Considering getting a blood...love 'em or hate em'?

[Tim Mead]

Looks like we'll have blacks as well..

[Haydenphoto]

I found a place that are selling baby blacks from 150.oo to 200.oo I'm heading to pick one up today. I should of just pulled the trigger yesterday but well i wanted to think about it... I have been around them for about 4 years now and i have to say if you can handle them a few times a week you should almost never have issues. But again you have to think about how your going into the tank / rack system to grab them.. THEY ARE NO BALLY lol -- I think if you use your head you should be fine

[tsealock]

I'm soo excited to get some bloods now!

[BPGirl]

I have had my sumatran red blood for a couple years now and I have found that he has more personality than any of my ball pythons or other colubrids that I have worked with. I first got him at the Rocky Mountain Reptile Expo when he was a few months old and was as mean as you could possibly find. I worked with him every day and he calmed down, but it seemed like once he hit his "teenage" years he became extremely unpredictable, warm and cuddly one day and trying to take a chunk out of my arm the next. I stopped handling him for a while until just recently and now he is very calm and relaxed with me, but as soon as he knows theres another person in the room he will start hissing and striking at them.

I really do love having him, even though he is a challenge and pretty unpredictable. I would say that you should try to find one that is fairly docile as a baby and then work with them. I hope you find something! Good luck!

[Zincubus]

I can see it really depends on the snake, the thought of a great eater is enticing!

Tsealock , what is the yellow and white snake in your avatar ??

[tsealock]

Tsealock , what is the yellow and white snake in your avatar ??

It is an albino ball python. I have a female one.

[Zincubus]

It is an albino ball python. I have a female one.

Stunning , it is more yellow than the others I've seen , top of my list but the way things stand it doesn't look as though I'm ever going to be able to afford one , sadly.

[tsealock]

The flash makes them look a lot brighter, but they look better in person. Mine has a lavender and yellow head. PM me for more info. Lets keep this thread on topic