Viatnamese blue beauty ratsnake

[exoticsadmirer]

has anyone owned this snake breed i was looking through practical reptile keeping magazine and saw them in an article and think they are gorgeous i particluarlly like the one on the fron tof the articl that is a slate/light blue and white if anyone has read the article? thank you

[Nix]

Have a word with Pauline on here. She keeps blue beauties.

[adamntitch]

its pauline that owns 2 in one of the pictures

[Pauline]

Originally Posted by exoticsadmirer

has anyone owned this snake breed i was looking through practical reptile keeping magazine and saw them in an article and think they are gorgeous i particluarlly like the one on the fron tof the articl that is a slate/light blue and white if anyone has read the article? thank you

I keep a pair of them, in fact the 2 in the viv in the article are mine. They are beautiful snakes although they can be very snappy as youngsters but with regular handling will calm down. They are very large snakes, my male is at least 7' and they have been known to reach up to 11'.

I'm hoping my 2 will breed next year so hopefully I will have hatchlings available then.

[Weekender]

ive just bought a little girl and she is a darling. a real pleasure to own. but you have to be prepared for how big, powerful and down right aggressive they can be. if handled regularly they can be calmed down but remain nervous.

i love them so id recommend them all day to people who are prepared for what they have to offer.

[exoticsadmirer]

i'm looking for another snake for my 18th birthday(august of next year) and these guys caught my eye are their colours as nice as in the picture or better? i mean i don't mind being nipped meh gets you used to it.

[Weekender]

the colours are better than most pictures. haha
the nips arent bad when they are young but obviously when they are puishing 7-8 feet that is one hell of a nip. lol.

my advice would be to see an adult and handle it or a similar animal just to see if you could safely and confidently handle that sort of animal. thats what i did. and im still doing it now after ive bought her.

[exoticsadmirer]

i'm at college and getting used to handling a royal and 2 adult corns so i'm getting used to the longer snakes seemin at the moment i only have a rough green.

[April Taylor]

Originally Posted by Pauline

I keep a pair of them, in fact the 2 in the viv in the article are mine. They are beautiful snakes although they can be very snappy as youngsters but with regular handling will calm down. They are very large snakes, my male is at least 7' and they have been known to reach up to 11'.

I'm hoping my 2 will breed next year so hopefully I will have hatchlings available then.

i read that, stunning snakes pauline

[Weekender]

Originally Posted by exoticsadmirer

i'm at college and getting used to handling a royal and 2 adult corns so i'm getting used to the longer snakes seemin at the moment i only have a rough green.

thats a good way to start out but beauties move quite differently to corns as they are sometimes quite jerky and unsure in their movements whereas corns are very deliberate and slow moving. if you can handle bigger ratsnakes then u will be abit better prepared. you also need to be prepared for the possibility of having a "look dont touch animal" as some can become like tis. i worked with an adult female who was near as hell unhandalable and she frightened the life out of me at the time. i think it pays to get as much expereince with them as possible before buying any snake.

still sounds like your on the right track so far.