I've never kept them (because insane) but I have worked with them. I've kept several "hots" though. You treat them like a gun. They're always loaded.
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I've never kept them (because insane) but I have worked with them. I've kept several "hots" though. You treat them like a gun. They're always loaded.
Eeee, yall can have the snakes..lol I dont mind them actually, and some are beautiful, but I can't imagine keeping any as pets. Guess I'm just not a big reptile person.
I want an Emerald Boa but they tell me they are feisty with a nasty bite. I caught them and bought reptiles for my kids when they were little. Have to say a simple Garter snake we kept was my favorite. Easy to feed, and fun to watch. When my son played the guitar the Garter would come out and dance like a Cobra.
Emerald's are nippy and are adapted to catch birds from trees, so they have elongated "fangs" top and bottom. Some carpets are the same way. Hurts when they get them in the base of your thumb. I had a bite that bruised so bad it looked venomous.
I have yet to catch a snake around my chicks. No mice or rats either. We have a small population of feral cats and I'd guess that to be the reason.
BabyandCotton
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I'd love to own snakes. I would want to start with a ball python or a corn snake, but my mom will not allow another reptile. My brother owns a HUGE leopard gecko named Curt Connor, who was originally mine, but I gave it to him. I like snakes so much more.
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I'll probably just support my sons endeavors and visit his snakes.
I have plenty of snakes and field mice. Every Spring I have to re-home at least one black rat snake out of my nest boxes. Which in turn creates a safer environment for mice.
Both are easy to keep. Basic Balls are inexpensive and Corns are free with a little effort.
Balls are among my favorite snakes. I've had several. Now, the morphs are inexpensive, so you're not stuck with just the normals.
I like bigger snakes as well, but have never owned anything more than 10 ft. Milks are fun and easy to breed. I've hatched a lot of them in a Hovabator.
This was the last hot I kept, a beautiful 4.5 ft Timber male. He became so docile I had to watch myself around him to not get careless. A bite would have been devastating. He never tried to bite, and even got to where he no longer rattled.
Edit: Disclaimer- I don't advise anyone to handle venomous snakes without adequate knowledge and training. I've had years of experience, and even then have had many close calls. They're best left alone if you don't know what you're doing.
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BabyandCotton
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You have owned hot snakes? Cool! We had a reptile store that carried and bred 6-7 different morphs of ball pythons, leopard geckos, corns, and a bunch of different monitors frogs turtles boas and basically any reptile, as well as prairie dogs. They had a closed of room of a bunch of different hot snakes. Good priced too. Unfortunately they closed down with a bunch of police tape. We suspect they were drug carters. Sigh. Nothing good ever lasts.
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My Reid Black pair had a surprise for me this morning.
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