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Anyone else here have a snake?

SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,427
edited July 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
I got my first snake in October of last year and plan on getting more in the future (possible even order one by the end of the summer).

I have a Sunglow Motley corn snake and will stick with corns for a little while before moving on up to the big boys and getting a Ball Python.

Anyone else here have any snakes?

EDIT: Heres some pics of mine- http://s39.photobucket.com/albums/e172/SVRDhand13/

Feel free to post some of your own and I'll put them up here at the top.

And PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE no trouser snakes!!!!!!!! :)
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  • LONGRDLONGRD Posts: 6,036
    I have one but I have friends that do. My buddy who host a little poker tournament for his small circle of friends has three pythons that are 10 feet long. :eek: One time, i asked him how many rats does the snake eat? He says a lot of giant rats or sometimes he'd just feed them a rabbit.

    i could never see myself feeding bunnies to a giant snake, bunnies are too cute. :(
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  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,443
    SVRDhand13 wrote:

    Anyone else here have any snakes?

    How long until the first "snake in my pants" reference?? :D
    If I had known then what I know now...

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  • CityMouseCityMouse Posts: 1,010
    just don't dump the snakes in any local water bodies when you're tired of them.

    god, I hate what people have done in the everglades...
  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,427
    CityMouse wrote:
    just don't dump the snakes in any local water bodies when you're tired of them.

    god, I hate what people have done in the everglades...
    Don't worry I love my guy and will keep him until he dies. And I'm not near any everglades anyway :).
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  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,427
    imalive wrote:
    How long until the first "snake in my pants" reference?? :D
    And no snakes in pants do not count!! lol

    You pervs can make another thread about that stuff.
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  • acoustic guyacoustic guy Posts: 3,770
    I hate hate hate hate snakes!
    I fucking hate them with a passion. Last year I had a big black snake in my front yard. About 6ft long and as round as a beer can I blew its head right off with my shotgun.
    Bitch at me all you want I dont give a shit, I hate them. I love animals but not those nasty fuckers.
    My father in law said it was a harmless types of snake but I don't care.
    Nasty creatures
    Get em a Body Bag Yeeeeeaaaaa!
    Sweep the Leg Johnny.
  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,427
    acoustic guy wrote:
    I hate hate hate hate snakes!
    I fucking hate them with a passion. Last year I had a big black snake in my front yard. About 6ft long and as round as a beer can I blew its head right off with my shotgun.
    Bitch at me all you want I dont give a shit, I hate them. I love animals but not those nasty fuckers.
    My father in law said it was a harmless types of snake but I don't care.
    Nasty creatures
    Wow thanks for posting how you killed a harmless creature in a thread that is meant for people who own them. Sometimes people don't know when to keep quiet.
    severed hand thirteen
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    2010: Newark 5/18 MSG 5/20-21 2011: PJ20 9/3-4 2012: Made In America 9/2
    2013: Brooklyn 10/18-19 Philly 10/21-22 Hartford 10/25 2014: ACL10/12
    2015: NYC 9/23 2016: Tampa 4/11 Philly 4/28-29 MSG 5/1-2 Fenway 8/5+8/7
    2017: RRHoF 4/7   2018: Fenway 9/2+9/4   2021: Sea Hear Now 9/18 
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  • acoustic guyacoustic guy Posts: 3,770
    SVRDhand13 wrote:
    Wow thanks for posting how you killed a harmless creature in a thread that is meant for people who own them. Sometimes people don't know when to keep quiet.
    If I saw yours I probably would snap it like a whip and pop its head right off.
    lol
    Get em a Body Bag Yeeeeeaaaaa!
    Sweep the Leg Johnny.
  • Brisk.Brisk. Posts: 11,561
    why do you hate them though? Did one actually do anything to you?
  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,427
    acoustic guy wrote:
    If I saw yours I probably would snap it like a whip and pop its head right off.
    lol
    Thats great. If I'd say what I'd do to you in return I'd probably get banned from this forum.
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  • seanw1010seanw1010 Posts: 1,205
    never had one, always wanted to get a nice black and white kingsnake though
    they call them fingers, but i never see them fing. oh, there they go
  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,427
    seanw1010 wrote:
    never had one, always wanted to get a nice black and white kingsnake though
    Those are beautiful. And easy to take care of. And not really expensive. I'd suggest you go for it :).
    severed hand thirteen
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  • urbanhippieurbanhippie Posts: 3,007
    I have to admit snakes leave me cold...

