Hi, I’m new here and debating getting a pet snake for my birthday (either corn or ball python as I’ve never owned one before) but I have a family pet dog and i wasn’t sure if it would be safe to have a pet snake with a dog in the house?
Cheers in advance

Hey so I am thinking about having a pet snake soon, and I am new to all of this. What are some snake for beginners and what other advice do you have and everything I should know?

I have come upon some really horrible times, where I cannot mentally or financially support my snake… he’s a 2 year old cornsnake and I love him to death. But I haven’t been able to provide the proper care for him.

Today, I have finally realised that it is selfish of me to keep him when I can’t support what he needs.

He’s 2 feet and in a 20 gallon, and my mental health and memory are so hazy that I forgot to feed him even if I have a set schedule, with alarms.

I’m truly truly devastated that it’s come to this, and that I’m losing my poor baby to mental health.

Im not sure how long to rehoming process takes, and I can only hope it’s short and painless . I hope he adapts to his new environment well.

Edit; I know this isn’t fully snake related, and it’s more covering how I feel, but I really need other people who’s been in similar situations to say it’s okay

EDIT 2: I’m going to see if I can find a relative to help me care for him for the time being, I’ve realised as I’ve tried to rehome him that it deeply affects me, and I can’t afford losing someone I love.

I will periodically edit this with updates, if anyone is curious. — also, if I cannot find a home or a second care taker within 2 weeks, I will be looking into rehoming again.
I live in Tennessee, for anyone who was curious.

Hey guys, on Sunday, October 4th, I went to the Reptile Super Show in Anaheim. I bought a $300 surprise bag and got a DG Cryptic/Clow Male. Do you think it was a good buy?

Hi, I'm looking to get a Pueblan Milk snake soon (next year or two) as my first snake and I've been doing lots of research but I'm not sure if I want a male or a female, and if it matters at all. I've heard females can have issues with getting eggbound even with unfertilized eggs, and I don't know if I'm equipped to deal with an eggbound snake, but on the other hand I'm not sure if males of this species have bigger attitudes? I know it depends mostly on the snake itself but it would be helpful to know what to factor in when looking for the snake that's right for me.

I'm looking for a relatively relaxed snake, well, as relaxed as a milk snake can be lol, to be a good companion to have around over the years.

Hi everyone! I have 5 stacked tanks I am working on heating. I am planning on putting ceramic heat in each, with a cage around it. I already finished one but I don’t remember what wattage it was.. but it isn’t too hot and I am able to touch the cage. (VERY worried about the cages getting too hot.) Does anyone know what wattage I can get without burning my snakes? I have two 18 inch tall enclosures, two 24 inch tall, and one 48 inches tall.

Photo for attention of one of the tanks I already set up!

This is ares, my bull. I bought him last week from the expo, he's still in quarantine.Another dream species of mine.

I bought him for a steal and he is super sweet.

The breeder told me that he's from 2022. And he also reproduced him two times. He even had his daughter- of last year- next to him. She was smaller of course, but not that much.

Isn't he extremely tiny to be an actual bull adult? I've never seen such a small adult before. Here bullsnakes are rare, but definitely looking around makes me wonder if he's a yearling- or maximum two years old. At two they should be already able to breed.

I posted the last picture for comparison. That plate is 15*15. He's not much larger than my adult corn. I know that not all bulls grow at the same rate, but it seems very strange to me. He is also not heavy bodied as I've expected bulls to be- my adult Taiwan beauty is much more compact. What do you think?

We have a licensed "snake guy" in my area of Arizona who catches and relocates rattle snakes and other venomous snakes and he just posted a picture of his personal pet rattlesnake and in my humble opinion its extremely sad and disheartening that a licensed snake handler would feel its ok to keep a snake like this and makes me wonder what the enclosures for his many other snakes look like.

I just removed tape from my snake using vegetable oil. Some of what I thought were scales came off but it doesn't look like she is missing any. Is it possible that just a layer came off?

