My new ribbon snake

[Suki Wingy]

Awww! *squeals* he;s adorable!!
Personally I like them much more than the reticulators, seems like they just sit there.

[ChrisH]

I love snakes and he's a real cutie! Congrats

[Alysser]

I have one more question. Sorry lol. Are they good with handling? I know they are fast and stuff but do they actually like being handled? I can't believe how cute he is!

[BitsyNaceyDog]

I have one more question. Sorry lol. Are they good with handling? I know they are fast and stuff but do they actually like being handled? I can't believe how cute he is!

I guess it depends on the snake. Though he is fast moving, this one seemed pretty comfortable being held. They can spray (kind of like a cat) and he didn't spray us when we held him. He also didn't try to bite. They don't seem to be a snake that you can walk around with though. I think that he will be a snake that Justin will pick up for a minute or so and then put back, more of a display snake. He hold the other snakes longer and can walk around with them more.

Justin's taught me a bit more about them this morning. They get a little longer than I thought. I thought he had told me average length was 2 feet, but today he said 3 feet but they stay quite thin. He thinks John is about 18 inches now.

Right now we have him in a 10 gallon tank because he has to stay quarantined away from the other reptiles for awhile. Once he can go into the snake room he'll be in a larger tank (I think the one we have for him is a 40 gallon).

I'm still learning so don't take everything I say as being completely right, I'm sure it's not.