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I am an intermediate snake keeper that has kept many different snakes in the past and currently have a Jungle Carpet Pyhton. I'm looking for a new snake, one that's not to hard to care for, stays under 10ft, has a good temperment, and is not to pricey.

Not a ball python, corn snake, or sand boa.
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated, (so are pictures).
Thanks for any replies =)

-Eric-

Most Boa constrictors and beauty ratsnakes come to mind. The only pic I have in the gallery right now is a baby Hog island boa.

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Alexander Skutch

Like Meretseger said, most boas will work with your size range. Dumerils, Boa Constrictor Imperator (lots of locallities), and Brazilian Rainbow Boas are some types that aren't too pricey ($100-300 depending on age and look). For pythons, you might consider the other types of carpets (Coastals or Irian Jaya), Blood Pythons and Childrens or Spotted Pythons. Of the above, Brazilian Rainbows and Blood Pythons have some pretty specific humidity requirements so keep that in mind when considering caging options. I know if I had the room for larger snakes I'd be getting a pair of Dumerils right now- but that's just my preference.

If you're interested in trying colubrids, Bull snakes, Black Milksnakes, Eastern Chain Kingsnakes, Black Rat Snakes, Russian Rat snakes and Taiwan Beauty snakes get pretty large.

Check out some care sheets and see if any of these might be something you're interested in.
Lora

How about one of the King snakes? They are easy to care for and have a great feeding response. The florida kings are really nice looking, and so are the easterns. There are also the tri-color kings from out west. And the california king comes in a variety of morphs as well as the natural occurring desert and coastal phase!

I have a california king that was 48" a couple of months ago when I measured him. He is the coastal phase. The desert phase is white and black banded.

I also have a hatchling black king...

And a prairie king...

Then there are the various rat snakes. They get pretty good sized and are for the most part mellow tempered. The black rat comes in lots of different morphs and are the largest of the rat snakes. The record black rat snake was 101".

Here is my Kentucky locale black rat snake. They dont get jet black like the black rats on the eastern board and the south. The last time I measured him he was 54" and he is 2.5 years old!

Here is an albino, he is Dwight Good stock and has retained alot of orange. He is about 1.5 years old. I havent measured him lately.

I also have an everglades rat....

He should turn all orange as an adult. But they are pretty variable as well.

And a yellow rat snake....

She should turn a shade of yellow with a pair of stripes down her back. They are pretty variable as well and can be a light yellow to a dark yellow.

Hope you enjoyed the pics.

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1.0 Corn snake
1.0 Black rat snake
1.0 Albino Black rat snake
1.0 Everglades rat snake
0.1 Yellow rat snake
1.1 California king snake
1.0 Prairie king snake
0.1 Black king snake

Good luck and Happy Herping
Brian

Thanks for all your help and all the pics (they were great!) I think im going to look into getting some of those boas

thanks again for the replies

-Eric-
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0.2 Leopard Geckos (Eublapharis macularis)
0.1 Mali Uromastyx (Uromastyx maliensis)
0.0.1 Jungle Carpet Python (Morelia spilota cheynei)