Comments on: The real cost of keeping a snake

By: Megyn Ruffrage

Megyn Ruffrage — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 22:37:00 +0000

while overall I’d say this is accurate, I really REALLY cringe at the glass enclosure… these are very difficult to keep proper humidity and heat for most snake species and aren’t ideal at all, they’re great for looks but not for the pet. Boaphiles are nice and better maintain the proper husbandry of most snakes, or if you want to go on the cheap side and don’t really care about the look of the tank itself, large rubbermaid containers work great with some light modification. The larger containers can easily house 4′ or so snakes (length=1/2 snakes body)

By: SnakeKeeper

SnakeKeeper — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:12:00 +0000

This just turns people off of buying snakes for pets.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Thu, 26 May 2011 01:17:00 +0000

WOW! that just killed ANY and EVERY hope i had for ever getting a snake!!!!

By: PetSnakes

PetSnakes — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 13:48:34 +0000

@Gary - Your mentor, who teaches you how to properly handle venomous snakes, should be able to help you out with costs and a good place to get one. I also am not a fan venomoid snakes. If you want a venomous snake as a "pet" you should learn how to keep them without needing to do that.

By: Gary

Gary — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 23:30:33 +0000

What’s the general cost of a) buying a newborn cobra for a domestic pet and b) the cost of keeping it?….obviously de-venomed!