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.
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.
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.
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.
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. 😁
@@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.
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
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. 🌏🐍
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!
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.
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.
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...
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.
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.
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 ❤
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
I’m thinking about getting a snake for my little cousin who has been asking for such a long time about six months now, and this video really helped, thanks a lot!
Love my Spotted Python "Jerry". He's about a year old and has never missed a meal and is so easy to feed. Humidity requirements aren't as important as temperature so they are much easier to keep than some other high humidity requirement snakes. Also, he'll be perfectly fine for a long time in a 15 gallon. Just wish more people here in the US knew about them.
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.
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 have a mainland retic and a ball python, surprisingly the ball python is the one with the insane feeding response and the retic is always chill. It always comes down to the individual animal.
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.
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!
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.
Agreed! Sweet natured and easy feeders as well as pretty. I have an anery, Santa Magdalena locality. Not the sharpest tool in the shed, but an absoloute sweetheart.
I have a ball Python, and he is very mellow he is always in his hide and will occasionally stick his head out lol, but he is so mellow I can teach young kids about them using him for them to feel, hold, or watch and I got a kid who was terrified of all other animals to hold him and I felt so proud of the girl and happy I have my boy to show her snakes aren't bad she is scared of my dog and my cat still but thats okay one step at a time.
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.
I have a male ball python (3 years now) he has not gone off feed, there were 2x when he wasn’t really interested in food but for the most part I haven’t had issues. Although they are notoriously known for going off feed/feeding issues I do not think that alone should deter anyone from getting one. There’s always chance your snake won’t have any issues at all. He also is such a sweet heart and never an issue handling even with strangers.
Being someone that has always been afraid of snakes, it surprises me that I would own one. I went to the reptile store one day and said is that a hognose snake and he just put him in my hands. I love my little guy.
Awesome list! I probably would've put balls in the same size category as antaresia (and picked antaresia over them), put boas as #3 for the 6-8 ft range, and then add another category for the 9-12 ft range between boas and burms. maybe coastal carpets? 🤔but i fully agree with the representatives for the categories you picked! and always nice to see burms getting put over retics once in a while ;)
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:)
Love my two spotted pythons. Would've love to see Bredls Pythons on here, I've just recently got and he's insanely calm and curious about everything and anything, love him.
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.
The largest snake I've ever considered getting is a super dwarf retic, male. But I can't risk it getting too big because I have absolutely no business owning something that requires a spotter to handle as an adult. I'm a small person and no one else in my house is particularly comfortable handling snakes. So all I have are a corn snake, a rat snake, and a few ball pythons.
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.
Thank you so much for your videos, I always learn something new and useful, snakes are my favorite animals and I'm really looking forward to getting my first one (I can't yet, I live with my parents)🐍🖤
my next snake will be a carpet python. from my research and talking with owners it sounds like they get around the same size as a boa but not as heavy. i think either of these snakes makes a good step up from a ball python
I have 6 types of snakes... Hognoses, spotted pythons, ball pythons, tarahumara Mountain boas, hog island boas, and a hypo green burm. So I'd have to agree with your list here.
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.
Hi man I really appreciate your videos , I am new into the world of reptiles I just purchased aberrant Cali king snake female could you please do a video about one the care requirements and body language it would really help me out a lot Also keep up the good work
One thing I have learned about the hognose snake is that if a person is allergic to bee stings, then that person most likely would be allergic to the venom of the hognose snake. Bee stings usually don't cause problems for most people who get stung; but, people with severe allergies can go into anaphylactic shock. The African house snake is a non-venomous snake. It is small and has some good qualities which could make it a good pet for some people. Maybe look into that snake as a potential pet, if you have not yet done so.
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 ❤
Hi Adam, just started researching for the next addition to our family and you’ve been so helpful, thank you!Pardon my ignorance but was a corn snake left out because it’s just smaller than a Hognose? Most common I’m seeing recommended is the corn snake over the basic ball python. I’ll have to look into the spotted python now!
I wish I could have a hognose. But sadly, I can't without getting a breeder's license, which seems to be quite the hassle to obtain. Hognoses are so cute! I have a corn snake. ^^ I can't have any of the larger ones either because they are also not legal as well as my house is too small to fit an enclosure the size they'd need.
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. :)
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
My dumerils boa is so fiesty. She has since day one striked at everything! And has bitten us. She is only 4 months old but scary as hell. We still love her though 😅
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So you're not getting deleted after all ? I'm grateful for seeing your posts. You truly are an educator and interesting to boot!
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!!!
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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
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. 🌏🐍
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.
Nice list, no surprises 😅🐍💚
Thanks! 😄
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
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
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!
We will never get tired of hearing about Anteresia and seeing Jimmy!
Jimmy is the man!
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.
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.
I wonder if rainbow boas will make your list at some point , would love to hear your opinion on them
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...
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.
I agree with #5 because I have 2 of them : ) Love your channel, you & your content! Keep up the great work!
Awesome! Thank you!
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.
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.
Thank you! I was waiting for this. Falling in love more and more with snakes 😍
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 ❤
The comparison between Burmese and reticulated personality type was helpful. Thank you.
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
Glad to see pikachu in another video!
For a few minutes hahaha
Haha
As someone who works at a reptile rescue, I can confirm that Burmese Pythons are my favourite.
I like the new intro with the evil looking snake. 👍
Keep using it please.
for sure!
I’m thinking about getting a snake for my little cousin who has been asking for such a long time about six months now, and this video really helped, thanks a lot!
That’s awesome
He forgot cornsnakes. 😁🤘
And kingsnakes.
Nicely done. Great list.
Also, I hope you’re doing well. You seem a bit done. Be blessed!
loving the videos bro keep up the great work loving everything you do
Love my Spotted Python "Jerry". He's about a year old and has never missed a meal and is so easy to feed. Humidity requirements aren't as important as temperature so they are much easier to keep than some other high humidity requirement snakes. Also, he'll be perfectly fine for a long time in a 15 gallon. Just wish more people here in the US knew about them.
Hey, Haven't watched it a while. Love the new Intro!
Cheers,
Chris
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.
Thanks for posting adam! Love the videos very informative and interesting
Great video Adam. I'd vote for children's pythons, and cold turkey is the way lol great billy talent song as well.
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 have a mainland retic and a ball python, surprisingly the ball python is the one with the insane feeding response and the retic is always chill. It always comes down to the individual animal.
that's so cool!
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.
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!
Some of those children's pythons and macklots pythons are highly underrated
Macklots pythons are SO underrated
Perfect list, I wouldn’t change a thing !❤
Beautiful snakes thanks for sharing .
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.
Reptiles opened the door for the snakes to come through to my heart lol I’m obsessed
Rosy boas are amazing to keep as well for the smaller side!!
Agreed! Sweet natured and easy feeders as well as pretty. I have an anery, Santa Magdalena locality. Not the sharpest tool in the shed, but an absoloute sweetheart.
I have a ball Python, and he is very mellow he is always in his hide and will occasionally stick his head out lol, but he is so mellow I can teach young kids about them using him for them to feel, hold, or watch and I got a kid who was terrified of all other animals to hold him and I felt so proud of the girl and happy I have my boy to show her snakes aren't bad she is scared of my dog and my cat still but thats okay one step at a time.
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.
Great video man
Thanks for the visit
Love the new intro video
I have a male ball python (3 years now) he has not gone off feed, there were 2x when he wasn’t really interested in food but for the most part I haven’t had issues. Although they are notoriously known for going off feed/feeding issues I do not think that alone should deter anyone from getting one. There’s always chance your snake won’t have any issues at all. He also is such a sweet heart and never an issue handling even with strangers.
I'm sorry but when Pikachu decided to take a pee on you I died 🤣🤣
Just subscribed! Lovely video!
Very Good Video!
Being someone that has always been afraid of snakes, it surprises me that I would own one. I went to the reptile store one day and said is that a hognose snake and he just put him in my hands. I love my little guy.
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!
I jave never seen, nor thought I'd see, a snake piss and/or shit
Truly fascinating
Hahahahaha
“It was the opposite of hunger”
I think he may be after that MASSIVE poop 🤣🤣
Awesome list! I probably would've put balls in the same size category as antaresia (and picked antaresia over them), put boas as #3 for the 6-8 ft range, and then add another category for the 9-12 ft range between boas and burms. maybe coastal carpets? 🤔but i fully agree with the representatives for the categories you picked! and always nice to see burms getting put over retics once in a while ;)
Thanks for the idea!
I have spotted and children’s python, still need the 3rd one of that group. I love Australian reptiles
Jungle Carpet Python are my favorite due to attitude, coloration, and size
Absolutely amazing snakes
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:)
Love my two spotted pythons. Would've love to see Bredls Pythons on here, I've just recently got and he's insanely calm and curious about everything and anything, love him.
I love the spotted bois
I love it Wicked wickens reptile have a awesome day have a cool day have a absolute wonderful day good job Wicked wickens reptile
Thank you! You too! 😃😀
Rubber Boas should be on this list, but they hard to find. But apart from that they are great beginner snakes!
Good call!
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.
The largest snake I've ever considered getting is a super dwarf retic, male. But I can't risk it getting too big because I have absolutely no business owning something that requires a spotter to handle as an adult. I'm a small person and no one else in my house is particularly comfortable handling snakes. So all I have are a corn snake, a rat snake, and a few ball pythons.
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.
I am gearing up to get a Hognose. I am soo excited.
This is great!!!
Love the list!! Definitely would have added African house snakes, Dumeril's boa, Corn Snakes, Bredli's Carpet Pythons and Super Dwarf Retcs/ Burmese
Thank you so much for your videos, I always learn something new and useful, snakes are my favorite animals and I'm really looking forward to getting my first one (I can't yet, I live with my parents)🐍🖤
my next snake will be a carpet python. from my research and talking with owners it sounds like they get around the same size as a boa but not as heavy. i think either of these snakes makes a good step up from a ball python
i love snakes so much but i cant even keep a goldfish in my uni dorm.
Brutal
I have 6 types of snakes... Hognoses, spotted pythons, ball pythons, tarahumara Mountain boas, hog island boas, and a hypo green burm.
So I'd have to agree with your list here.
I got my spotted python because of some of your older vids.
That’s so cool 😎
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.
I love the comparison of the german shepherds and golden retrievers. I died lol
Hi man I really appreciate your videos , I am new into the world of reptiles I just purchased aberrant Cali king snake female could you please do a video about one the care requirements and body language it would really help me out a lot
Also keep up the good work
I love your videos Adam!!!
thank you!!
One thing I have learned about the hognose snake is that if a person is allergic to bee stings, then that person most likely would be allergic to the venom of the hognose snake. Bee stings usually don't cause problems for most people who get stung; but, people with severe allergies can go into anaphylactic shock.
The African house snake is a non-venomous snake. It is small and has some good qualities which could make it a good pet for some people. Maybe look into that snake as a potential pet, if you have not yet done so.
For sure possible
Actually based on my research they have the same form of venom anaphylactic venom.
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 ❤
Hi Adam, just started researching for the next addition to our family and you’ve been so helpful, thank you!Pardon my ignorance but was a corn snake left out because it’s just smaller than a Hognose? Most common I’m seeing recommended is the corn snake over the basic ball python. I’ll have to look into the spotted python now!
Scrubs and olives are great for those who like retics without the size,although dwarf retics are unbeatable
I wish I could have a hognose. But sadly, I can't without getting a breeder's license, which seems to be quite the hassle to obtain. Hognoses are so cute! I have a corn snake. ^^ I can't have any of the larger ones either because they are also not legal as well as my house is too small to fit an enclosure the size they'd need.
I personally feel that Rosy Boas should have made the list!
can we get a video on scrub pythons eventually? sure they are massive and have a very good feeding response but would love to hear about them
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! 🤣
Rosy boas should have been on this list no one talks about them enough!
They sure could or rubber boas
@@WickensWickedReptiles maybe you should make a top five most underrated snakes video 😁
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
Can't have hognoses in my state so looking at getting a rubber boa or rosy boa
Very cool! 😎
My dumerils boa is so fiesty. She has since day one striked at everything! And has bitten us. She is only 4 months old but scary as hell. We still love her though 😅
I'm moving out soon and considering the possibilities of different pets. A small non-venomous snake would be interesting
Really liked the video Adam! Is it true that emerald tree boas are kind of aggressive? I think they’re beautiful snakes though…
I have one hognose and five ball pythons. I love both species so much, and each for different reasons.
Thanks for telling me about the bad eating habits of a ball python before I made the mistake of getting one like everyone else.