Age of Corn Snake Owners Poll.

It appears to me that most of us Corn Snake owners are on the young side. Being the curious type, I'd like to see how the age of corn snake owners graphs out, so poke-a-dot and let's see.



This is an old thread. The original poll has been deleted, apparently. We could still do it, however.




As for myself, I will be 50 in October. I became interested in snakes at an early age--Late '50's, Early '60's--and chose to become a member of E. Ross Allen's Reptile Club, rather than becoming a Mousekateer. One day, I was about 9, I guess, my father told me to drop the rattlesnake that I was holding and he shot it dead with his .38 snub. He and my mother forebade my dealing with snakes after that ever again. Time past. I grew up and now have a son of my own.

In 1999, I brought home a worm snake and two Alligator lizards that I found while at work. He loved those pets. He played with the snake everyday. He called it Sparky. We tried to keep them well fed, but they started to refuse to eat, so I released them. I bought him his first corn snake in 2000, on his 6th birthday. He named him Spot. Spot, however, wasn't Sparky, so my son lost interest (He missed Sparky). I took over the care of Spot and the corn snake addiction then took over me. We now have nineteen corn snakes and one kingsnake a friend gave us.

Well...

I'll be sixteen in a month and started keeping corns when I was thirteen.

There are quite a few older members as well as I've heard wives, husbands and kids mentioned several times.

ya forgot to add the poll but I am 28 will be 29 Dec 1st

I'm 23, started keeping corns when I was 18 (although I volunteered with the state Rec. and Parks since I was about 6, working with most local snakes here in MD and of course liking corns the best!).

No dot to poke, but ...

I'm 36. Older than some, but not nearly as old as Rich!

I'm 16 with 11 years experience. Started out with an iguana & burmese python when I was 13, Got turned onto corns about 8 years ago and have been addicted since...

Wow, Kevin I always had you pegged as like an old married guy! I don't think I've ever been quite so off in any of my inferences.


I'm 15. Even with only 10 months of corn experience, I'm just as addicted as any old timer.

26 with 6 years breeding experience, 9 years overall. I got hooked on herps when my dad brought home a red tail that he had saved during a snake call (he's a firefighter) when I was about 6. The next herp he saved was a Cal mountain king that we cleaned up, gave a good meal to and released back in the hills.

I'll be 36 next month. I only have one corn which I purchased about 2 months ago.

22, and have had reptiles off and on. My first experience with reptiles was an anole I caught at my grandma's house (in Florida) when I was a little kid...

I'll be 22 soon. Been studying snakes for about 4 years but only bought one
a year ago. Took a while to decide which kind I wanted but finally decided on
a corn snake. Soon as I have more time to devote to my pets I plan on getting a Ball Python.

I'm 22... I'll be 23 next month. I've only had corns for about a year, but I've had other reptiles since I was a kid.

Hey, Kevin, I thought you were older! Hmm, maybe that's cuz I looked at your profile and it says you were born in 1975! So what's the story... are you 16 or 27??

Uh . . .maybe you guys are just playing along, but if perchance someone missed the tongue firmly planted in Kevin's cheek,

He said he was 16 with ELEVEN years experience, followed by a ?

He then went on to say that he started out in herps at age 13?

Kevin, you have to save your dry sense of humor for those who appreciate it!

Ack. Major SNAFU Maverick...

Im 27. When I said 16 with eleven years experience I meant 11 years experience acting like a 16 year old. It's something my girlfriend always says to me. Man, I really am an unfunny guy eh?

<Runs in corner and hides>

I caught that as well Kevin--but Darin beat me to the post. Well at least your not an "old married man" as Iris said. Iris I had you pegged for at least 21--you present yourself well for only 15. I say that with experience, because I have a 16 and 17 year old. OK..OK I'm getting to it, I'm 37, bought my first snake from Bob Roth at age 13, but I've turned over every log and waded through every creek I could find since age 8.

I'm 15 with 3 years of herp expeirience. And hope to start breeding next year!!!

Oops..heheheh...I guess I didn't read carefully.
"Old married guy" was a slight exaggeration and I really just meant "oldER."

Spot, however, wasn't Sparky, so my son lost interest (He missed Sparky). I took over the care of Spot and the corn snake addiction then took over me.

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Have you considered getting him another blind snake? Perhaps one a lil older like what the other one would be at this time. Hehe you can always fib and say you found him again!

i am an old married guy if 31 is old. i've had snakes as pets for about 10 years (started with grey rats and northern pines) but never bred them until this year. i also grew up living next door to a wildlife refuge (about 13000 acres) where my grandfather and great-grandfather were caretakers for about 35 years so i've spent most of my life bringing home eastern milks, garters, banded water snakes, the occasional black rat, and this year found my first confirmed eastern fox snake. (a very exciting and unexpected find in the wild up here in central new york)... jim (a country boy livin in the city---ack)

they actually have country land in NY??!!