Tree Dwelling Snakes

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Chad55

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I have just been wondering lately...What would be a nice tree dwelling snake that I could actually hold and what not. I mean I am not worried about price, space, size, special cages...But I do like to interact with my animals. I am just curious and have been looking around for a while. Plus I think its awsome when a snake climbs....

Chad
 
Black rat snakes and relatives climb when given opprotunity, and carpet pythons will as well. I cant think of any heavily arboreal snake that is normally a good handler. i mean with tree boas, chondros, etc their reputation is getter better with more CB animals, but dont try to find an exception...
 
You could maybe find a really nice chondro (Gtp, Morelia Viridis, And other names it has) that is a good handler. If you get one that is young you could maybe get them used to a normal handling schedule.
 
A friend of mine got a Jayapura Green Tree Python that is handable. Either way, I would not recommend it since a lot of tree boids are nasty.

Try Vietnamese Blue Beauty Ratsnakes, they calm down with handling; they are probably the only "tamable" Asian ratsnake I know of. Other than that Carpet Pythons and North American ratsnakes will climb if given a chance. I seen a lot of Corn Snakes that decide to be arboreal all the time.
 
Yea my corn won't climb lol. But idk what it is but I just can't stand the looks of rat snakes. I don't know why but them and hognose creep me out lol. I do like carpet pythons though...Any exp with them?

Chad
 
I dont have firsthand experience, but I was interested in one for a very long time and have read a lot and talked to breeders such as Will Bird, and I was a member on moreliapythons.com before it crashed. (Great forum btw, check it out if it comes back) They are a good beginner snake, but I wouldnt recommend it for the average first-timer. Depending on subspecies, they get 5-10 feet. They are great for handling, and fairly active, not a lazy lump. They have that unique exotic face, and some of the patterns are wild! A 'fun' snake if there ever was one. If you like, I can provide you with links to several great breeders, some of which Ive personally talked to.

HOW DO YOU NOT LIKE HOGGIES?! :O
 
Well, if someone suggested the Morelia pythons, then I might as well mentioned the Pacific tree boas of the Candoia genus. These guys range from 3-6 ft, and their personalites are just as variable as carpets. Not the prettiest snakes in the world, but if treated right, are a nice obscure species that you don't see everyday. I used to have one and she was fairly docile.
 
Well in general I'd rule out gtp's and etb's, yes everyones got nice handable ones, but it's not good to handle youngsters at all, and adults are very variable.
Morelia are snappy young 'uns but jungles and diamonds mellow out very well, particularly diamonds. Bredli's are pretty good too but less arboreal than maybe the previous two, coastals can be a bit more 50/50.
ATB's are generally snappy. Maybe rainbow boas, they can be quite handable when adults (and sometimes juvie/youngsters) and are semi arboreal.
Personally, out of all of them, I'd get a diamond python.
 
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