colubrids?

[chomsky]

hey, I just wanted to get a consensus of what the funnest/best looking colubrid is to keep as a pet. up 'till now, i've only kept boids(boas, burmese, balls, ect.); but i want to get a colubrid cuz i aint never had one. what do you think?

[ohh_kristina]

hognose! i think they are the most attractive colubrids out there.

[alex_33]

My favourites are Greybanded Kings, Or any of the Tri-coloured Milksnakes.

[lordkovacs]

hognose is cool. I like the plain ole' corns though...okeetee's. good luck.

[Classic]

You really think that a hognose looks better than a milksnake that has bright colors? The many milk snake sub species out there has an almost countless number of variations in color and pattern. A hypo or tang honduran, normal pueblan, albino nelsoni, and just about any kingsnake. The colors on some of these are mind boggleing. Except for the cute face on a hognose, I find the colors are drab. Just my 2 cents.

[ohh_kristina]

I agree with you on the colors, but hognose are just more attractive to me. Not only because of their little noses, but because of their "personalities". They flare out like a cobra, play dead, rattle their tails, etc. They're cute But if you're looking for something with a little color to it, then get a milksnake or a morphed corn snake.

[Lisa]

I think I like my corns the most, they're cute and are very curious. I have corns, kings and a hognose.

[Invictus]

Corns all the way. They are so easy to keep, have great personalities, can adapt to just about anything, and eat like pigs when they are established. Not to mention, you have over 120 pattern variations to chose from.

[Oliverian]

Over 120?? Holy! I had no idea there were so many! Lol. I'm definitely getting into corns when I get out of school. ~TR~

thai bamboo ratsnake

[Simon R. Sansom]

Actually, there are many morphs of Western Hognose Snakes (Heterodon nasicus nasicus) being established these days.
There are several forms of extremely colourful Amelanistic Hogs and an incredibly breathtaking, high-contrast, red, Hypomelanistic morph, among many others.
Ryan and Sheila at Scales Zoo apparently have an amazing pair of red hogs which really get me droolin'!

Check www.albinohognose.com and you'll see what I mean about the many morphs.

Anyway, my personal favourite colubrids are...
1) Trans-Pecos Rat Snake (Bogertophis subocularis).

2) Cave-Dwelling Rat Snake (Elaphe taeniura ridleyi).

3) Tropical Chicken Snake (Spilotes pullatus).

4) Mexican Black Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula nigrita).

5) And I agree with the good reverend, the Thai Bamboo Rat Snake (Elaphe porphyracea coxi) is really sharp! Don't have any...YET!!

Cheers!

Simon

[eyespy]

Garters are my favorite "fun" snake because they are extremely active, lively hunters and diurnal. There are some lovely color morphs such as Blais Flames.

To look at, I love Mexican black kingsnakes and leucistic Texas rats. I guess I look at things in black and white.

[ErikM]

Hondos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and Hognose

[lolaophidia]

I really like colubrids. Here's a list of fav colubrids that I currently keep...

Mandarin Rat snakes- timid but beautiful!!!
Taiwan Beauty snakes- hefty, huge appetite, easy going.
Mexican Black King- the only king snake I ever wanted...
African House snakes- the easiest snake to breed, undemanding.

Past favorite snakes...
Black Rat snakes- great personality, hefty snake, can be pissy as youngsters though. I've had albinos, normals and "greenish" yellow/black intergrades.
Central American Black Tail Cribos- what a sweet snake, extremely active but cage clean up was a mess!
Corns- nice but common.

Hognosed for funniest looking. They really are odd with that upturned nose... Haven't kept one though 'cause I really like the Easterns and they can be finicky switching to mice.

[Darlene]

Gotta go with Invictus on this one. the corns are common for a reason.....they are great !!!