I highly encourage you to work with a captive bred african rock python. They are far more rewarding than either burmese pythons or reticulated pythons. I keep many of each, and african rock pythons are by FAR the most rewarding. They are even smarter than retics. Its mindboggling how smart they are for a snake. Their reputation for being aggressive is nonsense. Also, if you comment on the new brunswich case, PLEASE read the autopsy. That african rock python did NOT constrict either of the Barthe boys. The news channels simply made their reports before the autopsy was release. Because of this there is a ton of misinformation regarding that case. The official cause of death was the roof collapsing on them. Absolutely no bite marks OR signs of constriction were present on either body. Its soooo sad that laws were passed against them just because people jumped the gun..... because they really are the most amazing giant snake that money can buy, bar none!
Would've loved if this video was a top 10 instead of top 5. Like how you mentioned about the dumeril's boa being an in between for #3 and #2, I think more sizes would let a lot of other species get their deserved spotlight.
I was thinking top 12 since it’s an integer that’s divisible by 2,3,4,6. So at 12/2 you can choose from medium to smallest snakes. 5/2 is 2.5 and there’s no fractional choices so 12 makes sense
@@reggie8370The only issue is that there arent many options for the large snake catagory. Id estimate that about 90% of people who have a snake over 10ft are keeping either a reticulated python or a burmese python. Some people keep green anaconda, or african rock pythons, or a few other large species, but not very many at all.
I recently became aware of olive pythons. They are an interesting "army green" color. All the info I found is they are rather bitey, but I imagine proper manipulation from a young age could make them decent for handling.
@@verpine3534 With Australian olive pythons Its more that they really like food. If you tap train you shouldn’t have an issue with them. Papuan Olive Pythons are the bitey ones lol.
I got a juvenile hognose snake as my first snake (I've had a 13 year old bearded dragon since he was 6 weeks old and a 12 year old Dalmatian tortoise since he was 5 years old) in April. He made me nervous by not eating for the first 2+ weeks for a total of 3 weeks since the breeder fed him, but he's been a healthy eater and active since then. The only time he's passed up a pinky since then was when he'd just completed a shed.
Love the video Adam, great work as usual, here my list of best snake from smallest to largest 5- king/milk snakes- widely available, tons of morphs, beautifully colors, reasonably sized, great feeding response, great personalities in general, inexpensive, very active 4-corn snakes: tied with ball pythons as the best pet snake, tons of morph, great size, good eaters, beautiful colors, good personalities, inexpensive, very active 3- bull snakes: good sized, great eaters, inexpensive(for the most part), morphs, very active 2: coastal carpet pythons, beautiful colors, good sized, good eaters, very active, can have a great personality 1: super dwarf retics- come all different sizes, great eaters, morphs, good personality, very active, great choice for anyone who wants a retic, but don’t want a 20ft snake
I just brought home my first baby boa, and I am so looking forward to watching her grow! I’m someone who LOVES the physical sensation of deep pressure like you’d get from weighted blanket, and after watching your video I am convinced I picked my heart species 💚 Great to meet Pikachu.
@@ItsJayeliThey share a living space so she can't just get an animal without his consent and the same goes for him. It's basic mutual respect for your partner.
The only choice I'd alter is I would take super dwarf retics over BCIs/BCCs. Anything larger like Burmese pythons or mainland retics are beautiful but simply too large for me to properly care for, mainly because of available space.
Spotted pythons! Theyre definitely beautiful and it's interesting you say theyre easy to keep. You should do for Antaresia Pythons what Fadi did for MHDs. 😁
Thanks Adam, as an Aussie I love this review. I've said it before - I want a hognose, but because I'm not going to move continents, the spotted python seems like a great alternative.
Since you mentioned it, perhaps you could do a video on Australian pythons: carpet pythons, black-headed pythons, amethyst pythons, white-lipped pythons, olive pythons, water pythons, and so forth. 🌏🐍
I'm still pissed that I can't keep hognoses here in hungary...They sound like the perfect pet reptile for me. Active during the,small,cute....And yet it's "venomous" so I would need to open a public zoo AND get training in handling venomous snakes to be able to keep them. I just wonder why beekeepers don't need to go through all those hoops too...
Something I think you should have included is the rough/smooth green snakes! They are native to the Americas and are super easy to feed once you get them the bugs they need. I've wanted one for a long time but my budget for my own food leaves me hungry at the end of the day, so I can't afford any pets rn x.x
As an Aussie, I liked seeing the spotted python & it’s made me consider one maybe one day 😅 I’m a carpet python girl but I do understand them not being number one for their size due to a wide variety in temperament. I think they’re the best ❤
If you have allergies or sensitive skin, be wary of hognose bites, though. Some people are more likely to have an adverse reaction to their bites. My friend got bit once and had to go to the ER to get a steroid shot because her hand swelled due to having more of a sensitivity to their bite.
