Is there any "rule" about traveling with snakes?

My mom has been wanting to see our little ones for some time now but hasn't been able to make the drive out due to her schedule.

I'm heading to her place tonight for dinner & the game and was contemplating taking 1 or both of them along for the ride. It's about half hour one way.

What are your guys' opinions/thoughts?

One hour away is fine. Be sure that they don't get too cold. A heat pack, similar to a shipping heat pack may be a good investment but not absolutely required. Anytime you can show off your snakes and introduce new people to herps, it is a good thing. What you are doing is no different than taking a snake to an expo. Have fun, use common sense, take only one for now and enjoy yourself!

Don

I agree with Don. Just transport them in tubs or bags and keep the car as warm as possible. Bring along something to keep them in that you can heat once you arrive. When I moves to Orlando from the tampa Bay area of Florida I made a 2 hour drive with my snakes without any issues.

(granted Florida in August is a good bit warmer / more humid than Vancouver is)

AWESOME :D
Thanks, guys! I've won over a few skeptic minded people with my snakes, so I'm excited to add my mom to the list.

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Originally Posted by timely.grace

AWESOME :D
Thanks, guys! I've won over a few skeptic minded people with my snakes, so I'm excited to add my mom to the list.

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The most important rule when traveling with snakes is to never let them drive.


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Originally Posted by Don

One hour away is fine. Be sure that they don't get too cold. A heat pack, similar to a shipping heat pack may be a good investment but not absolutely required. Anytime you can show off your snakes and introduce new people to herps, it is a good thing. What you are doing is no different than taking a snake to an expo. Have fun, use common sense, take only one for now and enjoy yourself!

Don

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Cheap unpopped popcorn in a tube sock.

Nuke it on low until it's very warm and plop into travel tub.

Provides long lasting heat and beneficial humidity, too.

:)

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Originally Posted by Salamander

The most important rule when traveling with snakes is to never let them drive.


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Damn, why didn't you tell me this sooner?! Lol! :-p

The trip went off without a hitch! They tolerated it really well. As did the fam jam haha. My mom & sisters loved them. Stepdad & sisters boyfriend? Not so much. All in good time ;)

Awesome tip about the popcorn! Throwing that one in the memory bank for sure.

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Originally Posted by timely.grace

Damn, why didn't you tell me this sooner?! Lol! :-p

The trip went off without a hitch! They tolerated it really well. As did the fam jam haha. My mom & sisters loved them. Stepdad & sisters boyfriend? Not so much. All in good time ;)

Awesome tip about the popcorn! Throwing that one in the memory bank for sure.

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I'm glad you made some new converts....:)

My entire family is snake-phobic.

No changing any minds, here.

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Originally Posted by Salamander

Cheap unpopped popcorn in a tube sock.

Nuke it on low until it's very warm and plop into travel tub.

Provides long lasting heat and beneficial humidity, too.

:)

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Or uncooked rice.

Me and my GF love them, Her mom, dad, sister, & brother love them as well, dad is still getting used to them, he got used to me so anything can happen :rolleyes:

HIGH FIVE, VANCOUVER! :banana:
And LOL

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Originally Posted by Salamander

The most important rule when traveling with snakes is to never let them drive.


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Tell that to my spider lol:

http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/...n/dfeb3243.jpg

Yep, no big deal. As others have said, just keep them from getting cold and they'll do fine. I have brought snakes along with me many times over the past decade or so with no ill effects. You can bag them, or you can put them in a "carrier" cage which consists of a miniature enclosure with either fresh bedding or some of their own from their regular enclosure.

Stress is the biggest concern with the latter option, but I generally only bring along my more tolerant snakes, so I have never had any real issues with either method (knock on wood).

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Originally Posted by Salamander

The most important rule when traveling with snakes is to never let them drive.


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Is that from personal experience? :rofl:

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Originally Posted by swansonbb

Or uncooked rice.

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I used that at first but it tends to scorch after a few uses.
[possibly because the water inside of each grain escapes and it becomes too dry]

So far, the popcorn just keeps on going.

Either one is awfully handy, though.

:)

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Originally Posted by Poseidon

Is that from personal experience? :rofl:

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Um....do I have to answer that?


[helpful hint: when the former owner assures you that the Boamaster cage with the 7'+ BCI inside really doesn't need that 'lost' lock because she never tried to get out before, ignore him..especially if it's an hour's ride home in the dark. nobody likes "surprises" showing up under the driver's seat]


:rofl:

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Originally Posted by The Serpent Merchant

Tell that to my spider lol:

http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/...n/dfeb3243.jpg

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:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

[he'll never get his license...he's not in the required 10 and 2 o'clock position]

:D

This guy is stylin'!

http://www.snakesonstuff.com/images/car2.jpg

I wish my parents would at least let my snake be around them. When it came time to move back in my mom and dad adamantly refused to let me keep my babies with me, regardless if I said I would keep them in my room and they'd never see them unless I had to take them somewhere.

Even when I mentioned that relatively soon my boyfriend and I are going to get a Bearded Dragon! I explained that it's probably better than another snake right now (since my bf's mom doesn't like snakes and they have to stay at his house) to get something that eats leafy things and such. She said "now that's more my speed." So I said that if we got a Beardie I could keep it here with me, and she still said no. :tears: I hate not being able to see my "kids" all the time.

I've traveled pretty far with mine, 4 hours has been the farthest drive. I pack them up just like I would if I were shipping them. If you don't have any old snake shipping boxes you can put them in a cooler of some sort with hot water bottles. Don't use heat packs unless you have heat packs specifically for shipping reptiles. Normal heat packs give off a toxin that is very dangerous to snakes. Just make sure you don't make it too hot inside the cooler.