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    Deciding on my next snake, help me pick

    So, the time has come for me to add a 3rd snake to my collection. I currently have an adult albino corn, and a young banded cali king. But I can't decide what to get for my next snake. So I an open to nearly all suggestions, provided it is somewhat docile and calm. I'll have to and want to handle it from time to time and don't want to deal with a skittish or feisty snake.

    The current leading candidate is a Brook's King snake. Eastern Chain King is following closely behind. So, what do you all suggest? Give me a name, and a picture would be helpful as well.

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    I second the Brooksi King - mine if great to handle and eats really well. I'd also like to suggest anything from the Epicrates genus - totally underrated genus, highly iridescent, and almost all are very friendly (some exceptions as with any genus). My Epicrates (West Indies Boas) are actually my most sociable snakes. They like to wrap around my wrist and hang out, never even attempt to bite.

    There are some photos of my collection (including the Epicrates) in these threads:
    http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...ini+island+boa
    http://ball-pythons.net/forums/showt...ini+island+boa

    Best of luck and feel free to pm me with any questions or check out my site in the link below
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    When it comes to colubrids I like all the white sided snakes..

    White sided black rat...


    White sided brooks king...


    White sided hypo bull and white sided bull...





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    I'd go with a Blue Eyed Leucistic Texas Rat Snake. If I had the mulah and space that's what I'd do!

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    Grey banded king

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    Re: Deciding on my next snake, help me pick

    Quote Originally Posted by slim View Post
    mexican black kingsnake
    x2
    1.0 firefly ball python
    1.0 100% Pastel het clown ball python
    1.0 Enchi ball python
    1.0 Super Pastel 100% het pied (Richard)
    0.1 Butter 100% het ghost
    0.1 Pastel 100% het pied (Keira)
    0.1 Butter 50% het Ghost Ball Python (Penny)
    0.1 100% het Ghost
    0.1 Normal Ball Python (Irwin)
    0.1 Mojave Ball Python (Eve)
    0.1 Black Bee Ball Python (Charolette)
    0.1 Pintripe (Olivia)
    0.1 Dumeril's Boa (Peaches)
    1.0 Bearded Dragon (Dude)

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