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hahah hello everyone, sorry if the topic was a bit misleading.. but what i am really after here are any some new ideas. I've kept just about every type of reptile over the years, however recently had to severely downsize the collection due to the fact that i went back to school. however, to be honest, its a little lonely with an empty room, so i'm thinking its that time.. you all know what i'm talking about. anyways, i'm looking to pick up a snake, something that stays under 7-8 feet, and well just thinking maybe some of you guys could throw out some oddball ideas, i'm not looking for anything too common. i've kept burms, balls, various boas, corns, kingsnakes, etc etc over the years.. was thinking maybe a dumerils boa, i like some of the rarer red tails (guyana's are nice), even some of the nicer burm morphs i'd consider.. despite their size - accomodations are not an issue. i like some of the arboreal pythons too.. jungle carpets are nice and so on. so... my challenge to you - spit out those ideas.. haha and like i said, prefer the oddballs! hahah thanks in advance to everyone, i'll let you know what i end up with! thanks again!
andy.

I have a jungle carpet. They are in the 6-8 foot range. Mine eats large rats but there are some that won't so I hear it can be a pain to feed several mice to a 7 foot snake. This is Safari.

i'd go with a morph of a black rat snake. they grow 6-7 feet generally, and you got a bunch of choices.

or if you want an abboreal snake, try a blue or taiwan beauty. those things are awesome!
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Nope, I have two JCPs, a male, and female, both of which are about 7 ft. The male takes large rats with out even thinking. However the female takes only mice, and I mean large mice. And feeding, not a problem, I just get about 15 large mice, kill'em, and leave them in a dish on the bottom of the cage. Just like anyone sitting down to dinner, she eats one, then gets seconds. It never fails, she eats every single one I put in there, reguardless if their moving or not. You won't have a problem.
I will tell you that I've tried to get her to eat rats, and that fails every time. I've tried raising rats with mice, so the scent tranfers. I've tried rubbing mice against the rat, nothing, every time she hits the rat, and spits it out. Its funny, but I guess thats the just the woman in her, I'm kidding of course.
Good luck in your trials.

Matt

Something 6-8', rare and interesting:

Pseudaspis cana and Drymarchon rubidus are two such specimens which come to mind, when I think of such, though it would probably take your entire college career, and then some, to locate any.

Jeff

Yep...that covers the big and REALLY rare...especially since you and I seem to have the bulk of the D.rubidus in the United States in our collections.

One that's uncommon still in collections but easier to get your hands on and quite a bit less expensive is Drymarchon corais corais. They are the biggest of the Drymarchon genus...they usually max out around 10 feet, but I have heard of individuals as large as 13 feet. I have a female that's around 9 feet now and still growing. She's quite an impressive animal. They take a little attention when they are young in order to have a tame animal, but they are impressive...and you can pretty well be assured you'll have the only ones on your block.

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Why not a White-lipped Python. Don't get quite that large, but are certainly an interesting and extremely beautiful snake. Of course, they are high strung (read - they bite), but they are neat snakes.

Have you thought about one of the Short-tailed/Blood Pythons? Don't get much over 6-7 feet, but they are huge in girth.
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Chris Harrison

Dumerils boa or maybe the Argentine boa are a good option to the more common big boas and pythons.

yeah i very much like the dumerils, and ive got a breeder near me with some ready to go in about 2 weeks.. in terms of the pictures, all very, very nice.. i'm leaning towards the jungle carpets.. i've got some sort of weakness for arboreal snakes.. they're incredible. that first pic of "safari".. beautiful. all the pictures were amazing.. nice snakes everyone. hah hmm well you've all managed to make my decision harder, now i've got some more things to consider. haha i'll let you know how things go.. thanks again, appreciate all the input!
andy.

I also like the jungle carpet pythons. I have no experience with them though. I just enjoy looking at them. They are very beautiful.
Good luck with whatever you decide.
Chuck