Do I want a Milk Snake?

[snake man12]

Um ball python or sand and rosy boas are cool. Corn snakes are also cool and come in a variety of colors and morphs

[alessia55]

Originally Posted by sassy_snake_lady

An interesting post here.

The Hognose Snake Forum - Hoggie Bite

That guy did a really good job at documenting that hoggie bite! Good stuff to know!

[youngster]

Just talked to my sister. She wasn't envenomated however she was bit and it wasn't a feeding response.

[alessia55]

So! Back to the OP's question...

He wanted something "highly colored, incredibly scary, p̶o̶i̶s̶o̶n̶o̶u̶s̶ venomous looking beauty that is happy to be handled, docile and will get fairly big."

So far we have recommended:
- Ball pythons: good size, lots of "colors" to pick from, happy to be handled, good beginner's snake
- Milk snakes: good size, easy keeping, but don't like to be handled a lot
- Viper boas: not typically a beginner's snake, but worth looking into
- Bull snakes: good size, "venomous looking", but they have "attitude" and might not like being handled a lot
- Carpet pythons: "highly colored," can tolerate handling, and are "fairly big"
- Hognose snakes: stay small, mildly venomous, typically docile, stay relatively small
- Sand boas: stay small, come in great colors, but typically docile and tolerate handling
- Rosy boas: small/medium size, docile, tolerate handling, but not "highly colored"
- Corn snakes: females can get to be a good size, great beginner's snake, "highly colored", come in lots of colors to pick from, and tolerate handling really well

I'd recommend researching all of them to see what snake fits what you want best, but also what you can provide as far as feeding & caging requirements. It's all about finding the right fit!

[snake man12]

I really think a corn snake or a ball python would be best, but bps need higher humidity and higher temps. Corns are very beautiful and love handling.

[infernalis]

I just removed all of the nonsense.

Carry on as usual.

[alessia55]

Originally Posted by infernalis

I just removed all of the nonsense.

Carry on as usual.

You might as well delete my double post Delete the second one pwease

[sassy_snake_lady]

What about a nice kingsnake? Got lots of attitude, well mine do and come in so many different colours. Some get quite big and chunky.

[marvelfreak]

Hello and welcome2.gif welcome to our zoo.
It's nice to have you join us.

[Porl]

WOW!

Thanks for all the responses, sorry for the delay but I had to wait until I was verified before seeing my post and the responses. What a fantastic wealth of info, including the poison/venom correction. Sincerest apologies to all peeved, I understand completely why that would annoy anyone now I know a little more. DOH!

After much more research and all of this healthy advice I am leaning more towards a Corn, I am all about the vibrant colors and they seem to not only appear a little more docile and happier to be handled but look as though they may grow a little thicker and bigger than the Milk.

Awesome.

Thanks again, can't wait, but am soberly approaching this, I have an enormous respect for these creatures, they are meditative to watch and funnily, the more I hear "Eew, snakes are gross!" the more I want one.

tee hee

p

[sassy_snake_lady]

Originally Posted by Porl

WOW!

Thanks for all the responses, sorry for the delay but I had to wait until I was verified before seeing my post and the responses. What a fantastic wealth of info, including the poison/venom correction. Sincerest apologies to all peeved, I understand completely why that would annoy anyone now I know a little more. DOH!

After much more research and all of this healthy advice I am leaning more towards a Corn, I am all about the vibrant colors and they seem to not only appear a little more docile and happier to be handled but look as though they may grow a little thicker and bigger than the Milk.

Awesome.

Thanks again, can't wait, but am soberly approaching this, I have an enormous respect for these creatures, they are meditative to watch and funnily, the more I hear "Eew, snakes are gross!" the more I want one.

tee hee

p

Awesome choice! I have lots of corns and never get tired of their many colours and patterns.

Next comes the hard part... pick a colour any colour! lol

This is a good website that shows lots of the different morphs available but also the stunning wildtypes too.

http://iansvivarium.com/morphs/species/elaphe_guttata/

I started with a wildtype (Carolina) and it all went from there.

[alessia55]

A corn snake sounds like a great option. I'm glad you like them! They start out real small but they grow fast! And you've got so many colors to pick from. They're also really affordable and their needs are pretty basic.

My first snake was a corn snake. Here are some pics:

Jupiter as a baby:






As an adult, she got to be almost 6ft (which is on the big side) :



Picking a color is going to be hard!! So many to pick from!! Good luck!

[Gungirl]

I agree with the others ... a corn snake is a great choice. That was my first snake also. You will be happy you made that choice!

[millertime89]

oh hey, just remembered mr. super mod here... Look into getting a female garter snake, any color you can think of and SUPER easy to care for.

[alessia55]

Originally Posted by millertime89

oh hey, just remembered mr. super mod here... Look into getting a female garter snake, any color you can think of and SUPER easy to care for.

But the OP said he wanted something "fairly big"