Which Snake Species is your Favorite?

[Kaorte]

I'm gonna be that boring person who says ball pythons. They are friendly, they don't get too big, have adorable faces, and come in sooo many cool color morphs.

I've had a lot of other snake species and they are still my favorites.

I do really like amazon tree boas, but sometimes they can be mean, which sucks.

[FlynnTheBP]

I should have added the cape cobra to my list of fave cobras. They have such gorgeous patterns...

[Kira]

@Kaorte

I'm that boring person too! I absolutely love their faces and they are easy to handle. Plus I love their thicker bodies. For some reason the skinnier, fast moving snakes kind of freak me out.

I really like how beautiful green tree pythons are but I've heard that they can be aggressive.

[FlynnTheBP]

I really can't decide between Boas or Carpet Pythons.

While there are at least another dozen species that I'd like to get, my favorite may change with new acquisitions.


Punch, wild type Boa



Etta, Coastal Carpet

I absolutely love that boa!!! I have always wanted one. Beautiful snake.

[ShaneSilva]

Retics, carpets and burms. Although if I were to get more I'd go with more carpets because they take up less room. There are others that I'm absolutely in love with but have no experience with like hots and olives etc.

[distaff]

Sonoran gopher. Maybe just because she is the latest acquisition.
So much personality!

Still enchanted by boas.
Really, really want a Tarahumara someday.

Indigos and cribos too.

[FlynnTheBP]

Sonoran gopher. Maybe just because she is the latest acquisition.
So much personality!

Still enchanted by boas.
Really, really want a Tarahumara someday.

Indigos and cribos too.

I love catching gopher snakes. There are a lot in my area and I drive out early in the morning to go on runs and find them. They are easy to find and don't usually bite once you've grabbed them. Of course, from a distance they look vaguely like rattlers, so you have to be careful.

[paulh]

Bull snake, Pituophis catenifer sayi. The big game of local snakes when I was a kid. First species to lay eggs for me, and first species to captive breed for me. Frowny face makes them look like they are evil tempered, but they are pu$$ycats when treated right.

[AbsoluteApril]

That's a tough one. I'm partial to pythons and boas. I guess it would have to be Amazon Tree Boas.
They are small, thin, have big wedge heads that look venomous* and come in such a beautiful array of colors.
*closest I'll ever get to keeping venomous
They are bitey and inquisitive and I just love them, little devil shoestrings that they are.

BRBs are a great choice and were one of my favorites when I started out and saw one in a book. Here's a photo of the one I used to have, he was a great snake:

[cayley]

When I was a little kid I was obsessed with black mambas, so they have a special place in my heart <3 in terms of looks though, white-lipped pythons are so beautiful to me. I would actually love to own one one day but I have no idea how to access them here, or even if they're legal. We have super weird exotic pet laws here.