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

[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.

[Skyrivers]

Originally Posted by Aedryan Methyus 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?

If I aged backwards and would normally live to 80.... I would be aging backwards to beyond sperm and egg inside my mothers uterus.