So the pet store where I buy my feeders got a BP as a rescue...some woman had called and said her roommate had skipped town and left his snake, and she was afraid it would eat her small children. :rolleyes:
Of course this happens on the day I go up....and of course I had to take him home. He's been a real sweetheart, completely calm when held, but with a habit of sitting at the mouth of his hide in strike position. He sits like that for hours at a time and will investigate the warm spot if you put a finger to the glass. While switching him to a tub today, the inevitable happened. I was being a bit too complacent with a new snake I know little about, and got tagged. It barely hurt at all, but bled like I'd severed a finger.
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Once it's all cleaned up, its nearly invisible. There's a barely-visible half circle of punctures around the edge of my finger and a tiny bit of bruising.
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And, since I haven't gotten to introduce him yet: Meet Nyoka. He's 3-4 years old, 3.5 ft long, and weights 735 grams. :gj:
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