Other pets (pics and discussions)

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

i'll post some random photos of stuff. I'm bored and feeling rather sluggish today! Had a hard time getting out of bed. Just waiting on those contractions to start....... grrrrrr!

Here is the new snake room - in this photo the caging is in place but it's not all set up yet



my chondro having herself a delicious nom



Rorschach- a male coastal jag from Luke Snell, so far the most expensive snake I've ever purchased!


One of my 3 adult male E. Carinata.... these snakes are beasts... take all of the intelligence, eyesight and energy of a garter and put it into a 7-8 foot spring loaded snake that has had a bad day and the king Rat Snake is what you get!


A female tiger coastal carpet python


female masticophis bilineatus (sonoran whipsnake) aka perpetually ticked off rope!

[RedSidedSPR]

love the whipsnake!! You got some of the awesomest stuff Shannon.

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

love the whipsnake!! You got some of the awesomest stuff Shannon.

hehehe, that's the snake that chomped right into my face the other day! Did a full flying leap. They are SWEET snakes... but they are not for everyone.

[RedSidedSPR]

yeah from what I've heard they're pretty crazy. Still want one.

[ConcinusMan]

I wouldn't even attempt to try and keep one. They're just too wild. The one and only time I managed to catch one (they're ridiculously fast) he put up a vicious fight and also would not quit trying to escape. Finally let it go. It had rubbed all the scales of it's nose trying to get out. Just too nervous and wild for captivity. Not happy at all. Can't bring myself to keep a snake that is obviously not a happy camper in captivity. Most racers I've tried to keep were like that too, but whipsnakes are even worse. To make matters worse, the wild ones pretty much refuse to eat anything but lizards and small snakes, when they're not bouncing off the glass and rubbing their noses raw, that is. They're like trying to keep a wild caught wolverine as a house pet.

[RedSidedSPR]

Wow. I don't want one anymore.

[ConcinusMan]

Like she said, not for everyone. I won't even keep a garter snake that refuses to settle down. It's too stressful. Both for the snake, and myself.

[RedSidedSPR]

Worse than I thought. Don't want anything like that either. Not like your described it.

Racers on the other hand......

[ConcinusMan]

I've only kept racers short term, pretty much for the same reason. While some do OK, they are still quite stressed and nervous and will always take any opportunity to viciously bite your face off. I hear of people not having these problems but I've never had one that adapted well enough for me to want to keep them long term.

[RedSidedSPR]

Only person I've known with a Racer is Wayne, and his is pretty good about that stuff until you touch him.. I've just always loved racers they're so frikken cool. Can't think of many snakes I want, that can be kept similar to a garter, that isn't a garter. Other then natrix.