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Hi, I'm looking around for another snake and was wondering if someone can help me out. I am looking for a snake that's not a colubrid, gets bigger than 4 feet but less than 10 feet, and is a snake that you can handle a lot (I don't care if it's an aggresive snake I just want one that doesn't get stressed when handled like tree boas.) It also has to be less than $200.00. I know this is a lot to ask but please give me some ideas.
Thanks in advance

I have a jungle carpet python. I started with corns, then got a milk. Then I wanted something that got kind of big but not BIG like berms or boas.
Jungle carpets get to 6-8 feet but they are a slender snake so don't take up as much room as say a 5 foot boa. They are also arboreal (sp?) so mine 'hangs out' in the open alot on her branches. I just bought her a 80 gallon tank so she'll have more room. She is 5 foot right now.
I bought my JCP at a reptile/fish store for $180. They do run into the $200 plus dollar range. This one I bought I guess they had for a couple months so gave me a discount. The original price was like $225.

Now jungle carpet pythons are nippy as youngsters. Some grow out of it some don't. I was fortunate that the one I bought was owned by a school teacher so was handled alot by kids. She is real gentle. Only tried to bite me once. My fault. I was feeding her and she thought my hand was food.
JCP are black/yellow there is a real good web site about carpet pythons...www.acreptiles.com

What ever you decide on learn all you can before you buy one. :0)

You should try a ball python, there pretty easy to take care of and dont get stressed when held and only reach mabe 6 feet good snakes but before handling any snake make sure he has been acclimited and is acustomed to his new habitat. You should give him 4-6 weeks and make sure he is eating regularly 1-2 a week. Also Ive herd red tail boas are sometimes fond of being held but they get quit a bit bigger.

Steve

And another thing ball python are cheap babys run from $50 to mabe$70 at the most. The redtails probly aroung $125.

ball pythons make horrible "next snakes" unless you've had expierence with them. They go off feed for no apparent reason,and stress easily. JMO only, I have 2 and I love them both dearly, but the make me crazy when they decide not to eat.

you want something thats larger, but under about 8ft, something you can handle, (most tree snakes, tree boas, and tree pythons stress WAY easily), and something that stays under the 200$ range.

Now is that the range for the ENTIRE set up or just the snake?

childrens pythons, spotted pythons, rosy boas and sand boas, hog isle boas (a bit up there in price), BRB's (a bit high in the humidity area), just look around and see what YOU like.
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1.1 Ball Python, 0.1 motley amel corn, 1.0 western hognose, 1.0 red blood

Ball Pythons Make a fine First or Second Snake. They were my first. As long as you buy c.b.b. or a feeding import you will have no trouble at all. Males of many species typically go off feed toward breeding season. Best of luck with what you decide,

John

P.S. Get what you want not want someone thinks you should get.