Some Suggestions Needed Plz

[probe7899]

Hi I would like to know if any body can recomend a snake that is friendly(docile) dosent mind to be held, I would also like it to be full grown 7-12 feet nothing much bigger. I currently have a few snakes and looking to add onto my collection. I have a couple of corns and baby ball python and an adult ball python. I also have handled larger snakes like burmese? Any suggestions???
Thanks
Brian

[Pythonian]

What about a columbian red tail boa? they get about 10 feet, docile and beautiful. or be a man and get a blood python ;)

Mike

[asphyxia]

Hey Pythonian, I also am considering another Snake,all be it between an Aborial and a Blood.

So, whats with a Blood that you have to be a man?

Brian

[Pythonian]

Really nothing i love my blood to death .. it's just that they have a reputation for being quite nippy. and don't like to be handeled.. which i haven't found other than getting tagged yesterday.


mike

[Pixie]

I would say a boa constrictor too, either common columbian or other species. They get a nice 7-9 feet adult, some more and are quite tame for a larger snake. I had contemplated getting a burm for a while but decided against it as it's too much for me to handle.

[Lisa]

Our boas are real sweeties, i would recommend them to anyone.

[Gorelith]

Not really a 10-12 footer but they do get fairly large and are a thick snake. The animals i'm speaking of are Eastern Indigo snakes. Beautiful animals.

[andrea]

carpet pythons are good. as babies they seem a bit nippy but it doesnt hurt too bad. they have a slower growth rate and dont get real big, a bit less than your length span you put up for the jungle carpets. ours is so docile we take it to the local schools and my daughter took it to show and tell at her preschool with her dad's help. jungles are also very pretty if you get one like ours with a lot of yellow in it.

[BoidKeeper]

I would also suggest a carpet or a red tail of some sort. I think the Boa would be your best choice given your criteria. And there are some sweet true red tails out there other then guyan and surinam.
Keep us posted,
Trevor

[M_surinamensis]

Right... just because it needs to be said, it's "ColOmbian Boa" they come from ColOmbia, it's a country- I'm sure you'd get uppity if someone regularly and repeatedly spelled "Canada" as "Caneda", have some respect.

... And Boa constrictor subspecies and locale specific animals are still the same species, just subgroups of that based off geography or phenotype...

Working off the size recommendations given as a maximum, childrens and spotted pythons would fit, rosy and rubber boas and quite a few colubridines that nobody bothered mentioning- Pitouphis, most ratsnakes, kings, some milks, Spilotes...

[andrea]

actually i was thinking colubrids but since he said he had corn snakes, figured he'd thought of that.
our jungle carpet is about five foot long and is two years old. he isnt very thick either but that is probably because he refuses rats and wants to eat four mice when he eats no matter what we "lace" the rat with. also tried to do gerbils. but other than that, he is a good eater and eats the mice in no time.

[JasonBrennan]

Originally posted by M_surinamensis
Right... just because it needs to be said, it's "ColOmbian Boa" they come from ColOmbia, it's a country- I'm sure you'd get uppity if someone regularly and repeatedly spelled "Canada" as "Caneda", have some respect.



Does it really bother you so much?

[M_surinamensis]

It does bother me, it's an entire nation for starters, some modicum of effort would be nice... when repeated multiple times it's not a typo...

Does correcting it really bother YOU that much?

When searching for information, the correct spelling is imperative if accurate results are to be gained, searching by a misspelled term will only return results from people as ignorant as those who do not spell it correctly to start.

[Nanashi04]

my brain hurts... o.o; I feel bad now because of my horrid spelling. :(

[Pythonian]

i apolojyze for my mistakes in gramer. i wil do beter nexed tym.

Myke

[Linds]

Reputations however are just that, alot of how the snake handles is how you condition them to it. There are no guarantees of a docile temeprament with any species, however, if you get a baby you should be able to condition it to handling with time and patience. Older snakes however can be a little difficult.

[JasonBrennan]

Does correcting it really bother YOU that much? a misspelled term will only return results from people as ignorant as those who do not spell it correctly to start.

Corrections are one thing, but name calling and trying to put someone down for a common misspelling if completely uncalled for!! All you needed to say was "hey, by the way, the word is spelled this way.....", something like that.

If you feel this is so important that you need to put people down to get your point across (about spelling, no less!), perhaps you should find someone to talk to about these issues. Or, start a new thread entitled ,"Commonly Misspelled Words in the Herp Industry" and educate us all. (since we are so ignorant, after all)

[Lisa]

It would be great if sSnakeSs had a spell check for posting.

[andrea]

Originally posted by Pythonian
i apolojyze for my mistakes in gramer. i wil do beter nexed tym.

Myke

:D

[Linds]

Originally posted by JasonBrennan
Corrections are one thing, but name calling and trying to put someone down for a common misspelling if completely uncalled for!! All you needed to say was "hey, by the way, the word is spelled this way.....", something like that.

Well said :)

[Dom]

A spelling mistake is but a spelling mistake .. please lets not let this turn into an other soap opera ..

Mr. Surinemensis,

Try to look at the possitive aspects of a posts. I beleive almost all your post have been very citical and negative. Many ppl may find them very offensive.

If u do wish to be so technical, then many could rebutal your post and tell u the majority of collubrids (Pitouphis, most ratsnakes, kings, some milks, Spilotes) - theses are all the ones you chose to mention - very RARELY attaing the minimum of 7 feet requirement that Probe was asking about .. The spotteds/childrens, the rubber or rosie also do not even come close to the MINIMAL lenght that was asked..

Also, YES I know I have poor gramatical skills, I apologize in advance.

Sincerly,

Dom

[andrea]

this is the very reason i left a different forum, lets not make this place like those other places. where would we go?

[probe7899]

I think I am going to go with a colombain red tail boa thanks for all the replies.
Brian

[Steeve B]

Excellent choice Brian enjoy your snake