Milk snakes are a popular pet choice, especially for reptile novices. These snakes are nonvenomous, do not grow too large, and often tolerate handling well. There are some 24 different types of milk snake, though. Each of these subspecies has unique qualities. The most common milk snakes taken as pets […]

Most snakes abandon their eggs before they hatch. Even species that bear live young will leave their babies immediately after birth. But some snake species guard their young for a while, to help them get a head start. Snakes are precocial, meaning they can survive independently straight away. Most snakes […]

If you have ever seen a snake flick its tongue in the air, you may have noticed that it is shaped like a fork. The tongue starts as one straight line and then breaks off into two tips, kind of like the “tines” of a fork. It has a very […]

The Boa constrictor is a big snake, but it is actually much smaller than fellow constrictors (boids), such as the Burmese python. Despite their large size, Boa constrictors have comparatively small appetites. Due to a sluggish metabolism, boas can go months without eating. In the wild, boas hide and ambush […]

Breeders have been trying to create pure white corns, such as the blizzard corn snake, for years. Because of their striking appearance, they’re a popular choice of pet snake and can command a much higher price. This designer morph is bred from albinos and charcoal/anerythristic B corn snakes. Both morphs […]

Enchi ball pythons were first ‘discovered’ in 1998. They come from Enchi in Ghana. The first Enchis were shipped to the U.S. by Lars Brandell at this time and were first bred in captivity and sold as pets in 2002. Enchis are a base morph with a codominant genetic mutation. […]