Are ball pythons a domesticated species?

but they said when they get big to consider that happenin

well sir i like being misunderstood ... like i work at a hotel so ummm yah

No hard feelings though tmoore ... I like u
no homo

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Originally Posted by harm286

a reent sudty funod taht it doesnt meattr waht odrer the ltteers of a wrod are in , the olny ipmraotnt tihng is taht the fsirt and lsat ltteers are in the crrocet piostiosn

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lol

U betcha:)

Hmmm, my instinct is no, because they are not domesticated in the sense that a dog is. At the same time, they are lovely, tame pets (most of them! hehe).

That said I feel confident that if we turned all of our ball pythons loose tomorrow in their native homeland in Africa, they would survive just fine (with the possible exception of some color morphs, since they'd be more visable to predetors or whatever)

I saw this on another website , and it made me think of this thread:


"By definition, a pet is an animal that has been domesticated. Reptiles, however, are wild animals and retain all their wild instincts. To keep a reptile in captivity, you will need to understand his needs, both social and environmental.

Some would use that statement to argue that reptiles are not pets, but wild animals forced into captivity..

I argue that the definition of pet has no relation to domestication, though many domesticated animals are often kept as pets.

my snakes are my pets and i consider them family! they would eat before I would in a dire situation!! Anyone who has ever "made friends" (however you want to put that) with a wild garter snake as I have and has the pleasure of the levels of interaction i enjoy with my thamnophis can say that they are definitely more than just captive wild animals.

unlike most here I find myself thinking that people are trying to categorize a reptile's emotions and behaviors with that of a mammal. Yes BP have emotions and yes they are very smart BUT they cannot be trained. BP aren't tame? Balderdash! If my Bp's weren't tame I couldn't take them everywhere I do. They know that the pouch is their safe haven and they know that if I start walking quickly that they need to anchor themselves but they are in no way a domestic animal. They make wonderful pets but they still have primitive emotions and reactions.