What type of snake is best for me?

[mrspicynacho]

Originally Posted by Pareeeee

I'm curious why you will be allowing the temperatures to fluctuate into the high 90s? Almost all snakes require reliable, consistent temperatures, and high 90s is not good for many snake species.

I live on the 2nd story in southern Arizona. The AC is almost always on, but when it's off in the summer when I'm not home it can get pretty damn hot in here.

[Cmwells90]

Originally Posted by mrspicynacho

I live on the 2nd story in southern Arizona. The AC is almost always on, but when it's off in the summer when I'm not home it can get pretty damn hot in here.

I also live in a very hot part of the world, Las Vegas. So I know your struggle with the heat, I can tell you this, most snakes will NEED you to keep the AC on all day through the heat. Last year it got 111 when my AC went out. If I didn't stay home to keep my snake room cold then they likely would have died while I was at work. If you're looking to get a snake, i'm not sure of a species that would be able to survive those high temps all day during the summer months.

[AndrewM1217]

Originally Posted by mrspicynacho

I live on the 2nd story in southern Arizona. The AC is almost always on, but when it's off in the summer when I'm not home it can get pretty damn hot in here.

I too live in Southern Arizona! During the winter my spotted python does great without any special accommodations regarding the air conditioning. His temps stay just fine, but I have yet to experience the summer since I first got my snake, so I'm sure I'll face some challenges keeping it cool. If you want to leave your AC off on summer days to save money, consider at least getting a decent size floor fan. The tower fan I use always keeps the room surprisingly cool, but as I mentioned, I have yet to go through a summer with my snake so I am unsure of whether or not this would be enough to work.

[pet_snake_78]

Considering I am in the Northeast and my snake room gets too hot in the summer, I am 100% sure you will have issues in the summer without AC. I have to move some of my snakes into the basement for the hottest month or so here.