Other than the obvious, what's your favorite snake?

Besides ball pythons? Ball pythons are most definitely my favorite, but years down the road, I might be interested in acquiring another species of snake as a pet only. Balls are the only species that I'm interested in breeding.

So, out of your own personal collection, what's your favorite snake, other than a ball - and why? In Georgia, we cannot own corn snakes or king snakes (since they are indigenous to the state).

I really like the dumerils, I love their patterns, the bloods are gorgeous, and I also love the BRBs, but I think their husbandry requirements would be difficult to maintain. I didn't used to like the boas, but the BCI's are starting to grow on me, and their smaller size (compared to the BCC - gosh I hope I don't have them backwards) is appealing.

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Originally Posted by FoghornLeghorn

Ah say, ah say there gurl - ah do declare this line of questioning to constitute cruel and unusual punishment!

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Rough call narrowing it down to ONE species outside of ball pythons.

TORTURE I say, madam!

Painted inito a corner like this I am going to have to go with brongersmai - though i admit I'd love a nice Argentine and scrubs are nice too . . . .

Weelllll....if I have to pick a favorite besides BP's that I actually have in my collection, I guess I'll have to go with a cape gopher, although it's a really tough choice! LOL

Seriously, though...picking a favorite species of snake would be impossible for me. That's like asking me which of my three kids is my favorite! LOL

EDIT: Do the words "gopher, although" look underlined to you? That line popped up while I was typing the words. I tried to use the U button to toggle the line on and off, but it wouldn't go away. Vewwwwy strange!

EDIT 2: Ok...all fixed. Musta somehow bumped into the URL button while typing. I'm such a goof!

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Yeah I see the underline. Somehow you got it hyperlinked, but you should be able to delete that. (I think)

As for favorite species other than ball pythons.... Huh.... I dunno. I love the BRB and the Spotteds. I love the look of bloods and burmese too. Nope, can't narrow it down.

There are other species of snakes? :O

-adam

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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki

There are other species of snakes? :O

-adam

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I think so! I don't know if most of them can be classified as "real" snakes though.:P

I would have to say other than BPs my favorite snake would have to be Python breitensteini.

i love carpet pythons (all of them!). they have a good size, disposition, feeding response, and just look great. i also love Antaresia (especially spotteds and stimson's)... besides they feeding problems when they're young, they're awesome to work with.

P. brongersmai.. though P. curtus curtus (sumatran short tails) are soooo super cool.

It's a very, very difficult decision. That's why I currently keep 14 species. :)

It's hard to beat a good suriname BCC.. though like Smulkin, occidentalis (argentine) boas make me drool. Barneck scrubs are wicked looking too.

And then there's savu pythons with their awesome white eyes.. burms with their lovely temperaments.. dumerils with their cryptic patterns.. albino tangerine honduran milks with their outrageous oranges..

I love my anacondas too.. they have a subtle beauty about them.

I guess sumatran red bloods are my favorites though.. I think. :)

Other than ball pythons (my favorite), I'd have to go with <i>boa constrictor imperator</i>.

OK, let me re-phrase that. You might not admit it, but in your personal collection - I bet you have a favorite. I even have a favorite - Kashmire, even though they are all ball pythons.


Since I've not really researched other snakes - you guys just HAD to give me their latin names, didn't you? Guess I'll be googling away later! LOL

So, out of your personal collection, which snake is your personal favorite, and why? There's got to be one that if you were told you had to give them all up but one, which one would you keep? How's that? Probably still tough, huh? LOL

Besides balls I like Mangrove snakes (hope to have one soon ;) ) and I LOVE Ringed Pythons, the color as a babie and the color as adults are awsome.

Well I missed that post, in my collection my favorite is my Andean Milksnake, just because I have no other snake that is that agressive towards me :)

Well, as I only have 2 snakes so far, lol! I suppose my other favorite would be Falkor the corn! ;) I love this little dude. My first snake ever.

