what type of snake do i have?

[RedSidedSPR]

cut when frozen. 9 days is not that bad. Mine took 4 weeks

[RedSidedSPR]

cut them frozen. 9 days is not that bad.

EDIT: OOPS!! already posted... sorry

[ConcinusMan]

Looks like you bought a snake that is the most commonly encountered reptile in the state of WA? Hope you didn't pay much. Any is too much. They can be found in high numbers just about anywhere in western WA, including Puyallup.

He is just a baby and probably hasn't eaten yet. It can take a while. Several weeks. He doesn't look too starved. I would keep trying, and use small, wiggling earthworms if you can.

[Didymus20X6]

I wouldn't chastise her too much for buying the snake. After all, she may have not been confident to herp for one, and buying one was just a good time/effort-saving shortcut. But then again, I have Easterns, which are extremely common around here, and I'm confident enough to catch them myself when I spot them. But if I hadn't gained that confidence, I never would have wanted to keep one and wouldn't pay for it.

[RedSidedSPR]

Plus they're healthy, tamer, etc, when they're CB

[ConcinusMan]

Plus they're healthy, tamer, etc, when they're CB

Common misconception

[kibakiba]

My wild caughts are TONS more calm than my CB...
If anything, my cb snakes hate my guts. Look at how Snap acts compared to my least tame snake, Runt. Runt will musk if you pick her up quickly and try very hard to squeeze the life out of your fingers... But if you pick her up slowly she is the sweetest little thing. Now, if you pick up Snap, regardless of how it's done, she opens up and poops and musks everywhere, she bites, hisses and whips you with her tail. She'll occasionally smack your hand with the side of her head, too, which makes me giggle because it's more like she's "facepalming" in a really literal sense.

[RedSidedSPR]

Ok... i know all that, i have a WC too. But when you catch a snake he's not gonna be perfectly healthy without a bunch of meds. He's also LIKELY to be more skittish and stuff. BUT I GET IT!! No prob with WC snakes. I have one, i'd keep the next one i find.

Maybe it's just MY experience. My CB snakes are the calmest thing ever, even the one that bites all the time. But my WC is the jumpiest, freaks out if i put him on the floor blah blah blah. But he's getting there.

[d_virginiana]

For babies I don't think it really matters... I mean, if you are getting an adult I think a CB snake is more likely to be calmer with being handled, but I've handled some pretty calm wild ones.

I wouldn't chastise her too much for buying the snake. After all, she may have not been confident to herp for one, and buying one was just a good time/effort-saving shortcut. But then again, I have Easterns, which are extremely common around here, and I'm confident enough to catch them myself when I spot them. But if I hadn't gained that confidence, I never would have wanted to keep one and wouldn't pay for it.

Mine is an eastern too, and they're apparently very common around here, but I *never* see them in my area, even though I like to think I'm pretty good at finding snakes. Before I bought mine though and got used to handling snakes, I never would've been confident enough to just go out and grab a wild one to keep..

[RedSidedSPR]

I guess it's just my experience with the two (CB and WC) i do get it though. WC can be just as tame, and CB can be very nippy etc. (like my flame)

And, yeah. Who cares if she bought/caught the snake. Shut up, man!