What's the allure with BPs?

[Wanik4]

Since this is a forum called "Ball-Pythons" I have a feeling that your opinion will be very much in the minority here- And the very things you find less attractive are what appeals to many others- some compare them to a puppy-face, & for sure their docile nature is huge selling point in their favor.

For what it's worth, I'm more into rat snakes & various other kinds of snakes- we all have different tastes. I've kept BPs in the past though, & at the time, I remember being MOST attracted by their beautiful patterns- incidentally, that was way before all these variations (morphs) came along, & I still think "normal" BPs are attractive. I have trouble finding snakes to DIS-like, but I do prefer snakes that are more active- less docile/more challenging, & whose other care requirements are a better match for my tastes. I dislike picky eaters- but keep in mind that when I had BPs, I also had way more snakes than I do now, with a lot less time to deal with those idiosyncrasies.

But all this begs the question- what snakes appeal to you?

I really wanted to ask just to see how everybody felt...to provoke thinking. The first snake I ever saw was a mature normal BP and that so many years ago probably sparked my fire. Everybody has made such great points that I might just conseder one now! Personally I've always been a man of excess...the unusual and what not. I've leaned more towards carpet pythons due to their size and just got my first half dwarf burmese. I prefer more challenge, larger size, feistier tempers that require more training and work on my work. My wife, however, isn't comfortable with snakes and a cute BP may just be what she needs to work toward handling the burmese

Cj

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