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Who is the person to talk to about an all black, large and tame snake? Hehe I know, kinda broad range there... I'm looking for an all black snake. On the larger side 5' ? That's full grown, tho I would like to get one as a baby to raise it on my own. My GF and I between us have um... 25 snakes. They are all boa constrictors and one burmese. hehe I'm looking for something a bit smaller now. I have my eye on a couple snakes.. leucistic southern pine, blood red corn... and well, I would also like to add a black into that range... so... any suggestions? Thanks all!

Widj

The smallest would be a mexican black king. Very neat 3 -4 ft snake.

The middle would be a black milk snake. These are cool because they start off as tricolor hatchlings and turn jet black. They get about 5 - 6 feet.

The bigegst would be an eastern indigo. They are large 6 ft active and hungry snakes. You might need a permit for em

All of these are on my wish list as i have been looking for a nice all black snake. personally I am going to go with the milk.

cheers

Not too nit pick, but my Black King female is easily 5 foot, and her mate is not far behind.
Tom Stevens
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TomsSnakes.com

They get a lot bigger than most people think. I have posted my male several times so I won't now. Scroll down some and you can see.
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1.0 ghost
1.1 albino
0.1 het albino

My male is over 4 feet - and my 2006 neonate is pounding fuzzies at an alarming rate, I think she's ready for hoppers.
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3.3.3 L. getula californiae
1.1 L. getula nigrita
1.0 Boa constrictor constrictor (suriname, fostering/rescue)
2.3 Elgaria multicarinata multicarinata

Great information! Thank you for the reply. I'm going to start doing some reading on all of them and the black pine. See what I can see and all that jaz. I will post back here when I make up my mind or if I have any specific questions on any of them. Thanks again!

Widj

Get a black milk snake (L.triangulum gaigae)
You can watch it change from a tri-colored snake into a glossy totally black snake that will get to the size you're after in a few years if well maintained.
:Mark
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Surrender Dorothy!

www.crimsonking.funtigo.com

How about a nice example of a black Pine? Stouter than a Black Milk or Mexican King (favorites)

Certainly a great option too. They are more stout for sure.
Maybe one day I'll get a pair.
:Mark
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Surrender Dorothy!

www.crimsonking.funtigo.com

I was gonna say option 4 black pine, might be tough to find a really clean animal with a sweetheart disposition though. I am interested in them myself.
Todd Hughes

Don't forget Black Pine Snakes...those are purty cool too!
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Diego

Diego & Tiffany's Zoo:
SNAKES
2.4.0 Corn Snakes (Different morphs)
1.1.0 Hypo Everglades Rat Snakes
2.1.0 Baird's Rat Snakes
1.2.0 Trans-Pecos Rat Snakes
1.1.0 Trinket Rat Snake
1.0.0 Japanese Rat Snake
1.1.0 Salt and Pepper Bull Snakes
0.1.0 Amel Pacific Gopher Snake
1.0.0 Het Amel San Diego Gopher Snake
0.1.0 San Diego Gopher Snake
3.2.0 Sonoran Gopher Snakes
0.1.0 Amel Sonoran Gopher Snakes
1.1.0 Mexican Black Kingsnake
2.1.0 Gray Banded Kingsnakes (2.1 River Road)
1.0.0 Hypermelanistic California Kingsnake
0.1.0 Albino High White California Kingsnake
0.2.0 California Kingsnakes
1.1.0 Thayeri Kingsnake
0.1.0 Florida Kingsnake
1.1.0 Boa Constrictors
0.1.0 Dumeril's Boa
2.0.0 Rosy Boas (Mexican & Mid Baja)
1.1.0 Kenyan Sand Boas
0.1.0 Indonesian Dwarf Pacific Boa
1.1.0 Ball Pythons
1.0.0 Woma Python
1.1.0 Cape York Spotted Pythons
1.1.0 Macklot's Pythons
1.1.0 Western Hognoses
1.1.0 Malagasy Giant Hognoses
1.0.0 Blacktail Cribo

LIZARDS
1.0.0 Frilled Dragon
3.1.0 Bearded Dragons (2 Normal, 1 RedXGold, 1 Citrus)
0.1.0 Eastern Collared Lizard
1.0.0 African Fat-Tail Gecko
0.1.0 Merauke Blue Tongue Skink
1.4.0 Leopard Geckos
1.0.1 Yellow Niger Uromastyx
1.1.0 Chuckwalla
0.1.0 Banded Gecko

FROGS
2.2.0 Southern Bell Frogs
1.0.1 Green Tree Frogs
1.0.0 Bubbling Kassina
1.1.1 White's Tree Frogs
0.0.2 Gold Frogs

How about the black kingsnake, (nigra). Very cool in my book!

