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How do you tell the difference between snakes?

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CrAzYJoEe

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How can you tell the difference between a corn snake and any other snake? I plan to get a corn snake within the next few weeks and I know the petstores near me will say anything to get you to buy something. So I dont want to end up with a different type of snake just because they wanted to make some money.

Thanks in advance :)
 
:(.... I think I know them pretty well. Can anyone test me? Show me a picture of two snakes, one corn and one other type of snake and I have to pick the corn :)
 
Joe, you've said that watching snakes eat is "gross" and that you want a snake because you're "bored" with your other pets. In all honesty, you shouldn't worry about a snake species flash card exercise because there's no good reason for you to get a snake. Just because it's something "new" and "different" is not a good reason.

Try picking up Kathy Love's Corn Snake Manual and read through it a couple of times. It's cheap enough that if you decide not to get a snake in the end, it's no big deal... and it will tell you everything you need to know, plus hopefully make you realize that snakes are living animals and a commitment -- not just a brief distraction you can toss aside when you're "bored."
 
Wilder said:
Joe, you've said that watching snakes eat is "gross" and that you want a snake because you're "bored" with your other pets. In all honesty, you shouldn't worry about a snake species flash card exercise because there's no good reason for you to get a snake. Just because it's something "new" and "different" is not a good reason.

Try picking up Kathy Love's Corn Snake Manual and read through it a couple of times. It's cheap enough that if you decide not to get a snake in the end, it's no big deal... and it will tell you everything you need to know, plus hopefully make you realize that snakes are living animals and a commitment -- not just a brief distraction you can toss aside when you're "bored."
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Just wanted to add to that -

If you get bored with other animals, then you'll probably get bored with snakes very quickly. They hide 95% of the time and you shouldn't hold them for two days after they eat.

IMO if you get bored with pets maybe you shouldn't get anymore of them.
 
I struggle to see how anyone could get bored with a corn. I was one of those spur of the momment buyers, and haven't looked back since. Luckily I quickly found this site and the wealth of knowledge it contains and was on a safer track from then on in.
The recommendation for kathys book is some of the best advice you can be given crazyjoe.
I hope you don't take what people have said the wrong way, it's just that 99.99999999% of people on here really care about snakes, and all the other pets you can think of. Do your research, give it a few months and if you still have the urge to get a corn, then you can slowly get a viv put together.
 
Wilder said:
Joe, you've said that watching snakes eat is "gross" and that you want a snake because you're "bored" with your other pets. In all honesty, you shouldn't worry about a snake species flash card exercise because there's no good reason for you to get a snake. Just because it's something "new" and "different" is not a good reason.

Try picking up Kathy Love's Corn Snake Manual and read through it a couple of times. It's cheap enough that if you decide not to get a snake in the end, it's no big deal... and it will tell you everything you need to know, plus hopefully make you realize that snakes are living animals and a commitment -- not just a brief distraction you can toss aside when you're "bored."
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I didnt really mean I was bored with my pets. I just ment I wanted to have a pet that you would never see In my neighborhood, and thats when I thought of a snake.
Snakes are wonderful looking creatures. As for me saying its gross, after watching a few more videos I thought it was pretty cool. The snake slowly comes near the mouse then strikes with amazing speed. The only part that turned me off was listening to the mouse squeek. It made me feel bad. So prekilled would be fine for me.

Also, where can I get that corn snake manual?
 
If you decide to get a snake (of any kind), I would highly suggest that you do not buy it at a pet shop that you don't even trust enough to label the species correctly. I think your location said NY? If so, you should be able to find a reptile show or breeder, or even a specialty reptile shop that knows their herps. The only time I would ever suggest a beginning keeper buying a reptile in a general pet shop is if you are sure that one or more employees / owners also keeps AND BREEDS that type of reptile at home, or that they at least have many other species of herps being kept and bred at home. If not, you may not be able to trust any info they give you.
 
Okay, well last night I saw a commerial about a petstore that has a large selection of retiles so Im going there in about an hour to see if they can answer any of my questions and see their snakes. Hopefuly they will be a good place to get a corn from because I dont know of any other petstores near me that have retiles and actually know what they are talking about :(
 
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Don't buy something like this, as these little cuties get VERY large and eat VERY large prey, like rabbits
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(For some STRANGE reason, people at pet stores sell these to beginners)

Also, as Kathy mentioned, it would be best to get one from a cornsnake breeder. They can send you a cornsnake via FedEx...no kidding. Most of these animals will be healthy, eating and well cared for. Check out the classifieds of this site. Do your research, as these pets have very specific requirements and the animals can live 20 plus years. That concludes the cornsnake flashcards... :cheers: Good luck on your purchase and ask plenty of questions so that you can care for your snake is he/she needs

Hope that helps.
 
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