Corn Snake

[Sputnik]

Until I got the garters I loved our cornsnakes. They are pretty, pleasant to handle and easy to look after. But my god, are they boring now! The garters dance for us, watch us, are active all day long, while the most we see of the three corns these days is a little head poking out of the hide once or twice a day. I feel a little guilty taking them out in the day so I get to see them as obviously they just want to sleep. Despite being active when taken out it just seems a bit mean handling a nocturnal animal in the day.

They are very mild mannered though and I would recommend them over garters for someone who'd like their smaller , snake unexperienced children to handle them, just because they move so much slower and being constrictors, hold on tightly to you.

[Edcase]

My brother has a great plains rat snake. Ive not really been able to see it all that much but it seems to like being handled when i do. Does anyone have experience with these snakes??

[Elliot]

Originally Posted by Edcase

I prefer being biten then musked on lol...i know its perhaps strange

I agree with that, only my big female draws blood and then the bite area gets all swollen and puffy for a couple minutes after she latches on.

[Sputnik]

Originally Posted by Edcase

My brother has a great plains rat snake. Ive not really been able to see it all that much but it seems to like being handled when i do. Does anyone have experience with these snakes??

My daughter had one and she was really happy with her. Took her out and spent ages with her every day. Then one day the daft snake packed its bags and moved out without saying goodbye! Hasn't even sent a postcard.

[Edcase]

Oh no thats sad to hear Rosina Ive been lookin at these snakes all over the net and they seem to be a nice snake to have. Ive also been looking at the other rat snakes that are about. I think that it has gone to the top of the list now...for now anyway

[tikichick]

Have you ever seen gray-banded kingsnakes? They're next on my list

[Edcase]

Just been checking out the grey banded king tiki, interesting stuff. Im gonna have to check them out a bit more on the net...i love research lol

[Lori P]

I really like those grey banded kings too! Really nice looking. But alas, I am out of room until I can get some shelves built... and for some reason, hubby isn't jumping to the task... keeps giving me this long suffering look. Doesn't he know that's his job description??? It's in the fine print: build whatever the wife wants; fences, pens, shelters, a huge barn, shelves for snake enclosures...

Not my fault he didn't read it before he signed it!!!

[tikichick]

It's the "honey do" list, lol.

[me_luv_moe]

my mom baught me a corn snake when i was eight. They eat alot, and i agree they are boring. I have a garter now* named moe