always been a fan of rat snakes. i've kept corns, blacks, yellows, greys, everglades. they are easy to take care of in my opinion and they don't get to large to handle.
Snake suggestions
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But remenbar ONLY captive breds
http://www.exotic-pets.co.uk/red-blood-python.html
they arnt recommended beginner snakes, and they dont get anywhere near as big as an average red tail boa but they do get thick and heavy
they arnt recommended beginner snakes, and they dont get anywhere near as big as an average red tail boa but they do get thick and heavy
here is a red tail boa
http://www.exotic-pets.co.uk/red-tailed-boa-constrictor.html
here is a BCI or common boa or columbian boa
http://www.exotic-pets.co.uk/common-boa.html
notice the only real difference between a BCI (boa constrictor imperator) and BCC (boa constrictor constrictor) is that the BCC's tails have slightly more of a red colour and get a few feet longer than BCI. they are the same snake just one is from columbia and one is from brazil and a few other places.
columbian red tail boa = easy to get hold of and cheaper
'true' red tail boa = same snake but with slightly more red in the tail, gets a bit bigger and costs more
thats it!
http://www.exotic-pets.co.uk/red-tailed-boa-constrictor.html
here is a BCI or common boa or columbian boa
http://www.exotic-pets.co.uk/common-boa.html
notice the only real difference between a BCI (boa constrictor imperator) and BCC (boa constrictor constrictor) is that the BCC's tails have slightly more of a red colour and get a few feet longer than BCI. they are the same snake just one is from columbia and one is from brazil and a few other places.
columbian red tail boa = easy to get hold of and cheaper
'true' red tail boa = same snake but with slightly more red in the tail, gets a bit bigger and costs more
thats it!
and here is a brazilian rainbow boa
http://www.exotic-pets.co.uk/brazilian-rainbow-boa.html
beautiful snake
http://www.exotic-pets.co.uk/brazilian-rainbow-boa.html
beautiful snake
and when uve owned a boa you can work up to one of these lol
http://www.exotic-pets.co.uk/reticulated-python.html
amazing snakes but MASSIVE
http://www.exotic-pets.co.uk/reticulated-python.html
amazing snakes but MASSIVE
Dumerils boas are pretty cool if you want something a little out of the norm. Females get around 8 ft while males stay about 6 ft.
Urgh...
Guys, try keeping a boa before spreading bad advice.
BCI RARELY exceeds 7'; even Colombian. You get a few oddballs that are 8'-9', but there are not very many that are 10' or more. Even Red-tail boas have a hard time exceeding 7'-8' long. Out of all the boas I seen, the only 9' one I seen is a 30 years old female; there was a few 8' I met, but they were far and few. Most are actually 6'-7'. However even a lot of the Colombian boas are Central American mutts that been exported out of Colombia, rather than being from Colombia instead. Back in the '70s and '80s, there were huge demands for boas, more than Colombia could harvest so they began exporting Nicaraguan, Honduran et cetera as Colombian since back then people viewed Central American boas as worthless (just like how non-Cuban cigars are "worthless".)
Central American BCI tend to stay under 6', however that is only assuming they are pure. However depending on the locale, they can either be nice or really nasty.
If you don't want a 7'+ snake, I would avoid female boas, coastal carpet pythons (other carpet pythons are okay), water python, reticulated, all scrub pythons, sans Tanimbar Island Scrub, and a few I am forgetting.
In the hobby, it's easy to get into the "I caught a fish THIS big" mentality.
Guys, try keeping a boa before spreading bad advice.
BCI RARELY exceeds 7'; even Colombian. You get a few oddballs that are 8'-9', but there are not very many that are 10' or more. Even Red-tail boas have a hard time exceeding 7'-8' long. Out of all the boas I seen, the only 9' one I seen is a 30 years old female; there was a few 8' I met, but they were far and few. Most are actually 6'-7'. However even a lot of the Colombian boas are Central American mutts that been exported out of Colombia, rather than being from Colombia instead. Back in the '70s and '80s, there were huge demands for boas, more than Colombia could harvest so they began exporting Nicaraguan, Honduran et cetera as Colombian since back then people viewed Central American boas as worthless (just like how non-Cuban cigars are "worthless".)
Central American BCI tend to stay under 6', however that is only assuming they are pure. However depending on the locale, they can either be nice or really nasty.
If you don't want a 7'+ snake, I would avoid female boas, coastal carpet pythons (other carpet pythons are okay), water python, reticulated, all scrub pythons, sans Tanimbar Island Scrub, and a few I am forgetting.
In the hobby, it's easy to get into the "I caught a fish THIS big" mentality.
