python snake

A:There are LOTS of differences - and neither make good pets for beginners! Copperheads are venomous snakes displaying markings that, from the side, look like Hershey's kisses (in color and shape). The dark brown (chocolate colored) markings are on a colored base of beige/tan (light flesh color). Burmese pythons are nonvenomous and come in a variety of colors due to selective breeding in the pet trade. A "natural" Burmese python also has dark markings, but the markings are randomly-shaped blotches along the sides and back of the snake. The markings are often edged in a greenish yellow line of scales. The base color of a "natural" burmese python is much lighter brown than the markings, but not as beige-looking as the base color of a copperhead. Do an image search on the web for more details - the 2 snakes look nothing alike. Really, if you don't know the difference here, you shouldn't be dealing with either snake. Sorry, but your not knowing tells me you don't have a lot of experience and/or knowledge about snakes. Both the copperhead and the Burmese python can cause serious injury, and the Burmese, once it attains some size, can kill you.

A:you should have an under tank heater and a light becaus you want the tank to be heated and the pad should only cover part of the bottom so the snake has a part of the tank to cool down other than that that sounds like a pretty good set up. You will want a water dish big enough for the snake to submerge itself in and possibly a hide box of some sort. you can buy a substrate of some sort the store should be able to help you with that but newspaper also works great and makes for easy cleanup. also i would ask them the last time the snake was fed and or ask for a feeding demonstration to make sure the snake doesn't have problems eating. Good Luck!

A:I wouldn't have recommended a diamond as a first snake. They tend to be aggressive anyway, and they are a rather large python. Not huge, but large, and they can deliver a painful bite. My suggestion would be to wear smooth leather gloves such as work gloves. Stay away from suede (rough leather) as the teeth will catch and possibly get broken if it should bite. With gloves you can at least keep the snake away from your face if necessary. Short periods of handling might help calm the snake, but don't be surprised if it never gets to be very friendly. When handling, I'd just reach in, and gently take the snake by mid body and upper body. Don't grab, just hold. Then bring it out. Do not squeeze the head or neck, this will cause a defensive pull back. Try not to be tentative with holding. Go in, pick it up and hold it. Don't put your hand in there, pull it back if it seems to be acting aggressively or things like that. The quick, tentative movements tend to create a strike mode. Good luck with your new pet!

A:The doctors is in, and he thinks he can help! My son wanted a snake, and so I bought him a boa. I would say, eh, close to the size you currently own. Anyhow, my son let him out of the cage, low and behold he crawled under the door. Mind you, it was closed! That small of a space! They are extremely and I do mean extremely hard to keep in anything that has any space where they might crawl out. We ended up having to call animal control. It was a nightmare. After a long talk with my son we as a family decided snakes just wasnt for us. We have big lake by our house so we went out on the boat and let him free in the middle of it. I haven't seen him as of yet, but im sure hes out there living somewhere. Glad I could help! Dr.Help

A:Hello; have you considered an Irian Jaya Carpet Python or a Woma Python? Both species match your requirements quite well, are generally very docile, are interesting looking, relatively low maintenance, and are in the size range you are looking for. Here are care/information sheets on both species; in case you are interested. :) Woma python: http://www.a1pythons.com/woma.html http://www.arbreptiles.com/boids/womas.shtml Irian Jaya Carpet python: http://www.acreptiles.com/pythons_carpet_irianjaya.htm http://www.acreptiles.com/carpet_python_care.htm I hope this helps, and if you have any further questions at all on the subject; please feel free to message me and I will be more than happy to assist you. :) Good luck! EDIT: Oh! if you'd like the over-all look and disposition of a Boa Constrictor but with a smaller size, and easier to accommodate care and maintenance needs; I would highly recommend a Hog Island boa. They are the smallest (averages four to six feet, though it isn't common for them to exceed five) and in my opinion the prettiest member of the Boa Constrictor family, and they have all of the great aspects of the Colombian Boa Constrictors and very few of the bad. :) Here is a care sheet on them; if you are interested. http://s48117.sites45.storefront-hosting.com/care-hogg%20island%20boa.aspx And here is a picture of one: http://www.riobravoreptiles.com/images/islandboas_07_f.jpg