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Hi Im thinking of getting a new snake i have kept kenyan sand boas, a dumerils, a hondo, and a several lizards and i am wondering what everyone else thinks are the "best" snakes. I would prefer something that doesnt get any longer than 8 feet. thanks for your opinion/help!

I'd suggest a Ball Python. They don't get very big, and are extremely friendly. I've had mine for 4 years now, and he has never even struck at me. He eats without question, isn't messy, and is good around all ages of people. If you want it to get to the max size, I'd suggest a big tank for it. I've noticed my python won't grow unless he has room. He stops when he gets to big for a tank. But all in all, they're extremely friendly and easy to take care of.

Thanks for your advice but Im looking for something a little more colorful and i dont have the money for a different morph. I was thinking of a rainbow boa, or maybe a jungle carpet python...

the size of the enclosure doesnt affect growth, as long as they keep eating until they reach maximum size
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jake

my addiction:
0.2 normal ball pythons (lazlo and izzy)
0.1 amelenistic corn snake (maizy)
0.1 blizzard corn (blizz)
1.0 albino cal king (zeus)
0.0.1 wc garter (zim)
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hybrid haven

>>Hi Im thinking of getting a new snake i have kept kenyan sand boas, a dumerils, a hondo, and a several lizards and i am wondering what everyone else thinks are the "best" snakes. I would prefer something that doesnt get any longer than 8 feet. thanks for your opinion/help!

What do you like in a snake? I love my ratsnakes. I also love my Western Hognoses. Favorite too is my Children's that I've bred for 4 years. All three are explorers, love to eat and easy to handle once they realize you are not feeding them.

For giant mellow I love my Python curtus....Sumatran Short Tail AKA Black Blood Python. Seems to be maxing at 5 ft or so and 15#. Other bloods would get too big for you likely.
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Sonya

I'm not mean. You're just a sissy.
Happy Bunny

I mean the only thing that i really dont want is a nippy full grown snake.

IWOULD GET THE CARPET PYTHON IF I WERE YOU. I HAVE A BCC & BALL, BOTH VERY NICE SNAKES. THE CARPETS JUST SEEM AMAZING, I WOULD DEF GO THAT ROUTE!

there are too many species under 8 feet to suggest just one, play with the photo gallerie, see what you like
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jake

my addiction:
0.2 normal ball pythons (lazlo and izzy)
0.1 amelenistic corn snake (maizy)
0.1 blizzard corn (blizz)
1.0 albino cal king (zeus)
0.0.1 wc garter (zim)
hybrid breeders association
hybrid haven

alright, thanks for the help everybody

wow, I can't believe no one has mentioned corn snakes!!! Not only are they good beginner snakes, but great additions to any advance collection too! They are extremely affordable, very simple to care for, and very active. I have several snakes (check out my signature) but still love the corns...actually, me and my wife were in Petco Wed., and they had some beautiful babies that she wanted...they had them on sale for $25 so we got them! (don't have them listed yet, but I think I'm going to name them Romulus and Remus). They come in about any range of colors, and they are not too big, or too small. Do a search for corn snake morphs and just look at all your options!
Another options is a hogg island boa; they don't grow as big as your mainland boas, but have that boa look...only down side is if you want something colorful, you're not going to find a color hogg island boa!

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-David

Check out my pet pics at:
http://www.myspace.com/obx_fisherman

1.0 ball python (Pandora - don't ask)
1.0 argentine boa (Prometheus)
0.1 hogg island boa (Andromeda)
0.0.1 brazilian rainbow boa (Inara)
1.0 kenyan sand boa (Diablo)
1.0 normal corn snake(Cypress)
0.1 amery. corn snake (Morgan LaFay)
0.0.1 banded cali. kingsnake (Cain)
1.0 tangerine honduran milksnake (Narcissus)
0.0.1 snow corn snake (Valkyrie)
1.0 amazon tree boa (Pegasus)
0.0.1 colombian boa (Athena)
0.0.1 albino san diego gopher snake (TBD)
0.0.1 sandfish skink (Slick)
0.0.1 fire skink (Phoenix)
1.0 dog (Luke)

the wife's pets:
1.0 bearded dragon (Leonidas)
1.1 ferrets (Ares, Enyo)
0.0.1 betta fish (Captain Morgan)
1.2 cats (Galahad, Ripley and Sassy)

Why not some of the pituophis? Bulls, Gophers and Pines. They get to 6 feet for most, don't require any special humidity, are excelent feeders for the most part.They do however produce more freqent poo's lol
Heres my male black pine snake. He's right at the 6 foot mark right now

Nate

WOW! those are beutiful snakes. I am defianatly going to look into both those species.