Here's a few things:

1) They can be moody. I have some pines that will hiss and strike if I walk by the cage and on other days they will allow themselves to be taken out and handled and be as tame as a corn snake.

2) They go on hunger strikes for no apparent reason. Other times they'll want to eat just about every day.

3) Each snake seems to have its own "personalty," unlike the vast majority of corn and milk snakes, which pretty much have the same disposition (although there are certainly some aggressive corns and anti-social milks).

Those would be my main points that set them apart form other commonly kept colubrids (in addition to their size being obviously larger than most kings, corns, milks, etc.). They also seem to be a bit "squirmier" than other commonly kept snakes and less likely to settle down and "enjoy" being handled.

I've always thought that it's cool that a relatively large snake can be so elusive to find in the wild.

I've been keeping and breeding Black Pines and Northern Pines for several years and these have been my findings.

Tim

Third Eye

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