| Most people, when they hear the word
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| | size of snake you choose for your pet,
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| snake, have feelings of fear. While most
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| | make sure you get a secure enclosure.
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| snakes are actually quite gentle
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| | Snakes have an uncanny way of getting out
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| creatures, their features in horror books
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| | cages. If you don't want to have to chase
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| and film have given us an unreasonable
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| | your snake around, make sure you get a
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| view of these reptiles.
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| | cage that latches securely.
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| If you put aside the reputation they've
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| | When choosing your snake, choose a
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| gained and take a look at them with an
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| | reputable breeder and choose captive
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| open mind, you will see that many snakes
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| | breeds over wild. Captive-bred snakes are
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| can make wonderful pets. Though they
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| | tamer, easier to handle, and usually
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| aren't the right pets for everyone.
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| | better eaters. They are also not prone to
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| Snakes have some very specific
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| | some of the illnesses you'll find a wild
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| requirements with food, shelter,
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| | snake prone to. Another consideration is
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| temperature and handling and commitment.
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| | feeding. Wild snakes will be used to live
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| Before purchasing a snake for a pet, it's
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| | prey, making it harder to get them to eat
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| a good idea to do research on the type of
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| | already killed prey. Captive-bred are
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| pet snake you're looking for and what
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| | usually started on already killed prey so
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| care and commitment requirements they may
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| | are less likely to refuse to eat. Also,
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| have. If you are worried about getting a
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| | already killed prey means less chance of
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| pet snake because of having to handle the
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| | injury to your snake and can be bought
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| snake itself, many snakes are quite tame
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| | frozen. So you don't have to raise and
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| with proper handling.
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| | kill your snake's food yourself.
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| Out of the diverse variety of snakes,
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| | Of the snakes to choose from for pets,
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| however, there are only a few that will
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| | look at king snakes, corn snakes and ball
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| make good pets. These excellent types of
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| | pythons. The king snakes and corn snakes
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| pet snake range from garter snakes to
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| | usually live about 20 years. So be ready
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| more exotic snakes like the ball python.
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| | for a commitment. They are also smaller
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| Each species has its own unique needs and
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| | in size. Ball pythons are small but live
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| care instructions. When deciding on the
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| | up to 40 years - again, be ready for a
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| type of snake you want, you need to
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| | commitment. Larger snakes, such as
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| consider these needs before getting your
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| | constrictors, should be avoided as pets.
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| snake as a pet. The things you might want
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| | Some forms of python will eventually
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| to consider are things like life span.
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| | require two people to handle. Having a
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| How large the snake that you choose will
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| | pet snake represents a serious commitment
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| get. Some snakes can get very large, so
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| | to time and resources. Be sure to
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| if you don't have a lot of room, you may
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| | research the type you want before
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| want to choose a pet snake that will stay
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| | purchasing.
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| smaller in size. Not matter what type or
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