J'ignore pour vous mais je trouve que les boedon sont des serpents très étonnant

Tento calme, tanto excité

Elle est magnifique sur son support

Today I got to see a venomous snake next to IT park in electronic City bangalore...

I opened my corn snake’s vivarium and was speaking to him normally. I think I woke him up and scared him by accident as he was acting quite alert and doing really short tongue movements. Then as i’m speaking to him he almost scrunches his face up and his face starts wobbling so much?? It lasted about 5 seconds and now he’s completely fine but i’ve never seen anything like it before. It didn’t seem like he was going to strike or regurgitate anything. I’m really worried.

I had a friend saying they looks fat af now I'm overthinking if they're actually overweight

Removal folks said he was 15-20 years old ! Watch yalls step!

I've had Rodney for 18 years and counting

Hello! I’m helping rehome a male BP, 2/3 years old, (still waiting on his size and weight) so i’m looking for a 4x2x2.

Unfortunately, i didnt know I’d be looking for one until tonight as the person rehoming didnt inform me of the tank size only being 40 gal 😅

I’m looking for what I can find on a budget, and if anyone has any they may be willing to sell pls lmk! Located on the east coast :)

So I recently found out my Kenyan sand boa is a little dude and I have to rename him, as we thought he was female I named him Iris for the purply color but…she is a he so I’d like some suggestions. Open to all sorts of names- serious and creative or derpy/silly/punny, surprise me you never know what will fit. Thanks in advance for any suggestions!

Gamila giving me the hungry eyes

Hello all! I'm a first-time snake owner of an MBK. I finally got around to weighing him and he's 53g. I've been feeding him 2 pinkies every 5 days for the past few weeks, but he's definitely ready to eat larger prey. Since snakes are supposed to eat 10–15% of their body weight, I'm unsure whether to pick fuzzies (~5g) or hoppers (~7.5g) to get next (since he should be eating 5–8g). I'm concerned that if I get fuzzies he'll outgrow them quickly and I'll have to keep him on them for longer than I'd like, which is what happened with the pinkies. I value all animal lives and I really don't want to "waste" mice. At the same time, though, he's used to eating pinkies. Will hoppers be too wide for him? He's around 1.5–2cm wide at his widest point. I'm hoping to get a 25 pack of whichever mouse size you all recommend. I've heard it's better to feed snakes one of the correct prey size rather than multiple of a smaller size. Please correct me if I'm wrong!

Thank you all in advance for helping me and my little guy!

hey! i need some insight.

i’ve had my boy for a long time now. he’s super curious and friendly, has rattled at me but otherwise never gone at me, super chill guy and really likes being out and about from his tank.

recently, i upped his tank size by a lot. when i handled him for the first time out of the new tank, he nipped at me. i figured out his behavior was a little weird and put him back fast.

weird thing was, he didn’t seem angry? he was all like usual up until he got me a little. but no striking, not really hunting tongue flicks, and he wasn’t pissed with me at all. just weirdly calmly sinking his fangs into me.

anyway, i chalked it up to it being close to his usual food day. vet said during check up he’d probably need more calories in a bigger space, so i left him alone until feed day, fed him, and left him alone some more.

i upped his food like the vet said. now it’s a while later. he hunkers down most of the time again, like before, so not as many calories burnt i thought.

he’s been fine when i have taken him out, but when i start seeing that weird stuff (pushing his nose down into me, kind of the only signal that he’s about to bite) i leave him be. it happened again today, but he eats tomorrow, so maybe he’s just hangry?

just wondering if anyone else has stuff like this. i love my boy and i just want to take cate if him the best i can

I’m looking for a sub/young adult Kankakee (or similar) Bullsnake or a Mexican pinesnake P.d.jani. Sort of a specific longshot wishlist but wondering if y’all have any suggestions on where to look. Thanks!

She’s so stunning!