Great video, once again. My wife and I are novices in snake ownership. We have 4 BP, and have been learning a lot in the last two years. Being at a place where we feel very comfortable with our abilities, we are looking at our first truly large snake. BP has been on our short list for a little bit. We both agree that this video gave the last little push in our decision making process. Thank you!
Funnily enough not all us aussies are allowed to keep spotted pythons. In Western Australia we can only keep reptiles native to our state that are on our keepers list. So i have stimmys/childrens pythons instead. Would love a spotted though.
Adam I blame you for being peed on by my new spotted python lol watching your videos really convinced me to get one and I'm so glad I listened they are absolutely amazing and definitely underrated! They are absolutely gorgeous even as wild types so thank you for selling me on them:)
Nothing can beat a yellow ball python in my book. Gorgeous and iconic and well tempered and doesnt move off your neck much and is like having a piece of gold to show off but instead its a snake that a lot will be scared of 😈
I would say rainbow boas with the BCI due to how calm they are mostly (the adult male tries to eat the face off me everytime I open the enclosure) but I understand the constant heavy humidity might be hard to maintain for some
Yes truth my first snake was a coloumbian rainbow boa hardly ate but grew really long and fat. He was on live mice an hamster or 3 znd one rabbit. At rabbit he was 9 1/2 ft . Slept in my bed, went in his bag when he wanted to go outside. And always always craweled in my pants to hide when i was going out. Never gave a problem really, just one time my roommate opened the tank amd he bit her breast. And he got away and shit on my curtains. But came bake when i was in the room calling him. Edit... i love snakes. Whis he was still around. He was like a dog. One call and he was there. When he got larger to feed on rabbits i fed him out of normal enclousure
As someone who has both retics and a burm, I love my retics. I call her my "broken" girl as a joke while her real name is Magne. She's about 5yrs old, had her from a week old. She has a zero food response (I tap tweezers for all them to know that's when food is), I would open her enclosure, touch her, she would get in my face to give off a little chuff and tickle my ear with her tongue. She is the definition of a gentle giant and even takes prey slowly...a little too slowly lol.
My snake pooped on me and my couch. I was traumatized. I thought it was not a common thing but then the second time I brought it out, it pooped again. My ball pythons just slowly slithers around as I watch tv and rAndomnly poops everywhere. I’m scared to hold him now
I just picked up a beautiful Common Boa. I have always had Ball Pythons but wanted a BI as well. I love him already and am fighting the urge to handle for his week of settling in. Im not familiar with their morphs though and he has a vibrant pink belly that bleeds up into the white on his sides, so I don't think is pre-shed.
I have most of the snakes on this list except for a Burmese Python, and my favorites are quickly becoming my pair of Stimsons Pythons I got last year. Such cool snakes and they are ferocious eaters and beautiful. One snake I think would have been a cool add to the list would be Carpet Pythons. Once tamed they make great pets, mine is awesome and way easier to handle than Richard my BCI, you can use your imagination as to why I named him Richard, he is a jerk, lol.
I would substitute BCC/Is for coastal carpet pythons. Just as large and cool temperament but don't require Amazon rainforest humidity. Morelia is such an overlooked group but very attractive group of snakes.
Wait where are corn snakes in the medium range? There like the number 1 or 2 when it comes to best pet snakes, they come in a lot of morphs, easy to care for, inexpensive, and usually great feeders. Also not big or not small, as they get to 4 or 5 feet.
Prolly put it on the same tier as a BCI, but I love blood pythons. That thick heavy package in a shorter length and omg the color/pattern of just the normal ones, morphs even more so. Definitely on the retic side of things tho, always seems like they're observing and planning about their surroundings during handling rather than climb around aimlessly.
Im a teacher and i cant wait to move my yearling ball python to my classroom this year. Shes still small enough to not be as intimidating to my students but has been handled enough that im comfortable having her with my students. She can be such a great learning tool and can be good for my students to take responsibility for some of her care. Ball pythons are the best snakes in my opinion closely followed by african house snakes (which i have both). Great list. Keep them coming.
My hognose rarely eat they are a pain and have to be in individual enclosures in the cage for them to eat. My dumerils is 19 year old healthy 6.5 foot 25 pound snake she adores to eat and is super happy.
