OMG wow, or was it luck??

Ok everyone, I just though this was sooo sweet so i got to find something out.

I was just over my friend's house and he has a ball python also, but the question i was wondering is how fast does a bp strike??(for a defensive strike)
cause i mean it was as fast as mine moves to kill his prey. if any one knows like a sysetm of measurement i'd appreate it.

Ok here is why i m asking; I was chillen with my friends bp while he was doing something, and i guess i made it mad. I like bumped its head or something and it cocked back, ready to strike. and the way he cocked back my hand was in front of his face, so i slowly try to move it away and he strikes at it. Now i have been doing martial arts for a number of years, almost my whole life,so i have pretty fast hands, and what happened was amazing!! He striked at my hand and i was able to move my hand and place my thumb under his chin or whatever and caught him about a half inch from his head.

Now i wanted to know what this strike potentially slower or am i just really that fast?? Is it humanly possible to be that fast?? This was kinda a natural reaction, meaning i didnt have time to think about it.

So what U think???
(i personally think i m sweet anyway, LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL:sweeet: )

It sounds like a pretty cool ninja moment haha:sweeet:

dude i think you're just a bad ace....that's cool tho

Ya know what i've been wanting to do is rent out a high speed camera, like one that captures 1000 frames per second...and then film one of my snakes feeding and slow it down just to see how rediculously fast these guys are.....i'd compare it to Bruce Lee....so that means i can compare you to Bruce Lee..... :worship:

LOL thanks a lot!! But i did kung-fu, tai-chi, and taekwondo, nothing that can be compared to the master BRUCE!! LOL! He like made his own martial art, i thing it is gi-kun-do or something like that.

It would have been even cooler if you did it with chopsticks :D

That would be awesome to record a BP with a high speed camera

Speaking of ninjas, check this guy out :lol:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=GBtYiLFH85A

in the world of snakes, bp's are not known for their speed /agility. sometimes a feeding strike is alot faster than a defensive strike. i think a puff adder or black mamba would show you some speed! lol



vaughn

defensive strikes are supposed to be slow ... they are a bluff ... the snake doesn't actually want to bite, just scare ... slower and exagerated makes the strike more ominous. Nature is cool like that.

-adam

Maybe since your hand was close to its face the snake though "Mmmmmm.. supper time"

"...do you believe it now Trinity?"