What's a good first snake that aren't a large species?

[RileysGeckos]

Hay guys just wondering what would be a good first snake that don't grow to big and are good handlers?
cheers riley

 

[TheReptileben]

....um let me think stimmi stimmistimmistimmistimmistimmistimmistimmistimmistimmistimmistimmistimmistimmistimmistimmi

 

[joelysmoley]

Woma pythons, they only get to around 1.5 meters

 

[Woma_Wild]

Woma pythons

definitely

 

[AirCooled]

You will get many opinons on personal choices,Womas and RSP's would be my personal choices

 

[RileysGeckos]

How do they go with handling and do they tend to bite more? And an others?

 

[TheReptileben]

womas tend to be more food aggressive so you don't want to get between them and their food please correct me if I am wrong but I think womas are about 2m whereas stimmis get just over a meter if you're lucky

 

[joelysmoley]

Depends on the personality of your snake, if you have buy a hatchling your expected more bites because they are trying to defend themselves, but womas are pretty placid snakes. Mine is still a hatchling and ive only got bitten once.

 

[joelysmoley]

Womas are also great handlers, well mine is anyway, haha

 

[christopherR]

I have 2 womas, one is placid and has no food response at all and the other one well......not so much see pic

 

[joelysmoley]

Yeah it does depend on the personality of the snake too, aswell as how often u handle it and stuff like that.

 

[RileysGeckos]

Wha are the price range with both woman's and stimi's?

 

[Gruni]

As I understand it Woma size depends a certain amount on lineage. More southern breeds tend to be shorter if I remember right but then again I don't think 2m is big... and the Woma's I am familiar with have all been gorgeous to handle.

If you want smaller the obvious answer is the three Anterasia for me either Mac or Stimi over Childrens. You could also look at pygmy childrens. If you are in NSW I'm pretty sure Roughies are a Cat 2 license.

 

[Melzey]

I did a heap of research before I got mine. Same as you, I wanted something that wasn't going to get too big. My research concluded that woma get big .. I went with a Broome Stimson

As for price, you can get a Stimson sometimes they arise on here for a out $100 and they go up from there.

 

[Bananapeel]

Any of the antaresia (childrens, stimmies and spotted.) are great. Most max oout at approx 1m with spotteds getting slighly larger to 1.2 or so. However I find Womas to be a better snake IMO. They have less chance of going off food. Usually more reliable handlers and they have a mock bite (headbutt) thing. Plus there personality is just the clown of the snake world. And there patterns range a fair bit and are nice.
@ reptile ben: Most womas get around 1.5. Boodaries are about 1.2 or so but the SA's get to 2m give or take.

 

[Gruni]

Ahh I had it asp about... southerns are longer. :facepalm:

 

[Bananapeel]

Most Antaresia go for 100 - 300 sometimes more if they are out of the ordinary or whatever.

 

[RileysGeckos]

I'm confused now so what are the estimated or average size for both snakes?

 

[Bananapeel]

oh and womas go for $300 plus. Some you can get less.

 

[Bananapeel]

Spotteds - 1.2
Stimsons - 1.0
Childrens - 1.0
Woma - 1.5 (SA - 2.0) (Some WA animals - 1.2 or so)
This is a rough size average but it depends on the individual animal. (Anyone feel free to adjust my measurements given)