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Burmese Python Care Guide

Burmese pythons are one of the most popular of big snakes in the pet trade. Growing to lengths of over 20 feet these snakes really demand respect from anyone who is around them. Although Burmese pythons do...

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Reticulated Python Care Guide

Reticulated pythons are a breed of giant snake that reaches lengths of over 20 feet. These snakes are more slender than their Burmese cousins. The reticulated python is more jumpy and more aggressive than...

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African Rock Python Care Guide

When choosing a pet snake you want to keep in mind that not all snakes offered in the pet trade make good companions.  African rock pythons are known for being aggressive and very muscular.  These snakes...

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Tips on buying a pet snake

Snakes can make fascinating pets. This hub will help answer two questions when buying a pet snake. Where the best places are to buy your pet snake and what to look for when you do so. Lets first answer the...

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Python Puts Paid to Pussy

"Red on yellow, kill this fellow!" Many people, especially cat lovers, were shocked at the story in the British press about a 13-foot Burmese Python asphyxiating and eating poor Wilbur, a neighbour’s...

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Names: Elaphe slowinski, Pantherophis and what is a turtle, tortoise and terrapin? The opinion of a Herpetopathologist

I am a veterinary herpetopathologist. What exactly is that? Well it is someone that has spent too much time in school, first of all. I am a herpetologist, a veterinarian and a pathologist. The result? A...

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Selecting and Taming a Pet Snake

Are you thinking about purchasing a pet snake? If so, there are several things you need to look for when picking out your reptilian friend. Otherwise, you may inadvertently select a sickly snake, which will...

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Top Tips on How to Care For Healthy Pet Snakes - Part Two

Caring for a snake pet is a tough job indeed. These amazing and dangerous reptiles are prone to many mood swings and flexible temperaments that could cause severe harm to the owner. You will need to have...

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Keeping Large Snakes as Pets

There are many different types of snakes that make great pets, and depending on your experience level you will want to choose a smaller and more manageable pet snake than a large snake. You don't want to get...

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Boa Imperator – a guide to the Common Boa

This page is an introduction and care sheet for the Common Boa (boa constrictor imperator). Learn about the husbandry and care of the common boa, why they make an excellent choice as a pet snake, and what pitfalls to avoid when keeping this species.

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