camroon Bush Viper, Mangrove Snake, a very big Mainland Reticulated Python, African Rock Python, Indian Rock Python, a Tuatara,European Adder, a Sea Turtle, Galapagos Giant Tortoise that i can ride on, and a Komodo Dragon. Reptiles that are already pets: Burmese Python, Reticulated Python, Corn Snake, Japanese Rat Snake, Gopher Snake, Pine Snake, King Snake, Milk Snake, Mandarin Rat Snake, Dumeril's Boa, Any Type of Boa Constrictor, Any type of Carpet Python, Rosy Boa, Kenyan Sand Boa, Woma Python, Hognose Snake, a Turtle, a Tortoise, Blood Python, Angolan Python, Any type of lizard and last but not least a Ball Python that could turn into any morph imaginable.

Well, hello there ridiculously cluttered reply to a 7 year old thread...
I'm not even going to try to read that, my eyes hurt after just a glance...

The obvious short answer is ....

A SNAKE ...

Close thread :)


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