I've been keeping burms and retics for 15 years. It does not take a long time to get retics out of feed mode. They learn hook training so fast. Burms, it takes a while. Dwarf retics are a lot more psycho though lol
I've never had dwarf retics, so i cant comment on them, but I keep multiple burms and retics and I agree that retics learn hook training crazy fast compared to burms. I gotta say though, the afrock ive been raising up is even smarter than any retic ive ever owned. I ended up with an oddball "giant" afrock too. She's not even from big bloodlines, but she was a big hatchling and has always stayed bigger than average. Shes actually far larger than any of my 2022 burms or retics, despite being a few months younger than any of them and having a modest feeding schedule. Shes an august 2022 baby and damn near 8ft already. Shes got some huge genes for an afrock. I HIGHLY reccomend you look into afrocks if you enjoy keeping burms and retics. Afrocks are (ussually) slightly smaller than mainland burms or retics, but larger than superdwarf retics or dwarf burms. I just ended up getting an oddly large afrock by chance. I know a guy with a 34 year old male afrock thats under 10ft long. Most breeding females i see are around 12ft. The largest ive seen was like 18ft, BUT that was from European bloodlines. American bloodlines ussually stay even smaller. Unfortunately Americans have no way of importing other bloodlines. Thats why i plan to breed the female that i have. Im going to purchase an unrelated male in a couple years. I just have no real need to get a male quite yet. The males can be younger, and I already have enough snakes to feed for rightnow lol. Oh and btw, their reputation for being aggressive/defensive is BS. They just behave in their own unique way, but you get used to it. Their strike range is INSANE though, its like a giant blood python. So IF they do get mad, be sure give them even more distance than you would other large pythons. The amount of slack in their neck is NOT how far they will strike. They hyperextend like crazy and sometimes even "hop" forward.
@alexcrowder1673 a lot of interesting info you shared. Appreciate it. Anacondas have an interesting strike as well. They can bite sideways. A baby green bit me just like that at an expo. I was confused on how she tagged me. Then I learned they can bite that way. Someone said something similar about afrocks striking skills. I need to see that. How do you mean afrocks seem more intelligent than retics? Green anaconda owners say that they show intelligence as well. They get curious about objects the way cobras do.
Great list! We have hog noses and ball pythons and they are both amazing animals! I’ve noticed the only times my bp’s have, umm opened the hatch on me they’ve gotten squirmy just like Pikachu 😂 So I guess they are trying to tell us
You keep teasing me with the Amazon tree boas. When are you going to do a PROPER video on them? They're not nearly as defensive as their reputation and come in colors (naturally) other breeders could only dream of
I've got balls and boas. My biggest female is about 10.5 feet. She is just the normal common type. Sweetest baby ever. She is older probably around 15 years. I love the bigger babies but when it comes time idk if I could ever find a better snake.
Colombian Red Tailed Boa hold a special place in my heart I would chose them over Ball Python. A little heavier bodied but my male is just about 5 1/2feet.
The best pet snake is my snake! If someone has a corn snake they'll say their snake is the best. Same goes with python owners, boa owners and so on. If you are interested in snakes, shop around, find an individual snake that you click with. I was at a pet store today shopping for my wife's new puppy. I still checked out the reptile section and met a ball python that was cool. He was outgoing and friendly for a pet store snake but not as awesome as my Boa at home. I made friends with a couple of ferrets too. Boas are chow hounds but they can learn the difference between handling time and feeding time. I have tweezers with bright red tips on them. When she sees the tweezers, she knows it's food time. If I just open her cage, pet her or pick her up, she's relaxed. She hates going back in. I gave up trying to put her in her cage. Now I'll set her down near the cage, she'll do a couple of laps around the cage, scoot over to the turtle cage to say hi to Squirt the painted turtle, then find her way into her own enclosure so I can close and lock it up. It looks like she wants to be friends with the turtle but the turtle thinks she's a delicious ramen noodle.
Love to see the Spotted Pythons. I have a Childrens Python who is 2 years old, her name is Beatrice, who is a delight. I love my Ball Pythons. People say they do not do anything, but some of mine can climb. Each one has their own personality. I recently lost my beautiful Huge female, Geraldine. She was not fat, but long and well muscled. I had her for a many years and miss her terribly. I love my wonderful Boas. My older ones are quite large now and very strong. I feed my young snakes rats once a week and the big older snakes eat every 2 weeks. I also have two male Burmese Pythons. One is a gentle giant, the younger one was very defensive and frightened, but I am teaching him he can trust me. He is much better than when I bought him, the breeder said he could never be handled, but now he can. It will take time working with him to earn his trust. I am very petite and 73 years old. I plan to live a long time to give my snakes a good home. I am almost sold on the cute Hognose snake. They are adorable!
i have two ball pythons, one is an adult around 6 years old and my little banana guy is approaching 2 and a half. i know given the age difference there will be some personality differences as well. it’s pretty uncommon for my little guy to come out and do anything but curl up on my lap or my shoulders, but my adult is always cruising. definitely not a snake i sit down to watch a movie with and i consider myself lucky to have both types of personalities.
