Snake owners!

[CoolioTiffany]

Which snakes are more common? Let's find out :]
*You may also post a pic of your snake if you'd like, I always like to see snakes no matter how they look! They ALL fascinate me, every single one of them. You can also tell me what type of snakes you own, and if you own too many to name, you can just name a few ;].

[CoolioTiffany]

Which snakes are more common? Let's find out :]. Forgot to make the poll multiple choice. Sorry! If there was a way to fix it, I would definitely.. maybe there is a way.. but I don't know it yet lol. Well, whatever you have the most in your collection choose whatever.

In case you aren't sure what the poll choices mean:

Colubridae- Non-venomous snakes other than Pythons and Boas. Example: King snakes, Corn snakes, Milk snakes, Rat snakes, Garter snakes.

Boidae- Boas. Snakes that use constriction to subdue prey and give live birth. Example: Dumeril's boas, Sand boas, Rainbow boas, Rosy boas, Red Tail boas.

Pythonidae- Pythons. Snakes that use constriction to subdue prey. These snakes lay eggs, and have more teeth than boas. Example: Ball/Royal pythons, Woma pythons, Green Tree pythons, Carpet pythons, Spotted pythons.

Elapidae- Venomous snakes that use venom to subdue prey. These snakes have round pupils and have fangs that do NOT fold back, instead, they stand out. Example: Cobras, Kraits, Mambas, Boomslangs, Taipans.

Viperidae- Venomous snakes that use venom to subdue prey. These snakes have cat-like eyes and their fangs fold back. Example: Rattle snakes, Gaboon vipers, Copper heads, Cotton mouths/Moccasins, Eye lash viper.

Other- Sun beam, Thread, and Blind snakes. The smallest snakes in the world, almost worm-like. These snakes are sometimes mistaken to look like worms.


*You may also post a pic of your snake if you'd like, I always like to see snakes no matter how they look! They ALL fascinate me, every single one of them. You can also tell me what type of snakes you own, and if you own too many to name, you can just name a few ;].

[mainbutter]

It would be interesting to see actual numbers of each family kept in the US.. I believe there are probably more colubrids kept in the US(total numbers) than any other family.

[ItsMichael805]

ball pythons i guess lol

[CoolioTiffany]

It would be interesting to see actual numbers of each family kept in the US.. I believe there are probably more colubrids kept in the US(total numbers) than any other family.

Ya probably. Every place I go to that sells snakes I ALWAYS see either King snakes, Corn snakes, Milk snakes, or even all of them lol.

[Raptor]

I'd like to mention that there are a couple snakes in the Colubridae group that are venomous.

[CoolioTiffany]

I'd like to mention that there are a couple snakes in the Colubridae group that are venomous.

Yes, but it's not really venom, it's in their saliva. Their saliva causes some swelling, or a lot, depending on how allergic the person is to the saliva. I wouldn't necessarly say they are venomous, just because they don't exactly use venom to kill and their saliva does not really kill people. (I'm talking about the venom in the viperidae and elapidae that can cause death in a person)

[Brewster320]

Yes, but it's not really venom, it's in their saliva. Their saliva causes some swelling, or a lot, depending on how allergic the person is to the saliva. I wouldn't necessarly say they are venomous, just because they don't exactly use venom to kill and their saliva does not really kill people. (I'm talking about the venom in the viperidae and elapidae that can cause death in a person)

Go tell that to a boomslang, one of those get a hold of you and your fingers are going to start rotting off, and hopefully thats the only problem you have and you get away with your life! Don't underestimate some rear fang colubrids some of them are right up there with the worlds most toxic snakes!

[Brewster320]

O ya and I definately think colubrids are more popular. I myself currently own 6 of them and only 2 boas and 2 pythons.

[cobweb2000]

I'm not sure what you're actually asking for--obviously since this is a BP forum, bp's are going to be common. Are you looking for other snakes people own beside bp's?
If so, I also have 0.1 Western Hognose, 1.0 Eastern blackheaded python, 0.1 woma python, 1.0 borneo short tail python and share custody of 1.0 bci with the Ex.

Here's my blackhead--I LOVE this snake and wish they weren't so expensive (I'd have a house full of them if I could afford it)


My Woma, another great snake to own. Great temperment and very easy to take care of.


My new tiny baby Borneo