I love my kids too much not too.

So I took Memphis out of his tank to handle him for a few, before doing a full clean out and substrate replacement tonight. He had just started to relax his body and sniff around a bit. He got within inches of my face so I moved my left hand, which was holding him 6 inches back from his head, farther away from my face. He struck instantly on the back of my wrist. I stayed calm and was okay until he wrapped my right hand so tight that it was pulling his head away from my left hand, which of course was tearing on my left wrist.

So my wife who hates snakes, but was willing to let me and my teen daughter have one, had to pry his body off my right hand and then I had to pry his mouth off of my left.



Long story short, the wife wants him gone. She is afraid that the teenager will become afraid if she see's the bite on my hand. She is also now afraid of an escape. With an 18 month old and a 5 month old, I can't fault her. After feeling Memphis's strength she is even afraid for her Yorkie.

So my question is what is Memphis worth, and what is all his gear worth? Before any one jumps in on why not to get rid of Memphis, you must understand that our agreement was that if he ever bit anyone, we would find him a new home, so I have no leg to stand on.





Here is the gear that I have:
40 Gallon breeder tank
2 UTH (1 XL and 1 Medium)
2 dimmers
3 Zoo Med Thermometers with tempature probe
2 XL hides
1 huge water dish
1 unopened 8 dry quart bag of Loose Coconut fiber
1 misting bottle
1 rat carrier
1 stand (used to be a TV stand)

All help is appreciated...