Excellent video--years ago, I had Burmese and Ball pythons along with a breeding pair of Corn snakes (Red Rat snakes). I always enjoyed having them and educating people about snakes.
The dog comparison really called m out. Ive got a pittie and a blood python, with future plans for an Anaconda 😂 But i gotta say. I have to amplify your choice of Boas. I feel like BI, BC, exc are the perfect cross section of impressive, easy to handle, fun to handle, and not that hard to care for ❤
@@WickensWickedReptiles I imagine its because of the age on her, im hoping mine gets that big down the line! She turns 3 on the 18th, shes close to 4 feet long & still doesn't have much weight to her.
I've been doing research over the last couple of months to get my first snake (starting to build its enclosure this weekend) and one of my main contenders where one of the Antaresia species but I ended up deciding on a woman python, mainly because I wanted something a little more colorful. :)
I don’t know shit about snakes, have never had a pet, and held a snake once in my life twenty years ago. I don’t know how I came across this video but I really enjoyed it and got more appreciation for snakes. Thanks for the informative video!
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I highly encourage you to work with a captive bred african rock python. They are far more rewarding than either burmese pythons or reticulated pythons. I keep many of each, and african rock pythons are by FAR the most rewarding. They are even smarter than retics. Its mindboggling how smart they are for a snake. Their reputation for being aggressive is nonsense. Also, if you comment on the new brunswich case, PLEASE read the autopsy. That african rock python did NOT constrict either of the Barthe boys. The news channels simply made their reports before the autopsy was release. Because of this there is a ton of misinformation regarding that case. The official cause of death was the roof collapsing on them. Absolutely no bite marks OR signs of constriction were present on either body. Its soooo sad that laws were passed against them just because people jumped the gun..... because they really are the most amazing giant snake that money can buy, bar none!
Don't get me wrong, I love the lizards and other reptiles... but snakes will always hold my heart!! ❤
I get that for sure
Sssssame 😍🐍
Mine too bro
saem
I hate lizards but like snakes. Guess I'm weird
Would've loved if this video was a top 10 instead of top 5. Like how you mentioned about the dumeril's boa being an in between for #3 and #2, I think more sizes would let a lot of other species get their deserved spotlight.
I was thinking top 12 since it’s an integer that’s divisible by 2,3,4,6. So at 12/2 you can choose from medium to smallest snakes. 5/2 is 2.5 and there’s no fractional choices so 12 makes sense
@@reggie8370The only issue is that there arent many options for the large snake catagory. Id estimate that about 90% of people who have a snake over 10ft are keeping either a reticulated python or a burmese python. Some people keep green anaconda, or african rock pythons, or a few other large species, but not very many at all.
I honestly think most of the Australian pythons are underrated. Especially things like Olive pythons!!! Can’t wait to get my pair this year lol.
I agree totally
I recently became aware of olive pythons. They are an interesting "army green" color. All the info I found is they are rather bitey, but I imagine proper manipulation from a young age could make them decent for handling.
@@verpine3534 With Australian olive pythons Its more that they really like food. If you tap train you shouldn’t have an issue with them. Papuan Olive Pythons are the bitey ones lol.
I got to see oenpelli python this year at the Brisbane expo! They are such ethereal looking Australian snakes!
@@Racheous So jealous!!!
I got a juvenile hognose snake as my first snake (I've had a 13 year old bearded dragon since he was 6 weeks old and a 12 year old Dalmatian tortoise since he was 5 years old) in April.
He made me nervous by not eating for the first 2+ weeks for a total of 3 weeks since the breeder fed him, but he's been a healthy eater and active since then. The only time he's passed up a pinky since then was when he'd just completed a shed.
Love the video Adam, great work as usual, here my list of best snake from smallest to largest
5- king/milk snakes- widely available, tons of morphs, beautifully colors, reasonably sized, great feeding response, great personalities in general, inexpensive, very active
4-corn snakes: tied with ball pythons as the best pet snake, tons of morph, great size, good eaters, beautiful colors, good personalities, inexpensive, very active
3- bull snakes: good sized, great eaters, inexpensive(for the most part), morphs, very active
2: coastal carpet pythons, beautiful colors, good sized, good eaters, very active, can have a great personality
1: super dwarf retics- come all different sizes, great eaters, morphs, good personality, very active, great choice for anyone who wants a retic, but don’t want a 20ft snake
Yes to coastals! All morelia spilota
I just brought home my first baby boa, and I am so looking forward to watching her grow! I’m someone who LOVES the physical sensation of deep pressure like you’d get from weighted blanket, and after watching your video I am convinced I picked my heart species 💚 Great to meet Pikachu.
