Blizzard corn snake :)

[Pogie]

I'm so excited! I found a Blizzard corn snake near me for sale :) From the same guy i got Tyrion from. I go look at it tomorrow...WOOT!

[Minkness]

Take lots of pics!

[Pogie]

Well I go see him at 10:30 in the morning. He sent a pic from his phone it's kinda crappy but i'll show you the photo he sent me. It's hard to see it but I see it's white rotfl.
So heres to hoping it's what I wanted :)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v204/Pogiebate/11705198_990069691026632_5509602577441661875_n.jpg (http://smg.photobucket.com/user/Pogiebate/media/11705198_990069691026632_5509602577441661875_n.jpg .html)

[Minkness]

Congrats! Always so exciting!

[havoc_vulture]

Very nice the color is awesome
can't wait to see better pictures

[Sylphie]

Haha, welcome fellow blizzard fan! Take a lot of pics when you get him! :D

[Pogie]

Oh I will take photos :)
I have been thinking of names for it. But then again I've been thinking of names every since I saw your snakes Sylphie :) I knew I was getting one just wasn't sure when. Since I named Tyrion after a character from Game of Thrones I wanted to keep that theme going. I love the name Khaleesi. But alas I'll never remember how to spell it! lol

[Sylphie]

Haha, you know, my female is still "that white one"... I have a theme for my Russian Rats from a book "Artemis Fowl", but I have no idea how to call my Blizzard :D
And urfotunately I never seen GoT so I can't hel there :(

[EL Ziggy]

Good luck Pogie. Those blizzard corns are gorgeous. Hope you find a winner!

[Pogie]

Aww, didn't turn out what I wanted. It wasn't a blizzard, that much I could see right as soon as I looked into the tank. Then the thing bit me....twice. ROTFL! :) First snake bite and it wasn't even from my own snake lol.

[Pogie]

After looking at snake morphs, I think the one I looked at today was maybe a snow striped. I could see the stripes on it when I was holding it. Had to look close but I saw them. Still a pretty snake (and it didn't like me lol) but not what I want. I'm not to worried about finding one though I contacted a breeder on line who said he will have some in a few months, so I'll get one sooner or later. Just would have been nice if it had been local.

He had another one which was really pretty. But I can't find the morph of it on line. Again not what I wanted, though this one didn't bite me :)

[Sylphie]

Hahaha, that's sad and funny at the same time :D Hope you'll find a nice, calm one soon! :D

[EL Ziggy]

Sorry it wasn't the one Pogie. It's best to wait and get what you really want. Im sure it'll be worth the wait and hopefully it'll 'like you'. :)

[Pogie]

Ok, I just give up. Seems since I'm out in the middle of corn fields in a small town it's going to cost an arm and a leg for shipping. I had a White out corn snake lined up got my pay pal going only to learn since i'm out in the middle of corn field ally it would cost $118 just to get it here by 8:30..:Wow:

[EL Ziggy]

Gee wiz Pogie, sorry to hear about the complications. I know how it is to want a new snake badly ;). Can you pick it up at a FedEx hub in a larger city near you?

[Pogie]

Gee wiz Pogie, sorry to hear about the complications. I know how it is to want a new snake badly ;). Can you pick it up at a FedEx hub in a larger city near you?

Yes I can, but the nearest one is about 50 miles from me lol. The problem is that it would get here by 12 noon and not on or before 10:30 so he couldn't guarantee live arrival. He was very nice about it :) But for it to get here by 8:30 is when the price ups a lot it seems. I may have a chance if I can get it from some one who sells lots of snakes and has a fixed shipping rate. I'll just have to look around :)

[prairiepanda]

I feel your pain. I paid more for shipping my hondo than I paid for the snake itself. The breeder felt bad and was very concerned about my choice in doing so for a "cheap" snake...I think overall I ended up paying $230 for Tesla, but it was the cheapest option anyway and it was comforting to have complete details of where she was coming from. If I had gone to an expo to get one, the trip alone would have come to $300-$400 plus would have required taking at least one day off work for an added opportunity cost of those wages, and if I had gotten a local pet store to order one for me it would have been $360 and of unknown origin. It might be worthwhile for you to just save up, like I did? Also look into different shipping options. Different methods cost different amounts. If there is a major airport within a reasonable distance, you could save money by doing air cargo instead to-door delivery. It cost me $120 to ship Tesla to my door, but it only cost $60 to ship both my pines(in a bigger box, too) to an air port a half hour away. All it cost me to get to the airport was a cup of coffee, because I had a friend drive.

If you do end up getting a white corn snake of some sort, I'd vote for Danaerys as a name

[Sylphie]

Uhh, I know that pain. After looking for it I decided, that if I'll want new corn (ofc I'm talking about something more "high" than normals or snows) then I'll just get to te Czech Republic... it's fairly near me, I just need to travel over half of the country, they have really more diverse market (there is a lot of good Czech breeders), and the prices are really better than here.

I hope that you'll find something. Maybe try one of the facebook groups? I personally have facebook only for snake groups, haha!

[toddnbecka]

I'm curious what kind of prices you'll find in the Czech Republic. I just saw an adult male Russian rat listed f/s for $250 USD. Not a commonly availble species here from what I've seen. Corns , BP, and even boas are so common you can usually find them pretty cheap. Less commonly bred baby colubrids (or higher end corn morphs) generally go for $100-$250 depending on the species and/or genetics.
There are several fb groups dedicated to snakes, several more that also include lizards and aquarium fish, and at least one corn snake specific forum that I know of offhand. With the summer hatching season in full swing you should certainly be able to find one before the weather gets too cold for shipping.

[Sylphie]

I'm curious what kind of prices you'll find in the Czech Republic.

For example: Lavender Masque - 59$ , Charcoal Tessera - 70$, Blizzard Tessera - 167$. And like I said, in my country there is no chance to get morphs like this. Of course there are also morphs like Orchid, and they are rather pricey, but still they ARE available :D

[toddnbecka]

Start breeding some and they will be availble in your country, lol. Not a lot of difference in the prices then. I occasionally see fairly common North American species offered fro sale from Germany. Cost more than domestically produced stock, but mainlky because of the paperwork and extra transportation fees involved.

[Pogie]

I'm curious what kind of prices you'll find in the Czech Republic. I just saw an adult male Russian rat listed f/s for $250 USD. Not a commonly availble species here from what I've seen. Corns , BP, and even boas are so common you can usually find them pretty cheap. Less commonly bred baby colubrids (or higher end corn morphs) generally go for $100-$250 depending on the species and/or genetics.
There are several fb groups dedicated to snakes, several more that also include lizards and aquarium fish, and at least one corn snake specific forum that I know of offhand. With the summer hatching season in full swing you should certainly be able to find one before the weather gets too cold for shipping.

Oh I can find lots of snakes. Just not the blizzard or white out. And yes I am on fb :) And yes I belong to several aquariums and snake fb pages lol. My problem is where "I" live. In the boondocks rotfl. It's not the breeders fault on the shipping price. I will probably wind up going with a bigger company that has the "set" shipping price. I have another breeder lined up just waiting on the babies to hatch. I am going to email him and see what he charges for shipping. I'm going to guess it will be the same situation. Since he isn't a big pet store company.