Cornsnakes "personalities"

[CowBoyWay]

Question about Cornsnakes "personalities"

I am Curious about the different personalities people have experienced with there Corns? Any stories?

 

[Darin Chappell]

Most of my animals are fine with their personalities (some shy, some aggressive, some down right "friendly"), but I do have one that is . . .um . . .unique, shall we say.

My '01 0.1 crimson is just the MEANEST cornsnake in the world! It doesn't really matter what else is going on, if she can tag you, she will. I think she rather enjoys the game of "catch me if you can!"

Looks sweet doesn't she? I'm hoping that when I breed her here in a few months, she'll be lulled into a sense of euphoria deep enough to slow her biting ways for a while. Probably make her even meaner!

 

[Alicia]

I have a female Crimson 98 model that is very onery. She is something to deal with She got me in the face when I was cleaning her enclosure one day, she has a very good reach Thankfully Corn snake bites don't hurt.

I also have a female Sunkissed Okeetee(Hypo Okeetee) that is really bad. We always have quite a go before I get her caught and out of the enclosure. Once she is out she's fine with me holding her but will strike at anyone or anything that comes close.
She's a brat

All of them have little things about them that are different. I have some real shy ones all the way to the real friendly "hold me" types. I think they are all great, quirks and all!

 

[Alicia]

Looks sweet doesn't she? I'm hoping that when I breed her here in a few months, she'll be lulled into a sense of euphoria deep enough to slow her biting ways for a while. Probably make her even meaner!

LOL.... Don't hold your breath She does look sweet but looks can be deceiving. My Issy looks sweet too, but I know better

 

[CowBoyWay]

Naughty Crimsons

Any Morph's in particular that like to be naughtier than others?

Any observations on the different locality Corns?
Does locality source make a difference in temperment?

Carolina's naughtier than say key Corns?

Does temperment run family lines in Cornsnakes?

 

[Unregister]

....

lets face it.....

how would we tell a really well behaved snake if there we're no mean ones to compare it with????



Lizzy

xxxx

 

[Rhiannon]

both my corn snakes are really gentle, you can pick them up when they're asleep and they won't mind. I've held them frequently since I got them and I think that does the trick, they're just used to being held.

 

[Rachel]

My mum's motley ghost has to be the grumpiest snake EVER! He's still young though so heres hoping he grows out of his biting habits! My 2yo male used to be a bit defensive (arched 'neck', rattling tail) but now he's the sweetest snake. He wont disappear when he sees you come into the room if he's out and will crawl onto your hand. The amel stripe is still a bit skittish but she'd still young and the ghost is still on the loose!

 

[MidnightIris]

Well...

All three of my corns have different personalities, the female amel is something akin to bipolar, as she's either very friendly and outgoing or very skiddish. The male Caramel is an altogether friendly, docile and good natured snake. And the female ghost is very curious, but can be a bit high-strung (although this is probably due to whatever hapened to her before I got her. She was very thin for her length, has a stub tail and was almost too skittish to hold.)

I'll have to see if the amel or the caramel experience any personality changes after I breed them in the spring.

 

[Rhiannon]

does anyone have corns that bite them, if so does it hurt at all?

 

[Rachel]

yeah, my mums reverse motley is a biter. it doesn't hurt, it's more of a shock when you first get 'bitten'.

 

[Darin Chappell]

A little off topic . . .

Rachel,

Could you possibly post a picture of your mum's reverse motley? I would really like to see one!

Thanks,

 

[CornCrazy]

Actually,

it does hurt a little. But it's not a big deal, and the wounds are usually gone by the next day.

 

[Rachel]

Re: A little off topic . . .

Rachel,

Could you possibly post a picture of your mum's reverse motley? I would really like to see one!

Thanks,

yeah sure as soon as we get a hold of a scanner or digi cam!!

 

[stardust]

Ok I am a lizard lover and have many. My daughter whose 16th birthday is coming up and she is a............ you guessed it.......... a snake lover.
So from this thread did I read correctly that Corns bite but they don't hurt?
I have heard to good starter snakes were corns and rosy boas. So just checking out both and trying to find out some info.

Thanks
Rozann

 

[CornCrazy]

corns...

hardley ever bite. And I disagree, it does hurt...if it's an adult corn. Baby corns do not hurt. Corns are WONDERFUL beginner snakes. I personally have 25 corns out of 31 snakes.

 

[CowBoyWay]

Stardust, get that girl a corn!

Let her study up and find a morph that makes her go "wow,that's cool" , and get it for her.
Definitely a great (the perfect?) choice for a first snake.
I like Sunglow Motleys for a good "wow" Corn, although they are all very beautiful in there own way.
What a great gift, imho, why it may even spark a life long hobby / passion

CORNSNAKE WARNING:
You should know that with Corn Snakes,
one is never enough,
so many morphs and so little time,
a highly contagious form of "acquisition fever " commonly occurs with Corn Snake keepers, around here anyways

Besides there as friendly as a snake can figure out to be
see, were on topic ...yea right, uh huh..
(Insert smiley face here)

~CowBoyWay~

P.S. You didn't really expect me to recomend a rosey boa, did ya

 

[Alicia]

Ok I am a lizard lover and have many. My daughter whose 16th birthday is coming up and she is a............ you guessed it.......... a snake lover.
So from this thread did I read correctly that Corns bite but they don't hurt?
I have heard to good starter snakes were corns and rosy boas. So just checking out both and trying to find out some info.

Thanks
Rozann

Corns are great starter snakes. As far as the biting, I have 32 corns and only 2 are what I would consider regular biters. In my earlier post I said that their bites don't hurt. I probably should have said that they don't hurt ME!! Everyone has a different idea of what is painfull. The comparison that comes to mind is it feels like the rough side of Velcro.
As far as saying Corns are better than Rosy Boas, I can't say that.
Rosy's are my first love and always will be

 

[mariska]

does anyone have corns that bite them, if so does it hurt at all?

yes i has my female amel bite me last sundag, while feeding(guess she was hungry)...and she got me good too hihihi wanted to pull my hand into the feedingcage...
and no it doesnt hurt...ofcourse you will feel it and there might even be some blood but not more then a drop
the actual trick is not to scare and pull back your hand, cause the teeth are placed backwards...so if you pull your hand back the teeth will get deeper into the skin...so just let it bite and go with the flow hihihi....tap gently on the nose or blow on the snakes nose and it will let go...
mariska

 

[Ariel]

My snake SHED is such a sweetie. She is gentle and I have never been bitten by her. I got her as a baby and she is 9½ years old now. She is very inquisitive and likes cruising around the apt. She hangs out in my shoes & her favorite pair are my Doc Marten kangas . People who were afraid of or disliked snakes before have changed their minds after seeing Shed and how cool and nice she is...