How do I talk my husband into letting us keep a snake? 😂😂
TELL HIM THAT YOUR GROWN AND GROWN UPS DO WHATEVER THEY WANT😤
@@ItsJayelinot if she’s living in a house he paid for 😉 little women
Boobies
Ask for forgiveness not permission
@@ItsJayeliThey share a living space so she can't just get an animal without his consent and the same goes for him. It's basic mutual respect for your partner.
The only choice I'd alter is I would take super dwarf retics over BCIs/BCCs. Anything larger like Burmese pythons or mainland retics are beautiful but simply too large for me to properly care for, mainly because of available space.
Agreed
That makes sense
Spotted pythons! Theyre definitely beautiful and it's interesting you say theyre easy to keep.
You should do for Antaresia Pythons what Fadi did for MHDs. 😁
Thanks for the idea!
@@WickensWickedReptiles would you ever start a breeding project with them?
Thanks Adam, as an Aussie I love this review. I've said it before - I want a hognose, but because I'm not going to move continents, the spotted python seems like a great alternative.
Since you mentioned it, perhaps you could do a video on Australian pythons: carpet pythons, black-headed pythons, amethyst pythons, white-lipped pythons, olive pythons, water pythons, and so forth. 🌏🐍
I'm still pissed that I can't keep hognoses here in hungary...They sound like the perfect pet reptile for me. Active during the,small,cute....And yet it's "venomous" so I would need to open a public zoo AND get training in handling venomous snakes to be able to keep them. I just wonder why beekeepers don't need to go through all those hoops too...
Something I think you should have included is the rough/smooth green snakes! They are native to the Americas and are super easy to feed once you get them the bugs they need. I've wanted one for a long time but my budget for my own food leaves me hungry at the end of the day, so I can't afford any pets rn x.x
I wonder if rainbow boas will make your list at some point , would love to hear your opinion on them
Nice list, no surprises 😅🐍💚
Thanks! 😄
Glad to see pikachu in another video!
For a few minutes hahaha
Haha
I'd maybe consider a Rosy Boa over a hognose for the small category, they have pretty awesome personalities.
For sure
@@WickensWickedReptiles or a garter, they are pretty entertaining and social.
My province doesnt allow me to own a hognose or bullsnake.... id like to see you cover sand boas in more detail sometime. great video btw
Noted!
Just subscribed! Lovely video!
As an Aussie, I liked seeing the spotted python & it’s made me consider one maybe one day 😅 I’m a carpet python girl but I do understand them not being number one for their size due to a wide variety in temperament. I think they’re the best ❤
If you have allergies or sensitive skin, be wary of hognose bites, though. Some people are more likely to have an adverse reaction to their bites. My friend got bit once and had to go to the ER to get a steroid shot because her hand swelled due to having more of a sensitivity to their bite.
I LOVE my boas I have a bi and a columbian and I’ve had ball pythons and various colubrids. Boas have been my fav
I jave never seen, nor thought I'd see, a snake piss and/or shit
Truly fascinating
Hahahahaha
Our firat snake was a corn. Almost been a year with him. He's been a great addition to our family. I'm hoping to get a hognose next!
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It's very subjective but if I had to have 1 snake it would be a boa. Either BCI, Dumerils or Rainbow.
i love snakes so much but i cant even keep a goldfish in my uni dorm.
Brutal
Great video, once again. My wife and I are novices in snake ownership. We have 4 BP, and have been learning a lot in the last two years. Being at a place where we feel very comfortable with our abilities, we are looking at our first truly large snake. BP has been on our short list for a little bit. We both agree that this video gave the last little push in our decision making process. Thank you!
Bp and bp?
@@dofutofu3720 I realized today that wasn’t very clear. Ball Python, and Burmese Python.
Funnily enough not all us aussies are allowed to keep spotted pythons. In Western Australia we can only keep reptiles native to our state that are on our keepers list. So i have stimmys/childrens pythons instead. Would love a spotted though.
