My brain has decided to hyperfixate on blood pythons for a while and man…being able to hatch my own clutch of snakes would be so amazing, I just don’t know what to pick!
BPs aren’t very interactive and their market is so oversaturated, even tho they have such a range of morphs, so I do wonder if blood pythons would be the better alternative for me?
I highly recommend a blood python. I got this little guy yesterday and I love him…. His name is Victory…… He’s posted in the new reptile thread as well….
I ADORE him oh no this is NOT helping my runaway brain! 
I can connect you………
Listen when I have the resources for one I will call you up, don’t you worry!
You got it sweetheart! Your community mom will help you out! 
Community Mom = best mom!
I can’t speak for the entire species, as the only one I’ve interacted with is my own, but my blood python is very personable. She reacts to me when I come in the room, she’ll sometimes come out of her enclosure of her own volition when I open the door, and is very inquisitive. I do my best to not anthropomorphize, so I won’t say she “likes” me, but at the very least, she’s not afraid of me and seems interested in interacting with me. She was pretty fearful when I first got her as a baby, but she seemed to figure out pretty quickly that I was “safe.”
While bloods don’t have nearly as many morphs as bps, the morphs that do exist are pretty stunning. And there’s a lot of beautiful variation in wild-types. And unlike bps, there’s still a demand for wild-types, so you wouldn’t have to be so worried about avoiding pairings that could create “normals.”
And while we’re on the topic of personable snakes…boas are pretty awesome too. Just sayin’.
Oh I am DEF getting a boa, at least one sterling from @lumpy, but possible a FLRT and a rainbow boa at some point down the line too
I adore the WT colors of blood pythons, so that’s a fair point…honestly they’ve gotten a solid spot on my list
Absolutely stunning!
Thank you Dennis! 
. He is a little sweetie as well! I am going to offer some food on Monday. I have tried to leave him alone except for the photo shoot!
I think I’ve also got to add a bullsnake to the list, but I know they can be really sassy. Do they tend to calm down with regular handling or is there a way to choose from babies to get a more handlable snek?
Also just a fun thing to show how Type A I am with this research, I have so many Google Docs with pages and pages of research haha
This may just been a really nice bull but I held a little baby bullsake (She was so tiny and cute 
) Sunday and she was an absolute sweetheart. She fit in the palm of my hand yet she wasn’t even head shy. If I could of, I would have impulse bought her within a second.
I’ve never worked with bulls, so I don’t have any first-hand experience to share, but from what I’ve heard, they can often be really lovely, especially if they’re properly socialized when they’re young. In many ways they kinda sound like blood pythons. They have a nasty reputation, but when you start talking to people who actually work with them, you mostly hear about how wonderful they are. They also have a reputation of being very food-driven, so I feel like hook training would probably be beneficial with them.
I have had many interactions with their cousins, gopher snakes. Gophers are one of the most common local wild snakes where I live, and even though they also have a bit of a reputation for being spicy, I’ve found the wild ones around here to be pretty chill. I’ve never kept one as a pet though, I’ve just handled and interacted with a bunch of wild ones. Only one of them tried to bite me, which is pretty remarkable for wild snakes. It’s the kings and the garters around here who will really try to have a go at you, at least in my experience.
Love it! 
This is why its both good and bad I have no money, I’d buy every cute critter I saw!
Perfect, thank you!!
So I think my evolving list can be updated to:
2?) BCI boa (good first snake, regular eater, generally good termperment)
2?) Bullsnake (more difficult due to brumation and attitude?)
BTS (pet only)
STP/blood python (possible breeding project, but will need to watch the market)
Kingsnake (pet only more than likely) (move to #4?)
Columbian rainbow boa
maybe a hoggie??? They are just so CUTE
Not necessarily. One of the things I love about NA colubrids is that most of them don’t need to be brumated. While it may help you get a slightly higher success rate, it isn’t going to have that big of an impact. Remember, bull snakes have an absolutely massive range. You could keep the heat on all year round or just turn off the heating and let them get to the low 70s.
And for the attitude, with a little work they can become just as good as a corn snake or even the almighty Elmo.
Can anyone TRULY match the grandeur of the almighty elmo? 