    Can you interact with them much? Do they have any personality?
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  • acoustic guyacoustic guy Posts: 3,770
    SVRDhand13 wrote:
    Thats great. If I'd say what I'd do to you in return I'd probably get banned from this forum.
    Awwww, now I feel bad b/c I hurt your feelings.
    Sorry guy. I just really dislike them. I really do not like any reptiles but snakes for me are the worst.
    Have fun with yours.

    If they are hungry and you go to feed it, won't it bite you? I have heard many stories about them doing this to their owners.
    Get em a Body Bag Yeeeeeaaaaa!
    Sweep the Leg Johnny.
  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,427
    urbanhippie wrote:
    I have to admit snakes leave me cold...

    Can you interact with them much? Do they have any personality?
    Surprisingly, yes to both questions.

    Taking them out is fun because you just let them "slither" all over the place and it looks/ feels really cool.

    And I feel mine does have a personality. I've learned to know when he is happy or mad by the way he moves and he knows who I am. When I go to pass him off he wraps around my hand yet when someone is giving him back to me he quickly slides on my arm.

    The best part of having a snake is picking one that looks beautiful to you. I feel like some of them are ugly while others look like a work of art.

    This is where I got mine:http://www.cornsnake.net/. For those intersested you can see how many different styles there are. I'll post pics of mine soon.
    severed hand thirteen
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    2010: Newark 5/18 MSG 5/20-21 2011: PJ20 9/3-4 2012: Made In America 9/2
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    2015: NYC 9/23 2016: Tampa 4/11 Philly 4/28-29 MSG 5/1-2 Fenway 8/5+8/7
    2017: RRHoF 4/7   2018: Fenway 9/2+9/4   2021: Sea Hear Now 9/18 
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  • urbanhippieurbanhippie Posts: 3,007
    SVRDhand13 wrote:
    The best part of having a snake is picking one that looks beautiful to you. I feel like some of them are ugly while others look like a work of art.
    Oh I think they're beautiful... they just don't look like you could pet them or interact with them in the same way as a dog or cat.

    However, I've never really had any contact with them....which is why I asked :)
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  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,427
    urbanhippie wrote:
    Oh I think they're beautiful... they just don't look like you could pet them or interact with them in the same way as a dog or cat.

    However, I've never really had any contact with them....which is why I asked :)
    No they are not as interactive as cats or dogs but IMO they are good because they also are a lot easier to take care of. But when you have visitors they are much more entertaining to take out.
    severed hand thirteen
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    2010: Newark 5/18 MSG 5/20-21 2011: PJ20 9/3-4 2012: Made In America 9/2
    2013: Brooklyn 10/18-19 Philly 10/21-22 Hartford 10/25 2014: ACL10/12
    2015: NYC 9/23 2016: Tampa 4/11 Philly 4/28-29 MSG 5/1-2 Fenway 8/5+8/7
    2017: RRHoF 4/7   2018: Fenway 9/2+9/4   2021: Sea Hear Now 9/18 
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  • acoustic guyacoustic guy Posts: 3,770
    SVRDhand13 wrote:
    Surprisingly, yes to both questions.

    Taking them out is fun because you just let them "slither" all over the place and it looks/ feels really cool.

    And I feel mine does have a personality. I've learned to know when he is happy or mad by the way he moves and he knows who I am. When I go to pass him off he wraps around my hand yet when someone is giving him back to me he quickly slides on my arm.

    The best part of having a snake is picking one that looks beautiful to you. I feel like some of them are ugly while others look like a work of art.

    This is where I got mine:http://www.cornsnake.net/. For those intersested you can see how many different styles there are. I'll post pics of mine soon.

    How can you possibly know when its mad or happy? How can you know that?
    Get em a Body Bag Yeeeeeaaaaa!
    Sweep the Leg Johnny.
  • harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    urbanhippie wrote:
    Oh I think they're beautiful... they just don't look like you could pet them or interact with them in the same way as a dog or cat.

    However, I've never really had any contact with them....which is why I asked :)

    As you know I'm a massive reptiles fan... although I like snakes, lizards are my favourite. I'm looking forward to showing you they can be as cute and interactive as a dog or a cat. :)
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • NY PJ1NY PJ1 Posts: 9,533
    In My Pants Rght Now..... :)
  • harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    acoustic guy wrote:
    How can you possibly know when its mad or happy? How can you know that?

