which snake...

[CA cowgirl]

Like Tiffany suggested, garter snakes are great. They don't get huge or heavy, they are active in the day time and like most colubrids, some seem to be engaging with their humans. Although I'd have to say my personal favorite is the western hognose. They are also a smaller snake, eat very regularly (especially females from my experience), and are also active in the day time.

Both do well with handling if you handle them enough.

[Skiploder]

Colubrids are more active since pythons & boas are nocturnal and are generally more calmer than the family Colubridae.

Many colubrids are nocturnal - ever hear of boiga?

That begs the question............what does nocturnal have to do with being calmer or less active?

[4theSNAKElady]

Some really kewl colubrids I've owned are african house snake, albino nelson"s milksnake, pueblan milksnake, cal king snake,mexican black king, and of course my collection is never complete without my leucistic Texas ratsnakes. I would like to get a lavender honduran milk, and Robin's "imperial" is awesome too! Thses have all been great snakes for me. Texas lucies can be quite moody, so I'd definately start out with a baby!

[CopperNightShade]

Colubrids are more active since pythons & boas are nocturnal and are generally more calmer than the family Colubridae.

Although the non-eating thing makes you mad, are you sure you've got your husbandry down? That's the number one reason why Ball pythons stop eating, aside from stress (which comes from incorrect husbandry and many other things). How's your setup like for your Ball python?

It would be lovely if I could blame it on my husbandry, but I can't. I sat down with my exotic vet when the not-eating thing started back in December and went over my whole set up. We made minor adjustments here and there until we got everything right. But everything has been right now for 4mo now, and still no eating. Rawr.

[PyramidPythons]

Some really kewl colubrids I've owned are african house snake, albino nelson"s milksnake, pueblan milksnake, cal king snake,mexican black king, and of course my collection is never complete without my leucistic Texas ratsnakes. I would like to get a lavender honduran milk, and Robin's "imperial" is awesome too! Thses have all been great snakes for me. Texas lucies can be quite moody, so I'd definately start out with a baby!

I totally would love to try out an African House snake. I've heard they are really good snakes and a lot of fun.

As to the question about whether or not to get another Corn or expand into other areas, I say this: Get what you feel comfortable with. It is always fun to expand, though. I started out with a Corn. Then one became three. And three became five. I finally had to ban myself from getting any more. LOL!

If you want a different colubrid, though, maybe try out some Milk snakes or Kings. I don't have a King, myself, but I do have a Sinaloan Milk and she is just the most darling thing. Granted she is very small (I got her as a hatchling), but she is curious, friendly, FUNNY (she does the silliest things) and above all, just as interesting (to me) as my Corns.

Also, if you wanted to branch out into the boa area, but don't want to go too big, you should check into Rosy or Sand boas. My Rosy boa is wonderful. She's a very slow moving snake and she's curious. The thing I like most about her is that when it is time to be handled, she doesn't fight with you....and when it is time to go back into the enclosure, she slithers off to her hide without a struggle. Most of my Corns HATE going back into their enclosures, so it's a ton of fun to get them back in there sometimes.

No matter what you choose, I'm sure you'll love it. I have found that it is always so much fun getting a new snake.

[CopperNightShade]

I totally would love to try out an African House snake. I've heard they are really good snakes and a lot of fun.

As to the question about whether or not to get another Corn or expand into other areas, I say this: Get what you feel comfortable with. It is always fun to expand, though. I started out with a Corn. Then one became three. And three became five. I finally had to ban myself from getting any more. LOL!

If you want a different colubrid, though, maybe try out some Milk snakes or Kings. I don't have a King, myself, but I do have a Sinaloan Milk and she is just the most darling thing. Granted she is very small (I got her as a hatchling), but she is curious, friendly, FUNNY (she does the silliest things) and above all, just as interesting (to me) as my Corns.

Also, if you wanted to branch out into the boa area, but don't want to go too big, you should check into Rosy or Sand boas. My Rosy boa is wonderful. She's a very slow moving snake and she's curious. The thing I like most about her is that when it is time to be handled, she doesn't fight with you....and when it is time to go back into the enclosure, she slithers off to her hide without a struggle. Most of my Corns HATE going back into their enclosures, so it's a ton of fun to get them back in there sometimes.

No matter what you choose, I'm sure you'll love it. I have found that it is always so much fun getting a new snake.

I can't wait to see an african house snake, I have a friend who is supposed to be showing hers off in a bit.

[dr del]

Why wait?

Here's a picture of my little guy.




dr del

[CopperNightShade]

Why wait?

Here's a picture of my little guy.




dr del

Oh she is stunning! I just wanna wait because my job might be in need of replacing soon.

[CoolioTiffany]

Many colubrids are nocturnal - ever hear of boiga?

That begs the question............what does nocturnal have to do with being calmer or less active?

My apologies, I was tired when I wrote that and just wanted to do a quick answer.

I meant that pythons & boas are generally calmer than colubrids

[cinderbird]

if you're not dead set on colurbids (omg can not spell that word) and can find one.. Solomon Island Tree boas are amazing little snakes.

They are mostly nocturnal, but i can wake mine up at almost any time. If its near feeding day he does get a little bit nibbly, but its nothing horrible (i've had worse bites from ball pythons). With regular handling I'm sure he'd be an absolute sweet heart.

My male is about 3 feet, maybe 3 and a half feet long and might reach 4 feet in another year or so. They're very thin around and have really awesome shaped heads.

They also go through a color change throughout the day. They are lighter in the morning and get darker at night. CB ones regularly feed on mice. My male takes hoppers and has a typical boa appetite.

here are some pics of my male (female is coming this week).