Hi Everyone

[redheadedboa]

Hi, I'm Sara. I'm from Ohio. I'm new to the forum but I've been checking it out for a couple weeks now. You all seem to know a lot about snakes. I was just given my first snake a few months ago (he's an adorable cali king) and now I'm in love with snakes. I want many more. I just really want to learn more about them!

[infernalis]

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Enjoy the forum, No one her is going to try and talk you out of getting more snakes. ;)

[Boots]

Hi Sara,

Welcome to our community. It is amazing how they grow on us. Just glad to see that you know you need and want to learn more. It is an every learning process.

Jason

[Lankyrob]

Welcome to the forum - snakes are like pringles - once you start you cant stop!!

[Will0W783]

Haha, great analogy Rob. Yes, snakes are very addictive. I started out with one ball python 5 years ago and now I have a nice big collection and am setting up to breed them. May I suggest a carpet python as your next snake? I feel that they are one of the best beginner pythons out there- they are easy to care for, pretty hardy, generally docile, and get large enough to be impressive without getting unmanageable.

[marvelfreak]

:)Hello and welcome! I am Chuck and i am snakealcohol. I am addicted to collecting snakes and take pictures of them. I had this addiction for over 16 years. I went on the wagon for 2 1\2 years, but then i was in a pet store with a freind when i seen the most beautiful Jungle Carpet. It was love at first site, and the addiction began again.:rolleyes::rolleyes: There's know need fighting it. Just give into the urge to collect many, many wickly cool snakes. LOL:) P.S. Willow right carpet are some of the swets snake there are IMO.

[Will0W783]

Oh I know. I absolutely adore my carpets..they are great snakes and soo pretty. I love the one in your avatar- part diamond right?

[shaunyboy]

hello and welcome,as said snakes are very,very addictive.before you know it you'll be into double figures and wondering how did all these beautifull snakes appear all over my house ...!!

[infernalis]

some of us go way off the deep end, fill the house with snakes, start a dozen web sites and launch forums.

I was Google searching "obsessed" and my picture popped up ;)

[redheadedboa]

Thanks for such a warm welcome everyone! I guess I'm not too crazy or the only one obsessed. :)
Willow, I will look into the carpet python. I was thinking just another colubrid...been falling in love with the mexican blacks, didn't really think I had enough experience to handle a python.

[dragunov.762]

my first snake was a cali king and i now have a mexican black. i am also from ohio and in a month or two i am taking a trip up to michigan to bhb reptiles to get more lol. i love my mexican black and would definitely recommend one

[BlindOne]

Welcome to the forum - snakes are like pringles - once you start you cant stop!!

If you think snakes are bad, never try tarantulas!

OP: Welcome to the forum!

[Lankyrob]

Wish i could try tarantula's but they are a banned animal in our house unfortunately.

[marvelfreak]

Oh I know. I absolutely adore my carpets..they are great snakes and soo pretty. I love the one in your avatar- part diamond right?
The one i own is 75% diamond 25% jungle. The one in my avatar is a full blooded Diamond. I wish it was mine. This is mine.9312

[Will0W783]

Good looking jungle/diamond!

[marvelfreak]

Thanks! Wish i could afford a real Diamond, but the prices are to high for me. $600.00 the cheapest i ever seen any, and they didn't last long. I notice Jags of come down in price. I seen them as low as $350.00. That going to be my next carpet. Hopefully next year.

[spankygaaarge]

If you think snakes are bad, never try tarantulas!

OP: Welcome to the forum!

Spiders are tooo creepy for me .......... Now Lizards are my other obsession ( frilled and bearded dragons) BEAUTIFUL:yes:

[BlindOne]

Spiders are tooo creepy for me .......... Now Lizards are my other obsession ( frilled and bearded dragons) BEAUTIFUL:yes:

I didn't know much about them so I got a couple of blue beauties

http://venomous.com/webpics/IMG_1610.jpg

They were so awesome that I ended up with 50 more T's in two years!

I just bred the girl in this picture (2 years later)

http://venomous.com/webpics/IMG_4239.JPG


T's are actually pretty amazing

[spankygaaarge]

OMG........... i'm really scared of spiders so you probably wont convince me otherwise........ BUT you're right they are pretty, i just couldnt touch them, the blue one is really Pretty...... i didnt know they came in other colours ! Amazing !!!!!

[redheadedboa]

my first snake was a cali king and i now have a mexican black. i am also from ohio and in a month or two i am taking a trip up to michigan to bhb reptiles to get more lol. i love my mexican black and would definitely recommend one

Ok, I had to look up bhb (I'm REALLY new to snakes). It's an awesome website ty! That's cool that you are from ohio. I've found so many people around here that are interested in snakes. Mentioned I had a snake in class today and a few people started pulling out their phones showing me pics of thier snakes.
I need to figure out how to post pics on here.
I checked out pics of your snake. Where did you get him? He's so pretty!

[dragunov.762]

i ordered him from BHB (check out snakebytes.tv for their online show). i coundnt find any at the all ohio reptile show in Columbus and even called around to other local breeder and nobody had one so i ordered him online and Brian and Lori (his wife) are amazing people and will definately get my next snake(s) through them

[HerpAm85]

Welcome! Yes, Snakes are definately addictive! i had my first one in December 2009, a Snow Corn, then i got a Hypo the other month, which had escaped for 2 months and recently returned! And now i have a California King on its way next week, and looking at getting a Brazilian rainbow and a Ball Python later this year, and im liking the look of a Irian Jaya Carpet aswell haha, considering 6 months ago i'd hardly handled snake's, i think im pretty much hooked and also might need a bigger house! But yes, i think you've come to the right place, ive had so much help from these good people over the last few months, thanks everyone

[Will0W783]

Redheadedboa, I actually find pythons and boas easier to work with than colubrids. They rarely musk, and some species are extremely docile- carpets, children's pythons, ball pythons, red-tailed boas. I think if you are doing well with a kingsnake (they tend to be flightier and nippier) you'd have no trouble with a carpet python.

[redheadedboa]

Thanks Willow, I have been looking into carpet pythons. My friend has a redtailed boa that I love (hence the name). Carpet pythons are so beautiful. I think I am going to get a set up ready and look for one I like. I know there are a few breeders around me, so hopefully within the next month or two I can bring home another baby!

[redheadedboa]

i ordered him from BHB (check out snakebytes.tv for their online show). i coundnt find any at the all ohio reptile show in Columbus and even called around to other local breeder and nobody had one so i ordered him online and Brian and Lori (his wife) are amazing people and will definately get my next snake(s) through them

I'm not one to want to meet strange men off the internet :) but next time you go you should let me know. Maybe my brother and I could follow you up so I don't get lost. I would love to go!

[dragunov.762]

i havent been up there yet, soon though i hope to go. you said there are carpet python breeders around you? i would like to know where i could find one, i just started to look at carpets a day or so ago and my girlfriend and i would really like to get one