Adam I blame you for being peed on by my new spotted python lol watching your videos really convinced me to get one and I'm so glad I listened they are absolutely amazing and definitely underrated! They are absolutely gorgeous even as wild types so thank you for selling me on them:)
Kinda over Hognose would have been nice to hear about Kenyan sand boas. Hognose are not ideal for most especially people with kids
Can't have hognoses in my state so looking at getting a rubber boa or rosy boa
Very cool! 😎
I’m more of a lizard person but if I get a snake I think I’d get a rosy boa
Every video you put out makes me want to take a road trip from Ottawa to see this collection. All the pokemanz
Come out to the expo in October! I’ll be there
Instead of Hognose I would have defiantly put Rosey Boa
What about the antaresia genus specifically Pygmy do those make good pet snakes
Absolutely
@@WickensWickedReptiles thanks
We just got an ivory Burmese and he is the sweetest boy ❤
Hognoses are awesome, no problem, but what about garter snakes? Lovely, small-ish snakes imo ;)
Nothing can beat a yellow ball python in my book. Gorgeous and iconic and well tempered and doesnt move off your neck much and is like having a piece of gold to show off but instead its a snake that a lot will be scared of 😈
I agree with #5 because I have 2 of them : ) Love your channel, you & your content! Keep up the great work!
Awesome! Thank you!
As someone who works at a reptile rescue, I can confirm that Burmese Pythons are my favourite.
I would say rainbow boas with the BCI due to how calm they are mostly (the adult male tries to eat the face off me everytime I open the enclosure) but I understand the constant heavy humidity might be hard to maintain for some
The comparison between Burmese and reticulated personality type was helpful. Thank you.
And now no one says about anacondas just rock , retics , burms
Yes truth my first snake was a coloumbian rainbow boa hardly ate but grew really long and fat. He was on live mice an hamster or 3 znd one rabbit. At rabbit he was 9 1/2 ft . Slept in my bed, went in his bag when he wanted to go outside. And always always craweled in my pants to hide when i was going out. Never gave a problem really, just one time my roommate opened the tank amd he bit her breast. And he got away and shit on my curtains. But came bake when i was in the room calling him.
Edit... i love snakes. Whis he was still around. He was like a dog. One call and he was there. When he got larger to feed on rabbits i fed him out of normal enclousure
This video is realy good and can next video can be best pet tortoises by size
As someone who has both retics and a burm, I love my retics. I call her my "broken" girl as a joke while her real name is Magne. She's about 5yrs old, had her from a week old. She has a zero food response (I tap tweezers for all them to know that's when food is), I would open her enclosure, touch her, she would get in my face to give off a little chuff and tickle my ear with her tongue. She is the definition of a gentle giant and even takes prey slowly...a little too slowly lol.
Nicely done. Great list.
Also, I hope you’re doing well. You seem a bit done. Be blessed!
Great video Adam. I'd vote for children's pythons, and cold turkey is the way lol great billy talent song as well.
My snake pooped on me and my couch. I was traumatized. I thought it was not a common thing but then the second time I brought it out, it pooped again. My ball pythons just slowly slithers around as I watch tv and rAndomnly poops everywhere. I’m scared to hold him now
Brutal eh
I just picked up a beautiful Common Boa. I have always had Ball Pythons but wanted a BI as well. I love him already and am fighting the urge to handle for his week of settling in. Im not familiar with their morphs though and he has a vibrant pink belly that bleeds up into the white on his sides, so I don't think is pre-shed.
I have most of the snakes on this list except for a Burmese Python, and my favorites are quickly becoming my pair of Stimsons Pythons I got last year. Such cool snakes and they are ferocious eaters and beautiful. One snake I think would have been a cool add to the list would be Carpet Pythons. Once tamed they make great pets, mine is awesome and way easier to handle than Richard my BCI, you can use your imagination as to why I named him Richard, he is a jerk, lol.
I would substitute BCC/Is for coastal carpet pythons. Just as large and cool temperament but don't require Amazon rainforest humidity. Morelia is such an overlooked group but very attractive group of snakes.
Wait where are corn snakes in the medium range? There like the number 1 or 2 when it comes to best pet snakes, they come in a lot of morphs, easy to care for, inexpensive, and usually great feeders. Also not big or not small, as they get to 4 or 5 feet.
Good point!
Duuuuude! I'm hooked like crack!
Prolly put it on the same tier as a BCI, but I love blood pythons. That thick heavy package in a shorter length and omg the color/pattern of just the normal ones, morphs even more so. Definitely on the retic side of things tho, always seems like they're observing and planning about their surroundings during handling rather than climb around aimlessly.
Im a teacher and i cant wait to move my yearling ball python to my classroom this year. Shes still small enough to not be as intimidating to my students but has been handled enough that im comfortable having her with my students. She can be such a great learning tool and can be good for my students to take responsibility for some of her care. Ball pythons are the best snakes in my opinion closely followed by african house snakes (which i have both). Great list. Keep them coming.
