what was your first ever experience with ball pythons

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Originally Posted by distaff

(Well, my first post seems to have frozen, and then disappeared.)

Recently, I got hooked on watching snake vids I ran across online: Viperkeeper, 1Softkiss, BHB's Snakebytes...etc.

Now, I want one.

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Love watching Viperkeeper on YT. I would love to have a Gaboon but with two young kids in the house there is no way I would do it. I do like hitting the Columbia SC Repticon show though and seeing all the venomous reptiles. :cool:

you sound exactly like me! haha
really similar stories!
when I first got into snakes I watched Brian alllll the time, too. I also refer to all my girls as "noodles". haha nice story though!!

Jeff, your bp collection is so cool!!

1986, my then brother in law had a ball python as a pet. He had no idea how to take care of it, and no one else in the family did either. I can't remember what eventually happened to the poor little dude, but I do remember how beautiful it was, and I decided then that one day I would have a snake of my own someday. (my then husband hated snakes, he's gone now) Fast forward to now, and I have 2 snakes, and a lizard. As well as the perfect husband.

My first ball python was when I was 7. His name was Adam and he was awesome. That led to a boa when I was 8. A 10 year old with an adult boa and ball python by her side. Now I own/co-own 11 ball pythons and 3 boas. Sadly, my first boa Clarice passed away but I still have Adam. I've had him for 11 years or so now.

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happy for you!

I enjoy this thread. I'm not gonna lie though, reading this thread I feel like I came late to the party :P

My initial experiences regarding snakes were not positive. I was raised to be afraid of and kill them if they came too close to me. As a better educated adult I regret my raising and have done what I can to educate my father about the snakes local to his area. He was shocked when he finally made a Facebook and saw pictures of my little girl. Apparently my step mother screamed :D They don't kill them though, anymore. I explained about the snakes and how a bite is treated for the venomous ones and how to avoid them for the most part.

About a year ago I saw this picture

http://i1322.photobucket.com/albums/...psam7pe279.jpg

And I loved it so much I did TONS of research. I went to a local breeder's shop Tails and Scales in Derby, KS. And talked to those guys and held some of their snakes. And got myself a setup and my lesser pastel girl :D for my birthday present to myself at the beginning of November (After my actual bday). And I continue to read and research in preparation of my next reptile.

I first got into reptiles in seconds ( had a Russian tortoise) my mom helped me take care of him he sadly passed away a year later I then had an ornate box turtle given to me. And in then 3rd grade there an educational show at my school and I got to hold a ball python. Then in 5th grade I went to camp and got to see all these snakes I then fell in love with snakes. fast forward to last August I finally convinced my parents to let me get my first ball python. I know own 2 ball pythons a king snake a leopard gecko crested gecko and a bearded dragon ( I have the box turtle to a girl that allergic to dogs and cats and he's doing great) and I'm getting soon.

About 11 years ago, a friend introduced me to reptiles. His collection was mostly bearded dragons, corns, and Burmese pythons. He actually gave me my first 3 bearded dragons. He went with me when I purchased my first snakes.
Sadly, about a year ago he died unexpectedly at the age of 26.
I've restarted my hobby collection in his honor.

I'm enjoying reading every ones story's.

I'm not certain when the first i was in contact with snakes, I think when i was very little, I faintly remembering one of my uncles showing me his snake. I don't know what type it was or anything, as i faintly remember it. Fast forwarding, when I was probably about 10 or so my sister had a Milk Snake that i would watch eat and once i handled it, although they noticed i was a little scared so they took it back after about 5-10 minutes because the way he was moving(also, i remember as a joke my sister named him Coral). A few months later, he got out his enclosure... sadly to this day we have yet to find him... Fast forward to earlier this summer, some of my family, including I when on a vacation to Florida, and in the hotel place, towards the end of our vacation, i found out this dude had a beautiful Ivory ball python, so I got to hold him for bout five minutes, till the dude had to leave. So I told my mother I really wanted one now(she knew i wanted one for a while, but wasn't too serious). And on my last night on my vacation, I wasn't too happy so the dude brought Lemonstrip(the name of his BP) out for me, and we stayed up all night and I held Lemon all night. A little over a month ago I rescued a female BP. I named her Ryuu, and my mother and I have sworn we have a bond together:). She's still not fully recovered physically and mentally(I say mentally because I just fed her a med rat that she somewhat struggled with and an hr or so later she's still looking for food, while my other one, who has been actually been taken care of was content with his small rat right after and they're both bout the same size), but she has come along nicely.
Right now, I only own two BP's. When I am more established on my own and more room I plan on adding to my collection :D