Quote Originally Posted by daniel1983 View Post
It is not really different. It is situational.

If you are talking about providing an enclosure large enough with adequate resource, housing more than one snake can be just fine. If you are talking about cramming two snakes in a 20 gallon aquarium because you do not want to spend money on another enclosure.....you do not need to even own one snake. It depends on the situation and the keeper....so to say that you should NEVER keep two snakes together or that it is ALWAY for the keeper's own interests is getting a bit carried away.

In response to the other comment. I see reptiles side by side all the time in the wild. They may not be right on top of each other, but they share the same environment. When they have room to find their own space and do not have to compete over resources....everything is usually just fine.
Naturally. But in the wild, they have enough room to get away from each other when they wish to. Also in the wild, they don't have someone taking care of them who wants to keep track of their sheds, refuse, eating habits and general health.
What I was trying to say with the nature thing is that many snake species hunt, sleep, and generally live alone. Yes they encounter others of their kind and may spend a bit of time with them, but they usually don't habitate together.

It would be wonderful if we all could provide enclosures that were huge and natural... but we do the best we can with what we have. And usually, that best is to lower the risks of problems or fights and keep one snake to an enclosure.