I *am* madly in love with the blue beauties tho. When I do get one and if it works out really well with her I'd be tempted to breed them. Any additional BPs will be purely for cuddling purposes. :D

Ringed pythons are very unique. Too bad they don't keep the baby color!

My favorite in my collection.. hmm.. probably Habanera my female blood. Rowan my male surinam is real nice too though. I don't know really.

I would have to say (if I HAVE TO) pick a second favorie, It would be a tossup between leucistic ratsnakes...ya just gotta love a pure white snake with blue/gray eyes... and rosy boas.. really cool and friendly little boas... and the rosys stay small, for a boa. I looove the amazon basin ETB's as well, but can never afford one.

I'm sure this is probably sacrilege, but ball pythons don't even hit my top 10 list if it wasn't for the morphs. And no, I'm not talking about the financial (HA!) side of morphs, I just like the way they pretty up a ball.

Snakes I'd keep before buying a normal ball:

Blood pythons
Borneo short-tailed pythons
Sumatran short-tailed pythons
Blackheaded pythons
Womas
Angolan pythons
Large-blotched pythons
Olive pythons
True red-tailed boas
Trans-Pecos ratsnakes
Black milksnakes

K~

Yeah.. normal BPs aren't even in my top 20 list.. maybe not even top 30.

Womas are really cool.. and I'd like to add eastern indigo snakes to my top list. :P

I feel bad for leaving out my tied for #1 spot favorite boid.. boelen's pythons. I forget about them because they are so rare in captive collections. *sigh*

I think I've always been facinated by the arboreal boas and pythons. ATB ETB GTP, even some Carpets. I'm too deep into BPs now tho, I'm seriously out of room!

Western Hognoses...I am shopping around for a few right now ;)

Brazilian Rainbow Boas and Stimsons pythons are also at the top of my list.

Python breitensteini aka Borneo Blood Python.:D

My favorite snake that I personally keep is Zephyr, my liasis fuscus (brown water python). His irridescence and sleek shape make him beautiful to look at, but it's his sweet disposition that won me over.

On the flip side, I have a female fuscus that is the devil incarnate. Even more beautiful because of her bright orange belly, but you can't get near her without fearing for your life.

My favorite non ball python in my collection is definately my Sarawak short tail. The black blood runs a close second, but I didn't raise her up from a tiny baby like I have with the Sarawak. He's grown SO MUCH since I got him.

As for snakes I don't own, it's probably Green Tree pythons.

corns... and boas. i'd love to have a boa one day... but most likely i never will.

in my collection my favorite is vanessa, but only because ive had her the longest and got her when she was only a little hatchling.

out of my collection i would have to say:
angolans
black headed pythons
childreni pythons
boelens pythons
retics
GTP's (and carpochondros espescially)
borneo short-tails
ATB's
BRB's
african rock pythons

and thats just a few, lol. i pretty much like any boid.

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My favorite snake that I personally keep is Zephyr, my liasis fuscus (brown water python). His irridescence and sleek shape make him beautiful to look at, but it's his sweet disposition that won me over.

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Ooh, yeah...he's beautiful...=)

i love rhino vipers.. but don't want to ever own a hot - especially one that's non-native. just thought i'd share ;)

Yeah bitis nasicornis and bitis gabonica are so cool.. as are bitis arietans (puff adder)

ooh you are so right. big fat gaboons are soooooo cool. bothrops asper is another cool "hot".

Gaboon...my all time favorite HOT!


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If you look closely, you can see my daughter's reflection in the image. :D

Karl Rove......Oh, wait. I thought you said "least" favorite. :oops: My bad. :P

Rachel

Pretty much anything in the bitis genus is one of my favorites.. bitis parviocula is a rare one that is quite lovely.. and I love the headgear on bitis cornuta

Dont own now but have owned......

Hand's down (my opinion)....Eastern Indigo

Umm...surinam bbc! :D

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Umm...surinam bbc! :D

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I've never seen on of those British Broadcasting Constrictors.:P