Got any Ideas ?

[Skorcho]

Hey everybody! This is my first post. Can anybody reccommend a python that grows between 8 and 12 feet? Right now I'm considering Coastel carpets, the ceylonese or Sri lankan python (molurus pimbura), and possibly red tail boas,. I need a snake that can get tame ( can start out nippy) and wont cost more than $400. I'm worried though about the agressive tendencies of the Sri lankans, anybody have one?
p.s. I know that Sri lankans are endangered, I can get one locally.

[illrevue]

I would suggest a carpet. Coastals fit that range and stay very manageable in weight, girth, agressivness etc... I have three yearlings now and two are puppy dog tame. Actully mine are jungle / coastal crosses, but same difference. Jungles stay smaller just as tame though. If your in AUS then you have it made, you can get some great quality carpets out there! check out moreliapythons.com for more info on carpets and related species. Some AUS breeder frequent the forums as well so yo ucan find a quality animal for a reseaonable price. dont get thwarted by all of the "designer" morphs, you can find some great quality normals for a good price from all of them!

Its where i picked up my trio.

A few pics of my Coastal/Jungle...

Good luck!

	Morph A morph is a color or pattern variation that is proven to be genetic. Common morphs include albino, anerythristic, gentically striped, Hypomelanistic, and many others. Morphs also include combinations of simple traits such as "Sunglow" which is Albino and Hypomelanistic. These traits may be recessive traits, co-dominant traits, dominant traits, or created through selective breeding (ie Pastel).

[SnakeCollector]

i think that with the right handling the sri lankans would be fine,but most people are probaly gonna say to get a boa

[SnakeCollector]

http://www.highendherps.com/wst_page9.html
go here and scroll down to the ceylonese

[telefrag]

Coastal carpets are a good easy to maintain, hardy snake that fits that bill.
but there are several others too.

some of these may take more work to be completely trustworthy, but dont forget about
Olive pythons
Papuan pythons
lowland d'alberts (the black phase)
water pythons
macklots pythons
cuban boas
argentine boas


Most all of those can be purchased as young for around or less than 400$.

pimpura can still get to be large snakes, ive seen some that were as big as many burms of the same age.

[JuliusSqueezer]

Not likely in Oz if considering a boa. They aren't available there unless you own a zoo. Asian rock pythons aren't either as far as I know. Boas make great pets. Carpet pythons do too. I think you are on the right line of thinking but may run into some headaches dealing with the smaller Indian python subspecies and the more gentle (other than when you feed them) burms of course just get way bigger than the limitations you have set for yourself. Welcome to the site. Where are you located now that the guessing has begun and curriosity peaks?

[VoodooChile]

Before we all get too carried away..There are a few points that should be considered:

First of all, what experience do you have in dealing with larger, 8-12ft snakes? Eight feet may not seem like much, but when its nothing but solid muscle wrapped around your neck and squeezing, its a lot!

There seems to be a massive misconception in regards to "tame" reptiles.
Reptiles are a not tame. They are tolerant at best. There are some with gentler temperments, and individuals in certain species can be far from the norm. You may have a RTB that is just like a big fat slug, and lies there, and never bites, and it's littermate may be the opposite end of the spectrum and exceptionally aggressive.

Secondly, if you truly do your research you should be able to answer this question yourself. If its a question of just making up your mind on which particular snake to get between a choice of 2 or 3: EXPERIENCED keepers with these different species of snakes would be the ones you would want advice from. You'd want to talk to people who have actually OWNED one of your top choices in order to find the specific pros and cons of each species you are considering.

A general "Hey which snake should I get?" is never a good start for finding a long term captive reptile you will be satisfied with.

[SnakeCollector]

i dont know how big these get or cost but you could get a hybrid snake like a burmese/rock python

[SnakeCollector]

they look better than burms and rocks in my opinion

[illrevue]

tame:
1. Brought from wildness into a domesticated or tractable state.
2. Naturally unafraid; not timid..

tractable:
1. Easily managed or controlled; governable.
2. Easily handled or worked; malleable.

I can say my snakes are tame. Tolerant too.

youre also very right voodoo... do some research and decide which ones you like based on their descriptions, then ask specific folks on the particular species you have narrowed down too. You will receive much better answers and have a much more successfuly time matching the right snake for your situation.

Luis

[JuliusSqueezer]