I can't decide what I want! - Page 2

**EL Ziggy** · 05-02-14, 07:09 PM

I still don't get why kings get such a bad rap

. I only have 2 yearlings but they have never acted aggressively towards me in any way except a rattle of the tail when I first got Caesar. My MBK was kinda flighty in the beginning but they're both total sweethearts now unkess it's feeding time

sharthun · 05-02-14, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by EL-Ziggy

I still don't get why kings get such a bad rap

. I only have 2 yearlings but they have never acted aggressively towards me in any way except a rattle of the tail when I first got Caesar. My MBK was kinda flighty in the beginning but they're both total sweethearts now unkess it's feeding time

I agree, I think it depends on the snake and maybe wicked feeding responses. I've only kept Prairie, speckled and a mbk. No bites at all, even with wc Prairie' and specks. Now tail rattling and musking initially , yes. I will be adding an NC. Eastern Chain King soon.

reptimama · 05-02-14, 07:41 PM

I have a Fl. King and he is great. Even when he is hungry he has never tried to strike ME. He's fast, way faster than my BP usually is, but he's never been nippy.

Charis · 05-02-14, 09:14 PM

If you can't decide, why not get both?

I love my corns, have never had a king snake and also like my husband's Honduran milksnake. Most of the bad rep I've heard attached to Kings were generally with the California kings and sometimes the Florida kings. There is a very wide variety of "king" snakes and most of the other species are quite tame, although some of those can be somewhat picky eaters.

Terranaut · 05-03-14, 06:10 PM

Have you looked at any Pituophus ? Pines, bulls and gophers come in some decent morphs and typically hiss and rattle but seldom bite. So you get the best of both worlds...a little 'tude with no biting. Each snake is unique but typically they are great to handle.
my 2011 Applegate Albino Gopher.