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I am a lifelong Central Florida resident and I would love to know where I could find a Eastern Coachwhip. Can anyone help?
I have had them before but they usually came from the Daytona or Tampa shows. I have never seen one in the wild. Any info would be greatly appreciated. THANKS.

Look down on this thred to around june 26th for " eastern eggs" for a post from me and you can see the type I have been breeding from the frostproof area and north to kissimmee area. but first, are you a pro or a beginner, honestly how old are you. sorry but the last thing I want to do is help a novice find a vanishing species to keep in a ten gallon aquarium...

I understand
I am 29yrs old
A born and raised Central Floridian and no beginner!
First snake allowed in the house at 12 and I've been off to the races ever since.
30 animal collection, mostly kings and rats. One racer, one scarlet king, one florida pine. I have had two or three WC coachwhips over the years, all purchased at local reptile shows, all over 5ft. I housed them in a 75g aquarium. When I no longer had the room I would release them in a suitable location. I would like to start with one smaller, 2-3ft.
Do I quallify?
THANKS

I would like to say jodscovry provided me recently with several hatchlings (thank you!) and as he said they command a big commitment and lots of patience. Mine are all doing great and I'm loving em'. I've had several snake guys that want to know "what in the world do you want with those?" I personally find it a bit offensive. They are a great animal, alert and inquisitive. They just don't know what they are missing.

It does take the right person to keep them, but they are much more rewarding than a rat snake or kingsnake in my opinion and I do like rat snakes alot also. I'm also glad they aren't popular in the pet trade or it would just be another boring ball python or another typical colubrid, not to mention the fact that the number of animals that would suffer at the hands of inexperienced keepers. Hopefully those of us who really appreciate them can continue to help them flourish not only in captivity but especially in their natural habitats.

I suprised one of my big females before feeding time the other day, and she launched herself halfway out of her cage at me to let me know to back off. Pretty cute, actually She's normally very mellow, I just caught her on an off day.

Kevin