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My new 'pet'.

Ferry_vO

Ferry_vO

Retired SOH Administrator
As long as I can remember I've been fascinated by reptiles; I've spend hours in the local zoo looking around the reptile house. Even though it was torn down years ago I can still remember exactly how it looked and what was inside. My previous apartment was too small to keep too many pets (I already have a cat) but now that I moved to a much bigger place I finally have some space. A collegue at work has a lot of reptiles in his house and when we were dscussing his hobby he offered me a snake that his brother in law had bought last year but dumped again a few months ago.
So since last wednesday I'm the proud owner of a 50 inch long Corn snake! :)

This sunday I'm going shopping for a larger enclosure; I've borrowed one for now but since the snake will be twice as long next year he will need to extra space.
Of course I had to point the camera at him (Or her) and take a few close up shots:

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Hey Ferry,

Wild looking critter! My nephew has one just like it here in Phoenix. He got it when it was very young (very small), and now the thing is getting rather large. I guess perhaps 8 years old at least. They can really hide well. He would make little caves under his water dish. Somehow it never caved in on him, so he must be good at removing the right woodchips, lol..



Bill
 
Lionheart said:
Wild looking critter!
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Fortunately he only looks wild; corn snakes are one of the few species of snakes that can be handled by hand without problems. Some smaller python species can be handled too, but they can become agressive and bite really hard. My corn snake can't bite me even if he would! :icon_lol:

My collegue also has a Yemen chameleon. Beautiful animal, but as soon as he puts his hand into his cage it will start hissing very loud. He can also testify that chameleons have very sharp and long teeth and strong jaws.
 
Yeah, and they can't sign their name to ya either. Maybe you can teach him morse code and he can use his tongue to let you know. ;)
 
Good looking Cornie...the only snake my wife says I can get...but not the snake I want....I want a Ball Python.

Corn Snakes rarely exceed 5 feet, so they don't need super large enclosures. A 30 gallon fish tank (3 feet long, 12 inches wide by 17 inches tall) will be just fine...provided they have adequate heating, ventilation, and such. A 4 foot long 55 gallon tank would give your Corn Snake a veritable mansion to live in. Check Craigslist.com in you area for used 55 gallon tanks. You can find them super cheap....I have seen them listed as cheaply as 20 bucks. Throw on a mesh top, with clamps as Corn Snakes can be escape artists, a heat lamp, UV basking light, add in a basking rock, a water dish, some bark for it to slither under and your Cornie will be tickled pink.

OBIO
 
Thanks for the tips Obio; I'm looking for an enclosure about 80-100 centimeter wide and about 40 deep, but with sliding doors (with lock) at the front. Grabbing a snake from the top can startle him, it's better if he sees you coming. His current housing has everything he needs, but the size will be an issue in a few months.

A friend of mine had two ball pythons, but those are not as easy to house as corn snakes. Pythons require more heat and humidity and are not as docile to handle. My collegue also has a Lampropeltis Mexicana, a really beautiful snake. It's colours are silver and bronze/orange.
 
Nice snake. I was out in the back lot here the other day (I live on two acres of land) and something sitting on a pile of decomposing leaves caught my eye as I walked past and made me stop and do a double-take. My wife ran in for the camera and the result is attached. It was quite a cute little critter and I would estimate it to be about 2.5 ft in length when uncoiled. I was a bit surprised to see a garter snake that big actually as I has always thought they were usually about 18" long.
 
Good looking critters! I saw a wild 3 1/2 foot corn snake a few weeks ago, swimming past me, a few feet of the edge of the seawall i was fishing from.

Jeff
 
Ferry,........quick question: I thought corn snakes were indigenous to North America. Are there corn snakes in the wild in the Netherlands? Or was your new pet raised from an egg on your side of The Pond? (BTW,...great photos.....)
 
I have a Ball Python that is about 15 years old. He was born in captivity and has no bad habits. Very docile (unless you're a rat) and seems to recognize those members of the family he has always been around. Snakes aint the brightest bulb in the box, but as a pet they are almost perfect. If you keep the enclosure clean they have almost or no scent (which allows them to hunt) and can do magical things. It amazes me how and animal that does relatively nothing for days, weeks, or even months on end can be so strong, and watching them move is facinating.

Snake are a great pet.

Beard
 
brad kaste said:
Ferry,........quick question: I thought corn snakes were indigenous to North America. Are there corn snakes in the wild in the Netherlands? Or was your new pet raised from an egg on your side of The Pond? (BTW,...great photos.....)
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There are only three species of snakes found in the wild around here; the Coronella austriaca, the ringed snake (Natrix Natrix) and the common viper (Vipera Berus, the only poisonous snake found here) so all Corn snakes round here come from specimens that were brought here from the US.

I have never seen a snake in the wild here, all three species are quite rare. All three are about the same size of a Corn snake. Last time someone died from a snake bite here (Or rather the complications from that bite) was 1947!
 
i used to have an iguana years ago, she was my good buddy. i want another but the wife says no dice.

my little brother had a nile monitor for years and years. it was pretty big. when it began "hunting" his daughter, it took a trip it never returned from
 
My brother has one, says it's the best pet he ever had. Quit, eats when fed, don;t have to clean up after him that often. Never hostile, love human warmth, especially in Winter. He's had the snake for 6 years now, donl;t have any idea what their lifespan is in captivity?

Wife has two Iguanas, one nearing 10 years old and the other 8. Cost here a rotator cuff surgery on me making the cages for the rascals! It's like having dinosaurs with you.

I have a wild black rat snake that goes under my crawl space from time to time, especially when weather is cold. Won't let anyone touch it, kills more bloody mice under there than any worthless cat I have.

Corn snakes are the best snakes pets one can own, very docile even with children.

Caz
 
Ferry,
Let me borrow your snake starting around the end of October when the damn mice start coming inside, I'll pay his air fare. :icon_lol:
BTW, he's got a great paint job.
 
grunau_baby said:
How does your cat cope with it?
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There's at least one door and a few millimeters of glass between them, so no problems. ;)

I find it hard to handle the snake so far, as I'm used to bigger and fluffier animals. Don't want to hurt him by grabbing him too hard, but I'll need to find some grip or else he will get away.

Cazzie: apparently a lifespan of 10-15 years is quite common for a Corn snake. Mine's about a year old now.
 
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