I WAS GOING TO SAY BLACK RAT SNAKE...BUT THATS THE WRONG CHATROOM. plus some arent 100% black like the kings

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~Sober Serpents~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~SNAKIES~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Corns:
.1 Normal (Gertrude) [just a pet...she started it all]
1. Orange normal (Romeo)
1.2 Miami Phase (Hector, Emily, Charlotte) thanks jeff!
2. Miami Phase part zigzag (Starkey, Mcvitty)[Emilys F2]
1. Amel het Blizzard (Dunesbury) .1 Blizzard (Detta)
1. Classic het Hypo, poss het Amel, Anery (Cobra)
1.1 Classics (Henry VIII, Cassy) [Emilys F1 babies]
1.1 Sunglow Amel (NO NAME, Pepperoni)
1.1 Hypo zig zags poss HET Caramel (Bernard, Abegail)
.1 Hypo HET Stripe (Gracie Lou) 1. Hypo Stripe (Gideon)
1.1 Anery HET Motley (Lleroy, Persia)
.2 Candy Cane (Peaches HoneyBlossom[Just a pet], Tamale)
1.1 Abbotts Okeetee (Albert[Charlottes son], NO NAME)
1.1 Snow (Crickle, Isis) .1 Green Snow (Maya)
1. Caramel poss HET Butter (Topher)
.1 Anery stripe (V) [husbands snake...he named it]
.1 Orange Reverse Okeetee (Lonna)
1.2 Bloodred HET Amel 1. Amel HET Bloodred

Others:
1. Black rat (Willard)
1.1 Striped Cal Kings (Dweezil, Skunky)
1.1 High-white Reverse Spotted Cal King (Wishbone, NO NAME)
.1 Albino Stripe Cal King (Eve)
.1 Banana spotted/stripe cal king (Speckle) Thanks Jeff!!!
1.1 Thayeri (Giuseppe[MSP], Cheyenne)
1.1 Creamsicle HET Motley(Orangejello, Genevieve)
1. Creamsicle motley (Montey) Thanks Jimmy!!
1. Albino Striped Jungle Corn (NO NAME)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~LIZARDS~~~~~~~~~~~~~
.1 Blizzard Leopard Gecko(Blitz)
.1? High yellow Leopard Gecko(no name)
1. Bearded Dragon (no name)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~TURTLES~~~~~~~~~~~~
.1 white cheeked mud (Opel)
.1 snapping turtle (Snappy Jaws)

Yeah, but if you get a really nice line, one that is really dark they are really sweet. I've seen pics of some 99.999999% black rats and they are awesome lookin.
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-J.Hill

That one IS!!! Very nice!
Todd Hughes

Since the topic for this thread is "Black Snakes" I think almost anything is fair game, as long as its black, no?

In that case I'm gonna put in a plug for the Black Racer - they have a nice satiny look and can make great captives.

I also have a soft spot for the nigra Black Kings - excellent candidates.

Eastern Hognoses also come in an all-black melanistic morph.

Kings, Milks, Pines, Racers, Indigos, even Hoggies!

You can have a blast with all of 'em!

John D
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I am so not lesdysxic!

0.1 Creamsicle Cornsake "Yolanda"
1.0 Bairds Ratsnake "Steely Dan"
0.1 Desert Kingsnake "FATTY"
0.1 Black Rat (WV Rescue) "Roberta"

yeah I've had a coupla melanistic eastern hoggies, one of my very first and coolest snakes, but toad and frog eaters back then.
Todd Hughes

hey Todd, i read the whole thread and taggin on here,my vote is L.T.Gaigeae Black Milks if you want a robust non biting,cage buster (at feeding time) street legal indigo