Dispel Myth: Is one gender more aggressive than the other?

[Ophiuchus]

I was at a show helping someone in a booth recently, and we were discussing this issue. It seems that many people believe that female snakes are more aggressive than males. He and I have always thought this was bogus and it really depends on the individual snake, but this myth had to spawn somewhere. I'm just curious what others think.

What say you?

[Ginevive]

I think that we really need people that have very large amounts of snakes to weigh in on this. People like me who have, like, 8 snakes, have no real business making any claim unless we've worked around large amounts of different snakes. Even then.. I think personally that it just depends on the snake itself and what time of year it is/how hungry the snake is/etc..

[Wolves-N-Dogs]

Just a myth depends on the snake. But the only time i get bit its by one of my girls so

[Patrick Long]

I think females get the more aggressive tendencies, especially over eggs!

[JASBALLS]

Def. My females!

[cassandra]

Def. My females!

Only until we get our chocolate...then your lives may be spared.

[Ginevive]

I can definately see where females would be more aggressive when guarding eggs!

[herpmajor]

I think it depends on the individual.

[NateDogg13]

Are you only talking about snakes? I think male iguanas have a tendency to be more aggressive, especially during breeding season.

With my snakes I couldnt tell ya. Ive got some males and some females, but not of my snakes have ever really been agressive. Last time I was bit by a snake was at least 7 or 8 years ago by a WC texas rat snake when I was still living down there. Id say it all depends on the situation, species, and individual snake.

[Ophiuchus]

Mainly snakes....I'm aware that many male lizards can be pretty nasty. But I'm chiefly referring to when customers will come up to a booth, looking at baby pythons and baby boas, and often choose males because they heard that females are always aggressive. The guy I work with and I are like, "What the...? Where are people are getting this from?"