Hello from the UK!! :)

[Trouser Snake]

Hello everyone, great to be on this forum been snooping a bit and it seems far more informative and interesting than the one site in the UK so I chose this. Anyone else from the UK here? I'm from Runcorn near Liverpool. Hope to soak up all your knowledge and hopefully be able to provide some for others getting into the reptile hobby. Been researching for over two years, I was a member of Captive Bred Reptiles UK before it closed down but it's interesting to see what you guys across the pond keep and hear your experiences. I've just convinced my girlfriend that snakes are not vicious creatures since she saw me handle a friend's milk snake, got my daughter interested now which is great, I hope to teach her these are fascinating creatures and deserve the respect any other animal should get in captivity or as a pet, reptiles get a bad rap and we need to keep kids educated for the future of the hobby too, at least I'll know my daughter, should she choose to go into the hobby, should be a responsible pet owner and not tarnish the reputation of a hobby often frowned upon by the naive and ill informed. :)

[dave himself]

Hi and welcome:), there's a few people on here from the UK

[Trouser Snake]

Thankyou, it's good to be on a Issues and see how they do things and soak up some knowledge but great to know there are some UK guys here. The sites over here seek better too.

[Scubadiver59]

Welcome to sSNAKESs!! :)

I never looked into who owns the site, or where it's hosted, but we're pretty much international, and I'm beginning to wonder who has the best access to the various species...sometimes I wonder if the Europeans have more access than we do in the states.

[EL Ziggy]

Welcome aboard Terry!

[Trouser Snake]

Thanks for the warm welcome guys

[Trouser Snake]

Welcome to sSNAKESs!! :)

I never looked into who owns the site, or where it's hosted, but we're pretty much international, and I'm beginning to wonder who has the best access to the various species...sometimes I wonder if the Europeans have more access than we do in the states.

I think looking at the old forum I was on in the UK, and seeing American based ones, as a guest, and looking on this one.... Neither really has much more access as a whole but certain species seem to be harder or easier to get on each continent, and sometimes it's your own continents native snakes that are harder to find captive bred lol, like the four lines and leopard rat snakes, they're European, but relatively rare in collections

[dannybgoode]

I'm in the UK but on the right side of the Pennines in Sheffield.

Many of the snakes you mention are available - you've just got to know where to look. Best bet is to get yourself over to the next IHS breeder show in Doncaster on 3rd September.

I see on your other thread you're interested in a gopher but mention various rats as well. I can give you the band of a good rat breeder who often has interesting sub species in.