    You can learn if you spend long enough learning and observing its behaviour under different conditions. He's not gonna bark or wag his tail, no, but all animals have ways in which we can read changes in mood.
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • urbanhippieurbanhippie Posts: 3,007
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    As you know I'm a massive reptiles fan... although I like snakes, lizards are my favourite. I'm looking forward to showing you they can be as cute and interactive as a dog or a cat. :)
    Ahh but the little Leopard Gecko was cute as a kitten :)

    And it curled up when it was being stroked :o
    Thats what I mean. Are snakes like that?
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  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,427
    acoustic guy wrote:
    How can you possibly know when its mad or happy? How can you know that?
    When it makes jerky movements and gets itself in a striking position it is not happy. Or when it tries to ball itself up or stops moving its tongue it is scared.

    Maybe not happy, but normal, is when it glides and has its body stretched out. A lot of tongue flickering shows it is curious, therefore not scared. Also, I can tell it is happy when he keeps moving around his tank when I put him back in it. Being angry or scared would cause him to hide.
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    2010: Newark 5/18 MSG 5/20-21 2011: PJ20 9/3-4 2012: Made In America 9/2
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  • harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    NY PJ1 wrote:
    In My Pants Rght Now..... :)

    You know that's been done right? :p
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,427
    NY PJ1 wrote:
    In My Pants Rght Now..... :)
    Hey go find the perv thread!!!! :)
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  • rockpantsrockpants BC Posts: 838
    I absolutely love snakes, but can't have one because I can't go through with the feeding process. I love rats and mice, too. I'll just live vicariously through the rest of you ... except when you feed them. :)
  • acoustic guyacoustic guy Posts: 3,770
    SVRDhand13 wrote:
    When it makes jerky movements and gets itself in a striking position it is not happy. Or when it tries to ball itself up or stops moving its tongue it is scared.

    Maybe not happy, but normal, is when it glides and has its body stretched out. A lot of tongue flickering shows it is curious, therefore not scared. Also, I can tell it is happy when he keeps moving around his tank when I put him back in it. Being angry or scared would cause him to hide.
    Just make sure you don't let it grow to big or you might end up living up to your name. ;)
    Get em a Body Bag Yeeeeeaaaaa!
    Sweep the Leg Johnny.
  • harmless_little_f***harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    urbanhippie wrote:
    Ahh but the little Leopard Gecko was cute as a kitten :)

    And it curled up when it was being stroked :o
    Thats what I mean. Are snakes like that?

    They can be, yes.. Corn snakes like the one being talked about are very sensitive to touch and can appear 'affectionate'.

    I once held a baby python which was only just longer than my hand. It would lick my finger and wrap itself gently around my fingers.

    Then again it might've just been trying to kill me. :p
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • SVRDhand13SVRDhand13 Posts: 26,427
    rockpants wrote:
    I absolutely love snakes, but can't have one because I can't go through with the feeding process. I love rats and mice, too. I'll just live vicariously through the rest of you ... except when you feed them. :)
    That part is actually cool to watch. I buy mine frozen because I don't want to deal with caring for them when they are alive. I don't get satisfaction out of a living thing dying (unlike acoustic guy) but I do realize some things die so others can live and think the snake's eating/ digestion process is unbelievable.
    severed hand thirteen
    2006: Gorge 7/23 2008: Hartford 6/27 Beacon 7/1 2009: Spectrum 10/30-31
    2010: Newark 5/18 MSG 5/20-21 2011: PJ20 9/3-4 2012: Made In America 9/2
    2013: Brooklyn 10/18-19 Philly 10/21-22 Hartford 10/25 2014: ACL10/12
    2015: NYC 9/23 2016: Tampa 4/11 Philly 4/28-29 MSG 5/1-2 Fenway 8/5+8/7
    2017: RRHoF 4/7   2018: Fenway 9/2+9/4   2021: Sea Hear Now 9/18 
    2022: MSG 9/11  2024: MSG 9/3-4 Philly 9/7+9/9 Fenway 9/15+9/17
    2025: Pittsburgh 5/16+5/18
  • seanw1010seanw1010 Posts: 1,205
    http://www.cornsnakes.net/gallery.php?catid=2&id=69
    thats the coolest cornsnake ive ever seen!
    they call them fingers, but i never see them fing. oh, there they go
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