New Guy From California

[Mr.RedBeard]

Hello everyone!

Little about myself, I have been wanting a snake for some time now. As a kid growing up, my dad had a red tail boa, and about 6 months after we got him, my brother and I found a California King Snake in our driveway. My mom finally got sick of them and made him give them away.


After going to a friends house recently and holding and checking out his ball python. I became interested in owning my own snake. I have decided to get a corn snake as my beginner snake. I am here to read up on everything I need to know about proper snake care, so I can slowly start buying everything I need before adopting a snake.

Oddly enough, my friends think its weird, I am terrified of spiders. But ill own and hold snakes.. And I tell them, snakes aren't creepy, and are cool animals. (sorry to any spider lovers!)

Looking forward to learning from you all.

Thanks!

[redshepherd]

Hello and welcome! I'm in SoCal. And I'm the same as you... terrified of spiders. I can't even look at their photos on the internet without cringing + feeling creeped out all over my skin. But I've been fascinated by snakes ever since I can remember (4 years old?).

post pictures of your future corn!

[Mr.RedBeard]

Originally Posted by redshepherd

Hello and welcome! I'm in SoCal. And I'm the same as you... terrified of spiders. I can't even look at their photos on the internet without cringing + feeling creeped out all over my skin. But I've been fascinated by snakes ever since I can remember (4 years old?).

post pictures of your future corn!

I am in So Cal too, fairly close to you it seems according to your city haha.
Same here, i can't even look at a picture of gif without getting creeped out. (are you the future me?).

And I am hoping by years end to have a corn snake, thank you for the welcoming!

[pinefamily]

Welcome to the forum! That's three then; I too find spiders very creepy. Have had to overcome the fear when my kids were little ("Dad! There's a spider!"). Give them a wide berth at our local reptile shops. Don't mind scorpions though.

[TxScarlet15]

I also agree spiders are creepy, especially tarantulas. Everybody that knows me gives me a weird look when I tell them I don't like tarantulas, but they don't seem to understand that there is an astronomical difference between snakes and spiders! I like jumping spiders though....

[pinefamily]

The only good thing with that many legs (arms) is an octopus. Live or on a stick......