Other pets (pics and discussions)

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

I'm afraid I'm going to have to call you out on that one Shannon.

A couple years ago you posted a L.T. Triangulum picture where the snake was looking like it wanted to eat your face.

They have a certain "spunk" to them that quite frankly most corns lack.

ORLY? :P That difference in "spunk" you are noting is the fact that L T Triangulum is a kingsnake.... but a wild snake doesn't even begin to compare to it's counterpart that's spent it's entire life in captivity. Every wild one I've ever met was totally ready to bite me, or DID bite me. But corns are just the same! Didn't you ever have a wild corn snake try to eat your face?! They can get quite defensive.... Maybe you haven't met any wild corns though.... I've even had CBB corns do that but it's pretty rare, and the triangulum I've worked with in captivity are rather....complacent, as well. Either way, I lump them all in the same, whether it's a pantherophis, a lampropeltis, or even many of the US native elaphe.... they are all pretty much the same snake to me with a different paint job. Give them a snug hidey, aspen shavings and a bowl of water and they are happy. The easiest of snakes to maintain. The main difference in "spunk" as far as captivity is concerned is that kings are such gluttons that they will often attempt to eat you. Bandit STILL does it and he's going on 8 years old now. I routinely pry him off my hand about once every few months or so and then get to fish for any teeth he left behind.

The "spunk" I personally search for in snakes is present in my beloved thams, nerodia, e. carinata, coluber, masticophis and ONE DAY, hydronastes, boeleni & drymarchon. I'm gonna get into the drymarchon DEEP. The only reason I haven't so far is simply, I don't have enough large caging to contain the monstrous beasts when I'm already working with carinata and morelia. I'll have to wait until we have moved and then drop a few grand on a stack of huge vision or AP cages before I'm ready to advance into them.... give me some years.

[Light of Dae]

I like their lack of spunk! It's like when I ride a horse! A lot of people like a spirited mount! Give me an old plug anyday!

I am one who loves a spirited horse! My very first horse I bought was a GREAT challenge to break to ride. Mind you he had come from stupid, mean teenagers, So I didn't blame him for bucking n rearing n bolting n attacking me n throwing me for the first few months, I understood He became the best horse to ride through me... Man I miss that horse.

[Stefan-A]

My very first horse was cold smoked.

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

I am one who loves a spirited horse! My very first horse I bought was a GREAT challenge to break to ride. Mind you he had come from stupid, mean teenagers, So I didn't blame him for bucking n rearing n bolting n attacking me n throwing me for the first few months, I understood He became the best horse to ride through me... Man I miss that horse.

I like "mean" snakes. Well, what most people consider mean... I just consider confident.

[snakehill]

I am one who loves a spirited horse! My very first horse I bought was a GREAT challenge to break to ride. Mind you he had come from stupid, mean teenagers, So I didn't blame him for bucking n rearing n bolting n attacking me n throwing me for the first few months, I understood He became the best horse to ride through me... Man I miss that horse.

I liked spirited horses when I was younger! Too old for that now!! The horse I have now is a little wild! Of course she wouldn't be if I rode her more! I miss all the horses that I used to have!!

[infernalis]

ORLY? :P That difference in "spunk" you are noting is the fact that L T Triangulum is a kingsnake.... but a wild snake doesn't even begin to compare to it's counterpart that's spent it's entire life in captivity. Every wild one I've ever met was totally ready to bite me, or DID bite me. But corns are just the same! Didn't you ever have a wild corn snake try to eat your face?! They can get quite defensive.... Maybe you haven't met any wild corns though.... I've even had CBB corns do that but it's pretty rare, and the triangulum I've worked with in captivity are rather....complacent, as well. Either way, I lump them all in the same, whether it's a pantherophis, a lampropeltis, or even many of the US native elaphe.... they are all pretty much the same snake to me with a different paint job. Give them a snug hidey, aspen shavings and a bowl of water and they are happy. The easiest of snakes to maintain. The main difference in "spunk" as far as captivity is concerned is that kings are such gluttons that they will often attempt to eat you. Bandit STILL does it and he's going on 8 years old now. I routinely pry him off my hand about once every few months or so and then get to fish for any teeth he left behind.

The "spunk" I personally search for in snakes is present in my beloved thams, nerodia, e. carinata, coluber, masticophis and ONE DAY, hydronastes, boeleni & drymarchon. I'm gonna get into the drymarchon DEEP. The only reason I haven't so far is simply, I don't have enough large caging to contain the monstrous beasts when I'm already working with carinata and morelia. I'll have to wait until we have moved and then drop a few grand on a stack of huge vision or AP cages before I'm ready to advance into them.... give me some years.

You got me there.. I have never seen / handled a wild corn.

Being that Corns are just another form of rat snake, I would imagine that the wild ones behave like rat snakes.

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

You got me there.. I have never seen / handled a wild corn. Being that Corns are just another form of rat snake, I would imagine that the wild ones behave like rat snakes.

Apparently they are NOT ratsnakes as I have made a similar assumption but then was yelled at by a corn lover. Lol! They are pretty similar... They rattle their tails, rear up and posture.... And if they think you don't see them they *slowly* try to creep away. The corns I have hatched have always had some serious attitude!

[infernalis]

Then yell back at them corn lovers... Tell them to look up "Red Rat Snake"

[Stefan-A]

Taxonomy settles all disputes (except disputes over taxonomy). Dogs are wolves, humans are apes, birds are dinosaurs and corn snakes are rat snakes.

[aSnakeLovinBabe]

Taxonomy settles all disputes (except disputes over taxonomy). Dogs are wolves, humans are apes, birds are dinosaurs and corn snakes are rat snakes.

Now I don't feel so bad about always lumping them into my ratsnake categories in all my photo albums!