Keeping Snakes In Thailand

[Richb2004v2]

Has anyone had any success keeping a ball python here in Thailand? I have been considering having one as a pet. I have always liked reptiles and used to keep them when much younger. I have done a little research and the ball python is a favorite amongst enthusiasts. I was planning on building an enclosure around one of the trees in the garden so as to make is a more natural setting. I don’t know if this is a good idea or not. I will check out that is on offer at Jak to Jak market (or what ever is the proper name for it) in Bangkok. Any advice welcome.

[draggons]

No need to buy from JJ market. Suprised you've not come across them when out on your bike, plenty wild ones around Ban Chang. Caught a 15 foot python outside the office a couple of weeks ago!!!! Plenty of cobras and other nasties about to

[Richb2004v2]

No need to buy from JJ market. Suprised you've not come across them when out on your bike, plenty wild ones around Ban Chang. Caught a 15 foot python outside the office a couple of weeks ago!!!! Plenty of cobras and other nasties about to

Wow! I only ever see the little garden snakes about, even when out on the bike. I would have liked to have seen the python. I didn't think that things like that were in the wilds of Ban Chang.

[Okidoki]

No need to buy from JJ market. Suprised you've not come across them when out on your bike, plenty wild ones around Ban Chang. Caught a 15 foot python outside the office a couple of weeks ago!!!! Plenty of cobras and other nasties about to

Ball python is African so you can´t find them in Asia. However there are retics and tiger pythons here and Blood pythons as well I believe. (Down in the south)

Since Ball pythons are now a very common captive breeded snake with a lot of colour morphs you should be able to find them in JJ market. Found some Green Tree pythons last time I was there.

check www.kingsnake.com for articles, breeders, caresheets, etc. Check the prices, you can easily pay 10-20 000 USD for one (morph)or 50 USD for a normal.

Should be no problem to keep if you know what you are doing.

[quiksilva]

No need to buy from JJ market. Suprised you've not come across them when out on your bike, plenty wild ones around Ban Chang. Caught a 15 foot python outside the office a couple of weeks ago!!!! Plenty of cobras and other nasties about to

Wow! I only ever see the little garden snakes about, even when out on the bike. I would have liked to have seen the python. I didn't think that things like that were in the wilds of Ban Chang.

We had a 10 ft python (burmese?) in our housing estate the other day, and yesterday has a large, thick, black snake in our back garden. All this in the wilds of Prachacheun!!