does anybody know how much

[twiztidjuggalo]

a 7ft female african rock python would sell for??

[johnrandle]

about 150 - 200 maybe i have seen a pair of them go for 200, both over 6 feet. most people dont want them because they are stupid.
worst snake ever to keep as a pet.

[twiztidjuggalo]

yea thats what i figured lol they are pretty damn mean i already got bit

[johnrandle]

did u just buy it or have u had it for a while?
lol GET RID OF IT! they get so huge and only want to eat you. seriously.

[Aaron_S]

Please don't indicate that the reason that the rock python is not a popular kept species is because they are "stupid". It has nothing to do with the intelligence of the animal:p It's got a lot to do with nobody has taken the time to really breed some, making most of the ones still brought in as wild caught.

[johnrandle]

lol they are a stupid idea to keep. thats for sure. very dangerous. especialy for a 17 year old.

[twiztidjuggalo]

lol well i got a hell of a deal for it but now im tryin 2 get rid of it on craigslist but people keep flagging my ads i put up

[Aaron_S]

So use the reptile forum classifieds. All the forums. You MIGHT get someone interested in buying it. A tip though, try selling it for what you got or even less. They are difficult snakes to sell.

[twiztidjuggalo]

i only paid 20 bux for it

[johnrandle]

yeah well most people end up giving them away or paying somebody to take them. they are generally mean and poop everywhere and try to eat you. i suggest you find it a new home fast even if it costs you money or you lose your 20 bucks. buy a boa or a nice ball or something else a little less crazy.

[gonesnakee]

Another well thought out purchase of a "disposable" pet that shouldn't be in the "trade" to begin with :rolleyes: Forget trying to sell it & start looking for a WORTHY reptile rescue as it is that snakes ONLY hope of recieving the proper care it deserves. Keepers that are WORTHY of such creatures are few & far between. Mark

[Aaron_S]

Very few and very far between Mark.

Most people just seem to overlook what they are actually purchasing and just see the price tag.

[Finn]

First thing they are not dumb, they are beautiful snakes that haven't really been domesticated and if you want to get rid of it I would advise giving it the The Snake Sanctuary Reptile Rescue and Adoption | "Even The Cold Blooded Need A Warm Heart" (http://www.freewebs.com/thesnakesanctuary/) Or at leats someone who can really take care of it.

[Aaron_S]

No snake is really domesticated, and I guarantee none ever will be.

[Finn]

Ya but some snakes know not to eat us and others think were their oversized rat. I meant domesticated as in some have had some of their wild instincts breed out of them and others still have it full throttle...

[Aaron_S]

I seriously don't know your knowledge of reptiles or anything but you're fairly wrong. You can't really "breed" out wild instincts. It's how snakes survive in captivity even. I've met my share of nippy cornsnakes, ball pythons and other snakes that have been bred in captivity for a long time. I see baby burmese as well as retics still bite. Both are giants that have been bred for awhile. Most smaller snakes are nippy, and some snakes tend to stay aggressive. Yes, with captive breeding, docile african rock pythons should be more prominent. Most of the reason though that noone does it is because babies are hard to sell due to their history as well as it usually takes some morphs to make any snake popular. Look at the recent popularity of retics in the past 5 - 8 years.

[Finn]

Ummm ok lets look at something more familiar, dogs.
Dogs are considered 'domestic' versions of wolves because their breed and handled my humans. But their are still nippy ones right? Reptiles, canines, felines and whatever else all have different personality's...i'm pretty positive that a captive bred python would be a little more friendlier than a wild one correct? Some snakes are tame and others can be mean and snippy, no matter how or where they were raised. But whatever, you are probably right...forget I said anything lol

[Aaron_S]

I understand your point but it's a bad analogy. Snakes and dogs don't have the same intellectual capacity. Dogs can show emotion to a person but snakes and other reptiles cannot. Some people do breed snakes for their temperament but truly it's because the babies would be handled at a young age, most snakes will lose their aggressive behaviour as such.

[gonesnakee]

Snakes are creatures of pure instinct with very little "thought" going into anything they do. Always trust a snake to be a snake. Complancency is not a desirable trait for one keeping snakes, it is a rather dangerous one in fact. Even the gentlest sweetest snake will bite someday & it is almost always 100% the fault of the owner/keeper. More often than not due to their complancency & lack of proper respect for the snake. Like I said always trust a snake to be a snake. As for comparing anything to do with a dog & a snake there is no comparing the 2. They are not even remotely close to one another in their mental capacities. Mark
P.S. Snakes are not aggressive they can be defensive if provoked. Dogs however have the mental capacity to be aggresive & some can/will go out of their way to attack unprovoked. Thus an aggressive dog. ;)

[Aaron_S]

Good point Mark. The fact that snakes bite or strike for two reasons, and only two reasons. As mentioned by Mark they make strike or bite defensively and the only other way is a feeding response. Snakes have no reason to actually be aggressive.

[Quinquestriatus]

Snakes are creatures of pure instinct with very little "thought" going into anything they do. Always trust a snake to be a snake. Complancency is not a desirable trait for one keeping snakes, it is a rather dangerous one in fact. Even the gentlest sweetest snake will bite someday & it is almost always 100% the fault of the owner/keeper. More often than not due to their complancency & lack of proper respect for the snake. Like I said always trust a snake to be a snake. As for comparing anything to do with a dog & a snake there is no comparing the 2. They are not even remotely close to one another in their mental capacities. Mark
P.S. Snakes are not aggressive they can be defensive if provoked. Dogs however have the mental capacity to be aggresive & some can/will go out of their way to attack unprovoked. Thus an aggressive dog. ;)

100% Agreed.

[testdrivehemi]

i keep a number of large boides,retics,condas,burms,southern scrubs,col.boas,and of course ...a rock.It is unfortunate that these large,beautiful snakes have such a bad (often deserved) reputation.My rock has become almost as handleable as a big lazy burm,still a little more nervous,but no striking or hissing,but is an exception ,most are nasty tempered,and in the wrong hands can be a petentially dangerous 15+ foot of muscle,definataly Not recomended as a first snake.

[testdrivehemi]

i keep a number of large boides,retics,condas,burms,southern scrubs,col.boas,and of course ...a rock.It is unfortunate that these large,beautiful snakes have such a bad (often deserved) reputation.My rock has become almost as handleable as a big lazy burm,still a little more nervous,but no striking or hissing,but is an exception ,most are nasty tempered,and in the wrong hands can be a petentially dangerous 15+ foot of muscle,definataly Not recomended as a first snake. as already mentioned by gonesnakee earlier..snakes show they defensiveness and not their aggresiveness..