Ball python 'attacks' toddler in park

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Originally Posted by jeffjr464

lol you forsee your toddlers getting bit? i have a 15 month old son and he WONT be getting bit because he's never gonna be in a position to get bit, toddlers dont understand what a snake is or how to handle them, ive let my son touch my snakes but never hold them, ever notice how little ones are very grabby and rough? not a good idea to let em handle your snakes, either your snakes or your kid's gonna get hurt, wait till they are older and understand a little more

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Yes, I do forsee my boys getting bit at some point. I'm sure I'll be bitten too. I don't recall saying that I'd let them hold the snake any time soon though. They are 31 months old, and extremely gentle with animals. They pet Bebe nearly every day and Noah likes it when she sits on his shoulder. They also help me feed her in the morning and bath her at night. Supervision and guidence are the key.

Just because its a snake makes it only a little riskier. My mom has three cats and a dog, and any of those could bite too, and do a lot more damage then a BP. I truly believe that having a child raised with animals teaches them responsitility, compasion, and gentleness.

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Originally Posted by jeffjr464

oh yea i forgot to add, if your kid gets bit at a young age it's likely to make a negative impression on them for the rest of their life, that's how snakeophobia's are made, i don't know the technical name lol

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Ophidiophobia

there is a big difference between a beardie and a bp, dogs and cats are a whole different ball game as they can reason and are intelligent, snakes don't have that luxury, they either defend, attack to eat or flee, thats about it, beardie's i would trust with kids cause they are harmless, as are bp's but like i said your kids can develop phobia's if bit or struck at, all snakes are unpredictable.

Your average dog is so much more dangerous than that BP.

I was bitten on the leg by a dog when I was a little kid. I can't remember much about it except one vivid memory of this curved pattern of little purple-blue bruises on my leg from the teeth. It was one of those oblivious dog owner "Oh don't worry about him, he just gets excited." situations. I'm not dog-phobic but I don't trust them unless I see some tail wagging and tongue flapping.

Poor snake. So the next time I am warding off an attacker, like the snake was.. I am attacking the attacker I guess. So beat me with a shovel.
Again.. how do any intelligent, logical people feel about coming with me and colonizing the moon? Too many morons here on earth.

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Originally Posted by bearhart

Your average dog is so much more dangerous than that BP.

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Thank you.

one thing i hate...

poisonous snakes...

snakes are not poisonous, they are venomous.

poison is absorbed or ingested, venom is injected....

it's not that hard...

Never been bitten by a snake. What hurts worst? (Dog or Snake)

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Originally Posted by Kagez28

one thing i hate...

poisonous snakes...

snakes are not poisonous, they are venomous.

poison is absorbed or ingested, venom is injected....

it's not that hard...

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I hear ya....as a reptile store co-owner, I deal with this way too much and it really gets on my nerves. Whether people ask about scorpions, snakes, lizards or rabbits....none are "poisonous." :mad:

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Originally Posted by bearhart

Your average dog is so much more dangerous than that BP.

I was bitten on the leg by a dog when I was a little kid. I can't remember much about it except one vivid memory of this curved pattern of little purple-blue bruises on my leg from the teeth. It was one of those oblivious dog owner "Oh don't worry about him, he just gets excited." situations. I'm not dog-phobic but I don't trust them unless I see some tail wagging and tongue flapping.

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Same happened here when I was three, this dude let his black lab off the leash and it ran up, knocked me down, and broke my nose.

I think the media really blew this story out of proportion. Must've been a slow day.