HUGE finds...

Originally Posted by Pet Corn Snake

I just come across this thread, they look loverly!

I believe they will probably live longer happy lives with you, than being eaten by a bird or other predator in the wild.

I am in complete agreement with you, George.

I also firmly believe that the instincts a snake possesses allow it to recognize the safety and security of captivity and adapt. Sure...they don't have as much room to roam as they do in the wild. But they also don't have to go weeks foraging for food. They don't have to wander the desert seeking out viable water sources and hoping they aren't contaminated or polluted. They don't have to worry about the hawks, eagles and crows overhead, the cars coming down the road, or the countless other people around that kill them just for kicks.

Snakes are shy for a reason...they may be predators, but they are still part of the food chain for larger predators. The life expectancy nearly doubles in captivity for most species of snake, simply because the trials and threats of the wild are completely removed. They have everything they need, and nothing that can hurt them.

I consider it "retirement living"...And quite frankly, so long as I am legal in all of my collections...I really couldn't care less what someone else thinks of the activity. If someone doesn't like the fact that I field collect native species(legally, the only way for me to acquire them...), that is there problem. I don't really care what they think...(hint, hint...).

People can either enjoy the pictures of the wildlife that I post, or they can move on, shaking their heads and thinking ill of me. It's no skin off my nose, either way...

And for the record...the two I kept are only 10% of what I have found so far this year...and that's just the Rubber Boas...

Please keep the pictures coming!!! I look forward to your posts, and am disapointed when there isn't any.

Thank you!!!!!

I think everybody should keep in mind that man didn't invent snakes and everything was wild caught at some point in time. Same goes for any pet. If you keep pets at all, what's the difference? Because somebody before you caught it and bred it and you bought the descendants? If snakes are happier in the wild, let's buy up as many as we can and set them all free.

Originally Posted by tyflier

And for the record...the two I kept are only 10% of what I have found so far this year...and that's just the Rubber Boas...

Chris,
Why havent you sent me some?? lol

Originally Posted by tricksterpup

Chris,
Why havent you sent me some?? lol

Brother, I would...but it's illegal. I can't buy, sell, trade, import or export native species. The ONLY LEGAL WAY for me to keep them is to find and collect them...

It's time for an update photoshoot!

Wait a second, your telling me that the thing in the OP isn't a worm?

Odd...

Pat,

Worms don't have scales. What you are looking at in the OP is one of only 2 species of North American boid. I keep rosy boas in addition to my corns. The snake in the OP is the rubber boa.

Originally Posted by starsevol

Pat,

Worms don't have scales. What you are looking at in the OP is one of only 2 species of North American boid. I keep rosy boas in addition to my corns. The snake in the OP is the rubber boa.

I was kidding. People take me too seriously. Anyway, on another note, I really like rubber boas. They are either my favorite or second favorite boa, only competing with rosies.

Originally Posted by tyflier

Brother, I would...but it's illegal. I can't buy, sell, trade, import or export native species. The ONLY LEGAL WAY for me to keep them is to find and collect them...

I hate your state!! lol

I still would love a pair of those. A friend of mine has some that he brumates in his fridge in the winter. He says they still cruise around the container while in the fridge. They are very cool.