Jungle Carpet Python are my favorite due to attitude, coloration, and size
Absolutely amazing snakes
Some of those children's pythons and macklots pythons are highly underrated
Macklots pythons are SO underrated
My hognose rarely eat they are a pain and have to be in individual enclosures in the cage for them to eat.
My dumerils is 19 year old healthy 6.5 foot 25 pound snake she adores to eat and is super happy.
I like the new intro with the evil looking snake. 👍
Keep using it please.
for sure!
My personal favorite medium-large snake are carpet pythons they eat very well and don’t deserve the nippy reputation they have
For sure
Heeeeeeeeeeelllllllllllllllllooooooooooooooo
Hiiiii
I've been keeping burms and retics for 15 years. It does not take a long time to get retics out of feed mode. They learn hook training so fast. Burms, it takes a while. Dwarf retics are a lot more psycho though lol
I've never had dwarf retics, so i cant comment on them, but I keep multiple burms and retics and I agree that retics learn hook training crazy fast compared to burms. I gotta say though, the afrock ive been raising up is even smarter than any retic ive ever owned. I ended up with an oddball "giant" afrock too. She's not even from big bloodlines, but she was a big hatchling and has always stayed bigger than average. Shes actually far larger than any of my 2022 burms or retics, despite being a few months younger than any of them and having a modest feeding schedule. Shes an august 2022 baby and damn near 8ft already. Shes got some huge genes for an afrock. I HIGHLY reccomend you look into afrocks if you enjoy keeping burms and retics. Afrocks are (ussually) slightly smaller than mainland burms or retics, but larger than superdwarf retics or dwarf burms. I just ended up getting an oddly large afrock by chance. I know a guy with a 34 year old male afrock thats under 10ft long. Most breeding females i see are around 12ft. The largest ive seen was like 18ft, BUT that was from European bloodlines. American bloodlines ussually stay even smaller. Unfortunately Americans have no way of importing other bloodlines. Thats why i plan to breed the female that i have. Im going to purchase an unrelated male in a couple years. I just have no real need to get a male quite yet. The males can be younger, and I already have enough snakes to feed for rightnow lol. Oh and btw, their reputation for being aggressive/defensive is BS. They just behave in their own unique way, but you get used to it. Their strike range is INSANE though, its like a giant blood python. So IF they do get mad, be sure give them even more distance than you would other large pythons. The amount of slack in their neck is NOT how far they will strike. They hyperextend like crazy and sometimes even "hop" forward.
@alexcrowder1673 a lot of interesting info you shared. Appreciate it. Anacondas have an interesting strike as well. They can bite sideways. A baby green bit me just like that at an expo. I was confused on how she tagged me. Then I learned they can bite that way. Someone said something similar about afrocks striking skills. I need to see that.
How do you mean afrocks seem more intelligent than retics? Green anaconda owners say that they show intelligence as well. They get curious about objects the way cobras do.
Great list! We have hog noses and ball pythons and they are both amazing animals! I’ve noticed the only times my bp’s have, umm opened the hatch on me they’ve gotten squirmy just like Pikachu 😂 So I guess they are trying to tell us
I'm sorry but when Pikachu decided to take a pee on you I died 🤣🤣
You keep teasing me with the Amazon tree boas. When are you going to do a PROPER video on them? They're not nearly as defensive as their reputation and come in colors (naturally) other breeders could only dream of
Soon :)
What about african house snakes? Spice that small snake selection up
Beautiful snakes thanks for sharing .
I love jimmy wait I am jimmy well d***
Loved this Hahaha have to say, I'd rather be bit than peed/pooped on, any day of the week😅
Glad you enjoyed
you forgot Dave Koughmans favorite Garter snakes
Dāv looks like Bigfoot, what does he know
Thx for this video
But insteed of burmese or reticulated pythons I would recommend a Cornsnake or Ratsnake 😊
Greetings from Switzerland
Thanks for the tip!
@@WickensWickedReptiles your very welcome ^-^
Hey, Haven't watched it a while. Love the new Intro!
Cheers,
Chris
I got my spotted python because of some of your older vids.
That’s so cool 😎
I'm trying to find someone breeding Anterisia in Sweden.
Good luck!!! :)
Can you do one like this but for Lizards?
Rubber Boas should be on this list, but they hard to find. But apart from that they are great beginner snakes!
Good call!
I've got balls and boas. My biggest female is about 10.5 feet. She is just the normal common type. Sweetest baby ever. She is older probably around 15 years. I love the bigger babies but when it comes time idk if I could ever find a better snake.
