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Locohead
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posted August 11, 2003 10:24 PM
I've been trying like the dickens to find a pet bull-snake. I've driven dirt roads for hours looking and I try looking around ponds and such but only seem to find garter snakes.
Any suggestions?
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Stretch
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posted August 11, 2003 10:52 PM
Try to find someone with a barn and see if they will let you mill around in there for a while... You may get lucky... ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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Alaskan Yoter
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posted August 13, 2003 07:51 PM
LC,
I used to collect snakes for less then nothing else to do, and I the two places I found them the most were...
Under old railroad ties on the side of the tracks, and sunning on rocks on, near or round a pond.
The ones where I grew up in Indiana would shake their tails kind of like a rattle snake. Maybe to fool me. Never worked. ![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
Had one get loose in the house for about five days before we found him again. Just me and dad new. We didn't dare tell mom.
Todd
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WhiteMtnCur
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posted August 14, 2003 08:54 AM
A captive bred specimen may be a better choice because they're already eating frozen rats/mice, less aggressive, etc.
Check this out:
http://www.gherp.com/gherp/pages/colubridstock.htm
Towards the bottom of the page there are a couple different bullsnakes. Captive bred, different color phases, etc.
New England Reptile Distributors also had a pretty extensive bloodline of bullsnakes for a while, I'm not sure if they still do. Their amelanistic/leucistic rat snakes were something else too.
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Leonard
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posted August 14, 2003 09:10 AM
I'm not that well versed on snakes, can't seem to recall what a bull snake looks like? Are they black? We see some black snakes down in the southern part of Arizona, I thought they were king snakes, but that's just a guess? Same thing with rattlers though. Certain times of the day and seasons, they appear in clusters, depending on the ambient temperature.
Around here, we have just about the prettiest snake you ever will see, the California mountain king snake; and the regular California king snake is a close second. They don't seem to do well in captivity, but if you take the time to figure out the diet, etc., you have quite an attractive snake.
Good luck with your quest, LB
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Cal Taylor
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posted August 14, 2003 12:16 PM
What we call bullsnakes here look almost like a rattler but without the rattles of course. I could send you one, but it would be in chunks. I seem to go out of my way to kill every snake I can. I have had to many dogs and horses bit and too many close calls myself. I have no use for snakes of any kind.
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onecoyote
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posted August 14, 2003 04:03 PM
Leonard, a Similar species to the Bullsnake is called a ( Pituophis melanoleucus ) the common Gopher Snake and yes they do look like a Rattlesnake to someone who wouldn't know. ![[Frown]](frown.gif)
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Curt2u
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posted August 15, 2003 08:18 AM
Our Bullsnakes look just like Cal describes. Similar to a timber rattler without rattles and shakes it's tail in the leaves to sound like one. They like to hiss loudly when you mess with them too. Most of the ones I see are incidental encounters. Might be walking down a logging road or out in a wheat field. Most have been in the yard!
My friends wife had one curled up by their mailbox the other day. She had her friend come over and guide her while she took her husbands truck and ran the snake over about 8 times. Now that's snake fear! LOL!
I've had Boas, Burmese Pythons, Ball Pythons, CA King snakes, Salt and Pepper King snakes, and even a rattler but one of the best I had was a Bull snake I caught in our barn. About 4 ft and had a bad attitude. After handling it for about a week with gloves on the thing was gentle as a lamb. Would eat feeder mice no prob. Kids could handle it.
Had a King snake back when I did construction years ago before I got hitched. Lived in motel rooms and moved this snake with me from motel to motel. Didn't get the lid on tight once and it got loose. Found it wrapped up in the bed springs and it wouldn't let loose for anything. Had to cut 3 springs to get it out. Didn't tell the motel guy that of course. LOL!
Can't really say where to find one Loco. They just seem to be where they are.
Take care, Curt
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Locohead
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posted August 16, 2003 08:40 PM
For our 10th anniversary, my wife just bought me a gorgeous Mexican Black Kingsnake. It is a super gentle 3 1/2 foot critter. It is solid Black, Is a kingsnake, and They just very well might be the critter harrassing Leonardo!!
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