Bull snake?(gopher snake)?
1. They're usually pretty cheap if you get them from breeders. Around $40 to $50 for normals and in the range of $75 and up for color morphs. 2. Definitely buy a captive bred one. Here's the website of Jason Nelson, the biggest breeder of bulls and gophers in the country without a doubt. Look at the colors of the bulls and gophers. My Sonorans are red albinos and red albino hets. Last year I order two Sonorans and when I opeded the box, there were three in there. I e-mailed him and he said the third was a free gift. I paid for two and got two females and a male. Very good guy. He even created a new line of Sonorans, the blizzard line. Here's his website. Click on colubrids to see what he has for sale along with pictures: http://www.kingsnake.com/nvreptiles/ 3. Bullsnakes are one of the largest snakes in North America, growing to 6 feet long but can occasionally reach 8 feet long and very thick in girth. Large bulls can easily eat rabbits. Gophers, on the other hand, are much smaller, topping out at 5 feet long. 4.Normally yes. There are always exceptions that never quite calm down, but most become very tame with alot of handling. Babies normally are very hissy and often nippy. Even specimens in the wild often won't bite despite loud hissing and mock striking. I've found with my babies they'll often strike and hit me, but they don't actually bite. 5. If you buy from a breeder such as the guy I mentioned, they will already be sexed.
Do Pine or Bull snakes make good pets?
Pituophis species can make great pets! They can grow a little larger (thats longer and thicker) than corn snakes, and definitely have more attitude, but if you get yourself a young, captive bred animal, aggression shouldnt be much of an issue at all :) They are typically hardy species and, like corns, are fairly forgiving to minor husbandry mistakes. They have more or less the same care requirements as corns too; 75 - 86F temperature with 40 - 60% humidity... certain species, such as bull snakes, have the potential to grow up to 9ft long though so would require fairly large enclosures.
Black and yellow snakes?
I'm planning to do "A LOT" of research for the care of one if I get answers. I know how ignorant it is to simply just purchase one and "see how it goes." I'm just curious of the coloration at the moment and if I do decide to care for a snake I will to the best of my abilities.
What Snakes like to be held?
Hello, I'm considering getting a snake and I was just wondering if their are certain types that like to be handled more than others? I'm looking for a friendly one, thanks
How much does a corn snake cost?
I'm in Toronto and corn snakes are OVER $100 from pet shops. They are cheaper online and from breeders than pet shops, but maybe the shipping will cost a decent amount. The area you live in will have a big impact on the price. In addition, corn snake morphs are more expensive than regular ones.
What do snakes eat in the wild?
It depends on the species of snake. Some species such as corn snakes eat mice others like ball pythons eat gerbils and African soft fur rats. Then there's the Indian egg-eating snake which eat eggs. Then the Brown tree snake is infamous for having wiped many birds out in Guam. Usually it's whatever prey they can get. Vipera berus or the common adder is a generalist and will eat anything of the right size and in fact the sheer variety in diet has proven the biggest problem for “hot” (venomous) reptile keepers. Otherwise this snake would be more popular as a pet since it's unlikely to bite.Captive snakes that are wild caught are known for being difficult to get to eat the foods snake keepers can obtain, the record for difficult as far as I'm aware is 3 years of refusing to feed for a wild caught cobra at a zoo. Captive snakes that have been bred in captivity such as ball pythons have often been bred for decades (since 1990 for some morphs of the ball python) and some are fussy eaters and sometimes end up with prey fixation, I've got a male ball python that for whatever reason has decided male mice are the most delicious food he has ever eaten to the point of after a shed if I offer or even let him smell a male mouse he strikes wildly at anything that seems vaguely right.
What do snakes eat? When do they eat?
It depends on the species as well as if they are being bred by humans or not. For example some commonly kept snakes are corn snakes and Royal/ball pythons. In the wild corn snakes eat the rodents like mice and any other small enough rodent that would be found near the corn supplies humans keep and that's how they got their name. Royal pythons that have been captive bred for the various morphs for many years usually eat Fancy rats or Fancy mouse, while in the wild they would eat Gerbil or Natal multimammate mouse. They would also take any appropriately size prey that they can catch. Then the Hydrophiinae or sea snakes eat fish. The food sources vary depending on where they live.As to when they eat again it depends on captive specimens or wild but usually as often as they can unless they have recently consumed something, corn snakes in captivity are known for over eating and resultant health issues from being overweight.
Would a corn snake make a better pet than a ball python? Why or why not?
Here are some of the primary differences between the two, in terms of pet qualities:Corn snakes: Hardy, more comfortable at normal room temperatures for limited periods (since they are temperate region animals), and highly colorful. They are active snakes who tend to want to move and explore when taken out of their enclosure. They are thin-bodied, and more prone to be seen moving around during the day. Less easily stressed, and easy to feed.Ball pythons: Require more exacting temperatures and humidity, and don’t have a high tolerance for cool, dry air (so handling in room temperature areas (70 to 75F) should be limited - and they should never be exposed to temps under 70F). They are equatorial region animals. They are generally slightly more docile by nature than corn snakes (less likely to bite - but individual personality is a big factor in that, and of course, all baby snakes are likely to nip defensively until they are fully tamed). They are heavy-bodied and substantial for their length, and less prone to be in constant motion once habituated to handling. This is a lap-snake you can watch TV with. They do spend most of their day hours in hiding (and need to), as they are nocturnal. Tend to be somewhat more easily stressed, and go off their feed at the first sign of stress. (This is less an issue than their reputation would imply, though - ball pythons in the wild survive eating for only around 6 months out of every year of their life. The snakes simply don’t require that much food, so they can afford to pass up a meal when things are not ideal - but ensuring they eat what they need requires the owner to be attentive to their needs and stress levels).
What type of snake is the best to keep as a pet?
The best bet IMHO is to get a corn snake and feed it mice.Corn snakes are particularly intelligent — as well as particularly beautiful. Most specimens have calm dispositions and can be handled without fear. They like the warmth of your body and won’t struggle, so long as you don’t restrain them..They can get up to four or five feet long, but you can let one crawl freely all over your body. This’ll make your friends’ toes curl!But it’s being over collected in the wild, so try to get one through a pet store.Humanely killed mice or rats can be easily obtained through these same pet stores or by ordering from a laboratory supply house. You can get them frozen by the dozen and keep them in your mother’s freezer. She’ll understand.If your snake refuses to eat the dead mice, take one by the tail in tongs and dangle it near the serpent’s head. Most snakes will strike instinctively when they get the scent and see the movement .The corn snake belongs to the colubrid family.The colubridae contains about two-thirds of all nonvenomous snakes, including king snakes, rat snakes, bull snakes, racers , garter snakes, brown snakes, ring-necked snakes, water snakes and others.For you seriously obsessed young herpetologists out there, the colubrid snakes are made up 304 genera and 1,938 species. They are all highly evolved animals and have done as well or better than human beings in populating the earth.