Other pets (pics and discussions)

[ConcinusMan]

Dudes its not a coachwhip its a yellowtail cribo...relative to our native indigo snakes

OK. I'll take your word for it. But it does look more like a coachwhip than any yellow tail cribo I've ever seen.

Cribo's are awesome though. Just like an oversized garter snake.

(not a yellow tail, but one awesome sweet cribo for sure)

[BUSHSNAKE]

i used to keep and breed all Drymarchon species and i agree they are like a giant garters

[ConcinusMan]

Yeah, that one I'm holding was a real sweetie, and that was the smaller of the two. They were really inquisitive and seemed very intelligent. Real "snuggle bugs" too. They seemed to enjoy the handling and interaction. They had every personality aspect that I love, in common with garter snakes.

[GarterCZ]

My male ball python eating a small rat
and my boa constrictor

[Spankenstyne]

Yes it's a pair of Yellowtail Cribos (& the last one is an Eastern Indigo).
Richard is that a D. m. melanurus or D. m. unicolor you're holding? Looks like a Black tail to me but hard to tell in the pic.

Cribos can be a handful for a lot of keepers & intimidating as well & due to the potential size some get (10'+ it's said for the Yellowtails), crazy feeding responses, and garter-like activity levels. Those that keep cobras find them very comparable in "intelligence" and the way they move and act as well. Awesome snakes that I feel extremely fortunate to now keep.
Bushsnake I gotta ask, why did you ever stop?

As for Coachwhips I agree that most keepers wouldn't be able to keep them, but I do have a friend out East who kept and sucessfully bred them. I believe he was also keeping them in 8' long cages as well though.

[RedSidedSPR]

Nice shirt.

Glad to know what it is. I've never heard of a cribo. Gonna have to look that one up.

[Spankenstyne]

My male ball python eating a small rat
and my boa constrictor

Nice snakes!

[RedSidedSPR]

My male ball python eating a small rat
and my boa constrictor

Cool snakes, man.

[snakehill]

Richard, he's GORGEOUS! I just checked them out on kingsnake.com. They are not cheap!

[RedSidedSPR]

but they're worth it. Freakin' awesome.