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03-16-12, 07:34 PM
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Best snake??
Hello everyone  . I have been saving up for a new snake. I was planning on getting a Brizilian rainbow boa, but since I've joined ssnakess I've learened there are a lot more species of snakes kept as pets than I though. I'm still planning on getting a BRB, but I want to hear about some other snakes you all have kept. What is your favorite snake you have ever owned?? I want to keep an open mind and see if I can find any other snakes I like more. Thanks.
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03-16-12, 07:39 PM
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Varanus Queen
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Re: Best snake??
My favorite snakes are Amazon and emerald tree boas. I wouldn't recommend them for a relative beginner, though.
I'd recommend a hog nose or a Kenyan sand boa. I really like those. (Check out KKGal's paradox albino Kenyans!!!)
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03-16-12, 07:40 PM
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Snake Child
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Re: Best snake??
Carpet python, garter snake(s), and I really want a black racer, but I don't recommend that
Carpets are great, curious, they get a decent size without being huge, and they're really entertaining to watch.
Garters are cool in the same aspect as they're fun to watch. They are small and are one of the only social snakes, they do well in groups of 2 or more.
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03-16-12, 07:40 PM
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Re: Best snake??
I have had garters, ribbons, corns, royal pythons and boas. Of them all I have enjoyed the boas the most. I found them more active than the royal and easier to handle than the smaller snakes. I also have never worried about them eating even when switching them over from live to frozen.
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03-16-12, 07:51 PM
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Re: Best snake??
I have a corn and he is amazing , but i was looking for something a little bigger. I can't get anything huge though. i LOVE Red tail boas, but almost everything I read about them said they can get 10-12 feet which is just to big. I read that the BRB only gets from about 5-7 feet which is a more reasonable size. My corn is only about 4 feet and I like the looks of a lot of bigger and heavier built snakes.
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03-16-12, 07:53 PM
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Re: Best snake??
A ball python for sure!  (although I'm a bit biased  )
Ball Python Care & Information has info
They're easy lap snakes, come in a ton of patterns and colors, and stay around 4ft but nice and chunky
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03-16-12, 07:54 PM
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Snake Child
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Re: Best snake??
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i LOVE Red tail boas, but almost everything I read about them said they can get 10-12 feet which is just to big.
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That's definitely not true, they CAN, but it's very unlikely,
If you're concerned about size, get a male or a dwarf species of boa.
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03-16-12, 07:55 PM
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queen of the Chicken Dance
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Re: Best snake?
Brazilian Rainbow Boas are amazing snakes! I have a beautiful male, who is close to 6 feet, and he is my gentle "giant". Babies can be nippy, and you need to keep their humidity higher than most other species, but they are fantastic eaters and their coloring is amazing
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03-16-12, 07:56 PM
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Varanus Queen
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Re: Best snake??
Hogg Island boa!!! This is your new snake!
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03-16-12, 07:58 PM
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Re: Best snake??
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I thought about that, but like you said they are kind of lap snakes. I've held mulitple ball pythons and they just kind of sit there. I don't want anything too crazy, but I'd like it if they moved a little bit more. I also thought about getting a milk snake, but they are kind of like corns and i'd like something a little different.
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03-16-12, 08:00 PM
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Re: Best snake??
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Hogg Island boa!!! This is your new snake!
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WOW! I just looked up a picture of them and they were BEAUTIFUL! I love it . Could you give me any information on them?? Like size, humidity, esc..
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03-16-12, 08:03 PM
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Re: Best snake??
yes! a Hogg would also be awesome that's another of my dream snakes 
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03-16-12, 08:37 PM
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Varanus Queen
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Re: Best snake??
Size: 4-7 feet (females are larger than males)
Humidity: 60%
Temperatures: Hot spot-95f, cool end-75f
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03-16-12, 10:21 PM
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Re: Best snake??
Why not get a dumeril boa there really good lookers there an lapsnake but can move at times to
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03-16-12, 10:55 PM
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Re: Best snake?
I can't agree more brbs are amazing pets
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Brazilian Rainbow Boas are amazing snakes! I have a beautiful male, who is close to 6 feet, and he is my gentle "giant". Babies can be nippy, and you need to keep their humidity higher than most other species, but they are fantastic eaters and their coloring is amazing |
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