Hey Gang,

My 6yr old and I are looking at my first BP. I have owned snakes in the past, just not in the last 15 or so years. My 6yr old loves them also so I want to teach her about how great they are. We are looking at a bunch of beautiful morphs on morph market and will likely get the snake at the Atlanta Repticon next month. We will get the setup ready and acclimated at least a week ahead of time.

A few questions about the morphs. Do certain morphs tend to be nippier than others? I know a lot will depend on letting the snake learn to trust us and we will work diligently at that. We will also try to get 2-3 feedings (hopefully F/T) done before handling. I only ask about the morphs since I have had an albino Burmese many years ago and I thought for some reason the vendor at the Orlando Natl Reptile Breeders expo said the Albino Burmese tended to be nippier than most regular burnese and this one absolutely was but not sure if that had anything truly to do with it being albino.

When at a show what are the best things to look for in a new snake from a show? We are looking for a juvenile (young one) for sure.

The other question I had was about coloring...do the snakes change color over time..meaning if we saw a vivid yellow that we liked, would there be a chance it would fade a bit color-wise?


Thanks in advance...still researching substrate, etc. Have printed the care sheets and read daily.



TNK