Colombian Red Tailed Boa hold a special place in my heart I would chose them over Ball Python. A little heavier bodied but my male is just about 5 1/2feet.
The best pet snake is my snake! If someone has a corn snake they'll say their snake is the best. Same goes with python owners, boa owners and so on. If you are interested in snakes, shop around, find an individual snake that you click with. I was at a pet store today shopping for my wife's new puppy. I still checked out the reptile section and met a ball python that was cool. He was outgoing and friendly for a pet store snake but not as awesome as my Boa at home. I made friends with a couple of ferrets too. Boas are chow hounds but they can learn the difference between handling time and feeding time. I have tweezers with bright red tips on them. When she sees the tweezers, she knows it's food time. If I just open her cage, pet her or pick her up, she's relaxed. She hates going back in. I gave up trying to put her in her cage. Now I'll set her down near the cage, she'll do a couple of laps around the cage, scoot over to the turtle cage to say hi to Squirt the painted turtle, then find her way into her own enclosure so I can close and lock it up. It looks like she wants to be friends with the turtle but the turtle thinks she's a delicious ramen noodle.
We will never get tired of hearing about Anteresia and seeing Jimmy!
Jimmy is the man!
Love to see the Spotted Pythons. I have a Childrens Python who is 2 years old, her name is Beatrice, who is a delight. I love my Ball Pythons. People say they do not do anything, but some of mine can climb. Each one has their own personality. I recently lost my beautiful Huge female, Geraldine. She was not fat, but long and well muscled. I had her for a many years and miss her terribly. I love my wonderful Boas. My older ones are quite large now and very strong. I feed my young snakes rats once a week and the big older snakes eat every 2 weeks. I also have two male Burmese Pythons. One is a gentle giant, the younger one was very defensive and frightened, but I am teaching him he can trust me. He is much better than when I bought him, the breeder said he could never be handled, but now he can. It will take time working with him to earn his trust. I am very petite and 73 years old. I plan to live a long time to give my snakes a good home. I am almost sold on the cute Hognose snake. They are adorable!
i have two ball pythons, one is an adult around 6 years old and my little banana guy is approaching 2 and a half. i know given the age difference there will be some personality differences as well. it’s pretty uncommon for my little guy to come out and do anything but curl up on my lap or my shoulders, but my adult is always cruising. definitely not a snake i sit down to watch a movie with and i consider myself lucky to have both types of personalities.
"Austrailians can only keep snakes from Australia."
*Grabs Inland Taipan*
"Not that..."
Excellent video--years ago, I had Burmese and Ball pythons along with a breeding pair of Corn snakes (Red Rat snakes). I always enjoyed having them and educating people about snakes.
No corn snakes............
Not this time
The dog comparison really called m out. Ive got a pittie and a blood python, with future plans for an Anaconda 😂
But i gotta say. I have to amplify your choice of Boas. I feel like BI, BC, exc are the perfect cross section of impressive, easy to handle, fun to handle, and not that hard to care for ❤
The guy i bought my dumerils boas from said the mother of my dumeril boa is 9 feet long 50 pounds at 35 years old
that's a huge Dumerils! very cool!
@@WickensWickedReptiles I imagine its because of the age on her, im hoping mine gets that big down the line! She turns 3 on the 18th, shes close to 4 feet long & still doesn't have much weight to her.
i almost left an expo last weekend with a baby Albino Burm for $250USD.... i regret not leaving the expo with a baby albino Burm...
“It was the opposite of hunger”
I think he may be after that MASSIVE poop 🤣🤣
I'm moving out soon and considering the possibilities of different pets. A small non-venomous snake would be interesting
Perfect list, I wouldn’t change a thing !❤
In Germany Hognoses Are very expensive.. the normal Price is round about 390-800€ .. (in $ it is 417- 857$ round about) ..
Thank you! I was waiting for this. Falling in love more and more with snakes 😍
I've been doing research over the last couple of months to get my first snake (starting to build its enclosure this weekend) and one of my main contenders where one of the Antaresia species but I ended up deciding on a woman python, mainly because I wanted something a little more colorful. :)
Very cool!!!
A what?! 😂 I get it, funny typo.
@@LukeMcGuireoides Wow! Completely missed that! 🤣
#5 hognose
#4 spotted python
#3 ball python
#2 boas (dumerls, BI, BCC)
#1 burmese python
Shit happens 😂
I don’t know shit about snakes, have never had a pet, and held a snake once in my life twenty years ago.
I don’t know how I came across this video but I really enjoyed it and got more appreciation for snakes. Thanks for the informative video!
My ball python is EXTREMELY active. When I get him out, he is constantly slithering around.