#bullsnakes

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Maybe a weird question but could a bull snake be a good first snake if the person getting them doesn't care/ isn't afraid that they can be grumpy/aggressive?

Like they are big so would need a bigger habitat then a corn snake, but is their care more tricky as well?

Idk I really want to watch whatever snake I get grow, but corn babies are so delicate and squirmy, while baby bulls are way bigger/thicker and seem less flighty/fast (they choose fight I guess). I don't mind that they tend to have more of an attitude, in fact as a dog trainer, I think they'd be fun to try and target train like u do your snakes.

So I was wondering if, besides temperament and size, if they have anything else, that would make them a poor choice for a first snake.

Not a weird question at all! If you're committed and the attitude and the size aren't major obstacles for you, bullsnakes can be perfectly fine first snakes.

The attitude is genuinely the most difficult thing about bullsnakes. I wouldn't call any snake aggressive, but they're definitely defensive and you can expect a lot of hissing and snapping with most babies. Most bullsnakes will tame down super well with time but you can definitely expect an attitude!

The size is also something to keep in mind - they average 4-6 feet but it is not at all uncommon for individuals to get closer to 8 feet. Males and females also tend to be pretty much the same size, so they're not like other snakes where you can pick by sex if you'd like to plan on a smaller snake. A 6-foot long enclosure is the absolute bare minimum with these snakes.

Aside from those two hurdles, though, they really couldn't be easier! They're as hardy as cornsnakes and really couldn't be easier to keep, and they tend to be excellent eaters as well. It's even possible to find babies with excellent temperaments right from the get-go if you're patient and take the time to check in with breeders about their snakes' personalities.

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Bullsnake (Pituophus catenifer sayi), defensive display, family Colubridae, Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, OK, USA

Though this snake was once considered (by some herpetologists) to be a distinct species, P. sayi, it is now considered to be a Gopher Snake subspecies.

photograph by Randy Jones/USFWS

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"UNHAND ME, THOU VILE KNAVE! WHAT THINK'ST THOU TO DO? MANHANDLE ME INTO SUBMISSION? I SHALL BITE THEE, THOU FOUL TARNISHED- … CEASE, PUT ME DOWN AT ONCE!"

Sorry I saw this

and couldn't help myself.

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Another page of reptile studies, but this time they're all facing to the left-and labelled!

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always an eventful day when I learn a new skill and battle a large snake

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19 July 2024 - Friday Field Notes

The sky doing some half and half. This was a storm front that ended up rolling further north. I will attest, every time, that the sky here just hits different.

On the left, the baby Robins at work. It's only been a week/week and a half but it's crazy to see how much they've grown! Mama has been feeding them well.

On the right, Robin fledgling that was hanging out by the side of my house. Still trying to figure out how to fly, but they're getting there. Tail feathers haven't fully grown in yet. Watched Mom feed them a grasshopper a little later.

Playtime with Bullsnake. He did not want to hold still for pictures.

First time in a month that I've gone out to do some field restoration work. Of course, ten minutes after I say I haven't seen a snake all season I get rattled at by this Prairie Rattlesnake.

Swainson's Hawk eating breakfast off the side of the trail.

Ten-lined June Beetle! A type of scarab beetle, they hiss if you bother them.

Forgot I planted this Rocky Mountain Bee Plant at work and didn't realize what it was (but I kept watering it) until the flowers started forming last week lol. It's ginormous. Anyone else see the lil green solitary bee?

I don't care what anyone says, I think watching grass grow is pretty exciting.

First one is Blue Grama (aka Grandma's Eyelashes and the state grass of Colorado - the flowers once they've gone to seed do look like false eyelashes). The second is some Buffalo Grass that I planted around the patio area I installed in my front yard. I slapped some concrete pavers down and seeded grass in between them, so once the grass gets established it should help stabilize the soil, keep the pavers in place, and help keep that area cooler. I put jute down for erosion control in the meantime but the grass is doing a bang up job of making it obsolete.

Anyway, hope you all are getting some rest. Feels like it's been a rough week for everyone, so hang in there. Catch you next time on the prairie!

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I Wont Let You Go, I Promise

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Born seemingly human in Arizona sometime in the mid 1800's and raised by cattleherds as a foundling, Felix Santiago Carrow never knew his true parentage. A problem child from a young age, Felix would grow up to become a notorious outlaw, racking up an extensive criminal record until his capture at age 34, which in turn lead to his execution for his crimes. Before his hanging, he swore to return from the grave, and that he'd bring Hell with him when he did. He was buried in a shallow grave, the noose still around his neck. Little to anyone's knowledge, including his own, he had vampiric blood latent in his veins, awakened by his untimely death. A month after his burial, he rose from the dead, ready to fulfill his promise...

Finally made a new ref for this old OC o' mine! He's been long overdue for one lol.

I also have an underwear version of this up on my FA account for those who are interested and over the age of 18! Nothing too scandalous but I still didn't want to risk posting to the mercy of the Tumblr flagging system.

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A fella for ya

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What a handsome guy!

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Animal education at the museum received some new young snakes. This is Benny, a bullsnake, and he has the most saddest weepest eyes I swear.

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They say that a mother is not supposed to have a favorite child, but with a son like this one how could I not pick favorites? <3

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Jezebel likes the new plants guys!!

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Art of an adopt I made (and sold). People really liked her vs when I made her in 2018. If people are interested, I might make more sonic-style adopts. Plus it's pretty fun.