Whats your dream snake

If you could have any snake, what is it?

Mine is a 6 foot plus native american black snake with tears under the eye, protected and almost impossible to get unless captive bread, can you guess what it is?

Whats yours?

Mine is a Boelen’s python but at £5,000+ it ain’t gonna happen ...

Also a Cape File snake but they’re as rare as Rocking Horse droppings ..


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Originally Posted by Ascended

If you could have any snake, what is it?

Mine is a 6 foot plus native american black snake with tears under the eye, protected and almost impossible to get unless captive bread, can you guess what it is?

Whats yours?

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You looking for an indigo snake? :D

They're awesome serpents, but if it will make you feel any better for not having one, you should know they're very messy snakes to keep. So be careful what you wish for! ;)

Yes I have been there before. Many years ago I have a pair of black Pine snakes. (it was a second best ) They were messy too. But to be honest an amazing snake that I might get back into.
The male seemed to see me as a competitor and would rise up to my hight and body slam me. Never bit though, but hissed a lot.
I might get back into them. Almost as nice as an indigo.

Here was one of my old ones. Actually, not that different to an indigo in many ways.

https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...ne-2-878875921
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Amazon Basin Emerald Tree Boa

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Originally Posted by Alien

Amazon Basin Emerald Tree Boa

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Me too.

Having a ETB and GTP are awesome but an Amazon Basin would be next level.

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Originally Posted by KMG

Me too.

Having a ETB and GTP are awesome but an Amazon Basin would be next level.

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Good choice, I have had GTP in the distant past, but This time round, One with alot of BLUE :cool:

I'm not going so much for appearances these days...I just want a snake that cleans their own room! :rofl:

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Originally Posted by Ascended

Good choice, I have had GTP in the distant past, but This time round, One with alot of BLUE :cool:

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The one I have has a good amount of blue and seems to only get more. He's been a good boy but don't reach in his cage at night. Everything is food... Or so he wishes.

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Originally Posted by KMG

The one I have has a good amount of blue and seems to only get more. He's been a good boy but don't reach in his cage at night. Everything is food... Or so he wishes.

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I love how, from far away, the stripe across his eyes just makes it look like he's asleep.

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Originally Posted by TofuTofuTofu

I love how, from far away, the stripe across his eyes just makes it look like he's asleep.

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Yeah, that's pretty sneaky! I feel sorry for those who fall for it! :D

I dunno maybe one of those San fransisco garters

Cool blues in your tree pythons:cool:

Not a total dream snake, but I have been watching and wanting this guy for months. too expensive, but I cant resist any more.

Genetic stripe albino

Edit, don't buy it, its mine:O

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My three top dream snakes in order are:

1. IMG boa
2. Blackheaded Python
3. T+ Argentine Boa

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Originally Posted by EL-Ziggy

My three top dream snakes in order are:

1. IMG boa
2. Blackheaded Python
3. T+ Argentine Boa

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Stop tempting me, i only have so much money and room. lol

SD Arcoiris.

Unrelated pair of Angolan pythons

Already posted what mine is here about a dozen times but eh, what's a dozen and one more.

Vietnamese blue beauty rat snake.
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...f7c7b359_z.jpg

Some time ago I wondered what non-venomous, adequately available snake species there are that are blue. Shortly after I came across the VBB and have been smitten ever since.

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Originally Posted by Snagrio

Already posted what mine is here about a dozen times but eh, what's a dozen and one more.

Vietnamese blue beauty rat snake.
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...f7c7b359_z.jpg

Some time ago I wondered what non-venomous, adequately available snake species there are that are blue. Shortly after I came across the VBB and have been smitten ever since.

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How about a blue racer? That would keep you "busy"- ;) If you could find a c/b? Should be easy to feed- they eat all sorts of things.

"Coluber constrictor foxii, commonly known as the blue racer, is a subspecies of Coluber constrictor, a species of nonvenomous, colubrid snakes commonly referred to as the eastern racer." Wikipedia

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How about a blue racer? That would keep you "busy"- ;) If you could find a c/b? Should be easy to feed- they eat all sorts of things.

"Coluber constrictor foxii, commonly known as the blue racer, is a subspecies of Coluber constrictor, a species of nonvenomous, colubrid snakes commonly referred to as the eastern racer." Wikipedia

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I've never seen blue racers for sale anywhere, and even if I did I'd have to be wary that they aren't wild-caught because they happen to be native in my state (i.e. potential trouble with the law if I got one that wasn't captive bred). Indeed, I've never seen one in the wild either nor, ironically, the state snake itself, the closely related black racer.

Another option would be the gorgeous Puget Sound locality garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis pickeringii). I mean, just look at this.
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...e3b6deffb0.jpg
It has a similar problem though in that I don't know of any breeders. Have come across one guy who works with them but he's in the Netherlands, and I'd rather not deal with the expense and hassle of international shipping (if that would even be possible in the first place). Not to mention I'd like to have a second snake be big enough to take any of my BP's potential refusals down the road, which I don't think a BR and certainly no garter would be able to handle.

All in all, the VBB fits everything in my criteria perfectly. Blue, different personality/behavior from the species I already have, more of a challenge in size and temperament without going overboard and eventually gets big enough as an adult to handle garbage disposal duties if needed with an appetite to match. And not only are they not too difficult to find, but there's a renowned breeder of several beauty snake species including blues right in my general area that attends a monthly reptile show in said area.

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I've never seen blue racers for sale anywhere, and even if I did I'd have to be wary that they aren't wild-caught because they happen to be native in my state (i.e. potential trouble with the law if I got one that wasn't captive bred). Indeed, I've never seen one in the wild either nor, ironically, the state snake itself, the closely related black racer.

Another option would be the gorgeous Puget Sound locality garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis pickeringii). I mean, just look at this.
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...e3b6deffb0.jpg
It has a similar problem though in that I don't know of any breeders. Have come across one guy who works with them but he's in the Netherlands, and I'd rather not deal with the expense and hassle of international shipping (if that would even be possible in the first place). Not to mention I'd like to have a second snake be big enough to take any of my BP's potential refusals down the road, which I don't think a BR and certainly no garter would be able to handle.

All in all, the VBB fits everything in my criteria perfectly. Blue, different personality/behavior from the species I already have, more of a challenge in size and temperament without going overboard and eventually gets big enough as an adult to handle garbage disposal duties if needed with an appetite to match. And not only are they not too difficult to find, but there's a renowned breeder of several beauty snake species including blues right in my general area that attends a monthly reptile show in said area.

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I take your points- better to avoid confusion with local species & their regulations, & I don't think they're easy to find "c/b" either- not many people are that into racers, for one thing. I can remember seeing a blue racer when I was a kid though, in the wild, & it was amazing! Not to mention, FAST.

That garter snake is amazing- too bad they're hard to come by too. Importing one from the Netherlands is probably not do-able either. I guess you've narrowed it down pretty well to the VBB- & there's nothing wrong with that choice anyway. :gj: