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Garter Snakes
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Garter Snakes, Thamnophis sirtalis make excellent beginning snakes because of their normally docile disposition, hardiness, availability, size, and price.

Garter snakes live for an average of five years, but have been reported to live longer. They live all across America, in parts of Canada, and even in a small part of Alaska. So before I spill any real facts in the introduction that you'll miss because of the background, click on one of the subjects below.

Some snakes, if large enough and tame enough, can simply be draped around your neck.
The smaller ones, such as babies, can be seated in your cupped hands.
In general, garter snakes are a friendly snake. Yet there is always a maverik.
You will smell if they do or don't appreciate being held, never the less. 

	
  •      Garters and water snakes will release a pungent odor when frightened. 
	
  •      Don't fret, they stop after a little handling and getting used to you. 
	
  •      The best time to train your snake to be docile is in the morning. 
	
  •      The cold-blooded reptile seeks warmth when it's fairly cool in the morning. 
	
  •      They're also groggy in the morning, and aren't quite to their senses yet. 


    •      Don't be talked into buying exotic snakes you haven't the slightest 
clue even what their name is. Or even if you do know its name, don't go and get 
a snake without preparing for it, and realizing what you're getting into. 
Don't buy a bad feeder. If the pet store can't even get the snake to eat, 
you've got even less of a chance.

    Try getting a young snake if possible. It can get used to what your systems are like, and it will get to like you better longer. All summed up, get a nice, healthy snake. Prepare for your pet. Set up his cage before hand. And buy his food and assets before he gets there. So when you're all ready, bring your wallet to the store and get one of the clerks to help get out the snake you want. They'll probably give you a little box to put it in, and after you've paid, try to make the box captive comfortable in a short, non-bumpy trip to its new home. Ease the little guy into the cage by maybe just opening the box and placing it in the cage, and retracting it when it has entered.


    If you've just purchased your pet, you need to give him some space, and he might not eat for a few days or even a week or two. If he goes beyond that he might have to be force-fed. Another reason your garter might not be eating is because of hibernation.

    Hibernation
    is held (of course) in the winter months. They can be fed once every other day or so, or you can place about five fish in the fish bowl once a week. Which ever you like. In nature, food isn't always available, so the snake, being an animal of amazing instinct, readily eats anything it can. Because of this, you have a responsibility as a higher being to not over-feed your little friend.

    Pythons
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    What is a Python? Pythons are relatively primitive snakes belonging to the subfamily Pythoninae within the family Boidae. Boidae, in turn, is one of 11 families in suborder Serpentes, The Snakes. Within the subfamily of pythons, arboreal pythons with heat-sensing pits along their lips (green tree pythons) are grouped seperately from terrestrial pythons that have heavy bodies and short tails (blood pythons). Each different type of snake eventually ends up with two names, one for the genus and one for the species.

    Pythons Versus Boas:

         Many people don't know the main difference between boas and pythons. Boas are termed ovoviviparous, this means their eggs inside the females are surrounded by a membrane instead of a hard shell like pythons. So when the boa babies born, babies break through the membrane to crawl away. Pythons are oviparous, this means the eggs are surrounded by a thin, parchmentlike shell. Female pythons will coil around their eggs and stay with them during the incubation period.

    Life Span:
    Over 20 Years But Much More In Captivity. Their Original Habitat:
    1. Africa
    2. Asia
    3. Australia
    4. North America (A Little Amount).

            All python snakes are tropical animals. They won't live under the temperature 22C (77F). Under this fact the areas that they live must be near the deserts or tropical places like amazon. But mainly you can find them Africa, Asia and Australia, North America (A Little Amount).

    Pythons As Pets:

           Pythons can be good pets if you care them enough.
    General Info: Reticulated Pythons are classic pythons. They are colorfull, big and powerfull. Because its very huge sizes Reticulated Pythons are potentially dangerous and aggresive reptiles.

    Appearance: The patterns of Reticulated Pythons have been likened to an oriental rug in terms of variations on a theme of gold, olive, tan, brown and dark gray blotches. The blotches are outlined in black, against a silver gray body. Eye colors of The Reticulated Pythons can be orange to brown or gray to green.

    Sizes: The Retics (The Reticulated Pythons) world's longest snake and also world's longest reptile. It is not heavy than The Green Anaconda but it is longer than it. It can reach 30 feet (9M), Adults are like 10-16 feet (3-5M). It will weigh 65-90 pounds (30-45kg) when it reaches 16 feet (5M). They are very good swimmers and climbers. They live inside the jungles up on the trees. They feel more secure in the trees.

      Food:
    1. Mammals,
    2. Rodents,
    3. Birds.
    Breeding:
    Egg-laying up to about 100 eggs.
    Special Note:
    Very big and usually aggresive; Not recommended for the beginners!
    Boas
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    What Is A Boa?
    Understanding Them: They are ectothermic (cold-blooded) and have a dry, scaly skin. They need external heat sources like all other snakes need, to make their muscle activities, digestion and to fight with the disease. Sizes of boas are not big as the sizes of pythons, except Anacondas. Anacondas (Usually called Water Boas) can reach over the lenght 8.5 Meters (Over 33Feet). This huge sizes makes Anaconda World's Largest Snake (Green Anacondas). World's longest snakes in the world are Reticulated Pythons (Over 10Meters - 35Feet).

    Boas Versus Pythons:
          Many people today don't know the main difference between boas and pythons. Boas are termed ovoviviparous, this means their eggs inside the females are surrounded by a membrane instead of a hard shell like pythons. So when the boa babies born, babies break through the membrane to crawl away. Pythons are oviparous, this means the eggs are surrounded by a thin, parchmentlike shell. Female pythons will coil around their eggs and stay with them during the incubation period.

    Life Span: Over 20 years, usually much more in captivity.

    Their Orginal Habitat: Central And South America From Mexico To Argentina, North America (A Little Amount), The island of Hispaniola, West Indies, Amazon and Orinoco Basins. Some parts of Africa (Both South And North).

    Boas As Pets: They can be good pets if you care them enough. General Info: One of the most popular and widely seen boa type snake in pet trade. It has many subspecies like all other boas have. Red Tailed Boas are generally heavier than other boa constrictors. 

    Appearance: Light tan animals with sharp, bold saddles along the dorsum, 
that expand in width and turn to vivid red bordered with black on the anterior 
third of the snake. Some sub species of redtails can have different color 
combinations but always the same form of colorations.

    Sizes: Adults can reach up to 14 feet (4.3M) The heaviest boa type snake in world of snakes.

    Range & Habitat:Mexico, Central And South America

    Boas as Pets: Commonly found in pet trade. They are very calm and good pets.

    Back General Info:
           Many hobbiests called Anacondas as water boas. They love to be live in or near by water too much. Yellow anacondas don't get so much bigger than their cousins Green Anacondas, but still can reach over 3 meters and they do not have a stable characteristic.

    Appearance: Dark blotches more dense than its green cousin, on a background of bright to pale yellow.

    Sizes: Not too heavy and long as their green cousins, they will usually grow up to 12 feet (3-3.65m) or more, but usually less than it. Some books wrote that avarage of their grow is 2.5 meters, but from my examinations they usually grow up to 3 meters (12 feet).

    Range & Habitat: Tropical rain forests of South America near by water sources or rivers. They are very very good swimmers.

    Corn Snakes
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          There are many varieties of Corn Snakes in the world. The word "hetero" means the snake will not look like the recessive trait commonly found in this snake. For example, an amelanistic corn is shades of red with red eyes, but a hetero. for amelanistic is only carrying the hidden gene for producing amelanistic corns.
         The hetero in this case will look somewhat like a normal corn with shades of black, brown and tan with dark eyes. Amelanistic Corn Snake: Elaphe guttata guttata Amelanistic corn snakes, also called red albinos, are beautiful animals that lack the black pigments of a normal corn snake.

    Anerythristic
    1. Corn Snake:
      2. Elaphe guttata guttata Anerythristic, or black albino corn snakes lack the red pigment of the normal variety, leaving a mostly black, gray, and white snake. These are the "A" type anerythristics, which have some yellow pigmentation.
    2. Corn Snake:
      3. Elaphe guttata guttata These Anerythristic type "B" snakes are lacking the yellow color pigment usually found in all corn snakes. This morph is the starter for blizzard corns.
    3. Zig Zag Corn Snake:
      4. Elaphe guttata guttata This unusual pattern morph, sometimes referred to as the "zipper" corn, is becoming popular to mix with the many color morphs of corns that we have today. This particular line in anerythristic type "B" or "charcoal" and is still rather uncommon in collections.
    4. Banded Creamsicle Corn Snake:
      5. Elaphe guttata guttata Orange or yellow bands on a white or yellow background.
    5. Blizzard Corn Snake:
      6. Elaphe guttata guttata Like snow corns, but most have no yellow pigment anywhere.
    6. Blood Corn Snake:
      7. Elaphe guttata guttata Adults are a stunning red with bright white underside.
    7. Butterscotch Corn Snake:
      8. Elaphe guttata guttata Classically marked corn that appears to have been dipped in butterscotch topping.
    8. Candy Cane Corn Snake:
      9. Elaphe guttata guttata Red or orange markings on a white background.

    9. Creamsicle Corn Snake: Elaphe guttata guttata x emoryi "Soft" orange markings on a yellow background.
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