If You Could Only Keep One Snake, Which Would It Be?

[Skyrivers]

I think I must be about the only person in the whole reptile community that isn't a huge fan of Pieds, but that one looks gorgeous, Ax!

I also am not a big fan of the Pied look in most cases. There are a few exceptions.

[KevinK]

My male pearl Burmese python...for sure.

WHOLE LOT of snake for one animal

[Skyrivers]

My male pearl Burmese python...for sure.

WHOLE LOT of snake for one animal

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[KevinK]

Photos are required by law.

Whole lot of *potential* snake is what I should have said, he's still growing....and FAST.

[rlditmars]

I'd keep my Ghost Pied. I spent a long time looking for him.

[Reinz]

I'd keep my Ghost Pied. I spent a long time looking for him.

Cool looking snake!

If I owned him I would have to name him Socket or Plug. Those saddles look like an electric outlet to me.

[Skyrivers]

Cool looking snake!

If I owned him I would have to name him Socket or Plug. Those saddles look like an electric outlet to me.

Was thinking about using him for math equations.

[Craiga 01453]

I think I must be about the only person in the whole reptile community that isn't a huge fan of Pieds, but that one looks gorgeous, Ax!

I'm not a huge pied fan either. However, some are just plain stunning. I guess pieds are hit or miss with me, most miss, but the hitters are home runs every time...if that makes sense.

[Medduussa]

Unfortunately this has happened to me recently where I did have to make this choice due to financial complications! But thankfully it was an easy one, I kept my female 4 year old pastel ball python. She was my first snake and pretty much the love of my life lol.


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[John1982]

BUT, to those of us, who just can't choose one, what if this was a deal with the Devil? Let's say, you could either keep as many as you want, but it would cost you 5 years of your life per snake OR keep only one and live 20 years longer than you would have naturally AND age in reverse for the rest of your life... Which one would you choose?

Then it'd be Drymarchon melanurus rubidus, mexican indigo. I could probably whittle away 1/2 of the collection without feeling too much loss, and the snakes could care less as long as their needs continued to be met. Every species I keep brings something to the table I really enjoy but, all around, rubidus seems to have the most of everything - except maybe for a fun threat display like hogs and pits. My female Bioruna maculata, mussurana, would be a close second. Feeding is just as interesting(if in a different way), they're just as active and mine is the smartest snake I own. Very interesting critters to keep but the indigo wins out due to fact that I could use it more easily for reptile outreach and education. Also, if I had just 1 snake, I'd probably get tired of only dealing with the tail end of it all the time, like I do with the mussy who has recently decided my digits look mighty appetizing.