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Anery blood? I have never heard of such a thing.
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yes, it is true Bloods are beautiful snakes, but i doubt they will match the ball in temperament. I heard they can be downright nasy....i met a zoologist at a reptile show who had gotten 8 stitches and a severed tendon in his wrist from a blood. Even the meanest ball python, which is very uncommon in the first place, couldn't really do that kind of damage!
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Most CBB bloods that are handled gently and consistently are anything but nasty. They can be great pets.
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a bite that bad sounds like a misplaced feeding response...
every blood i've held was pretty docile, even the babies.
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Wow...that's the worst blood bite I've ever heard of...sounds more like a retic, scrub or big Burm!
I've taken some nasty hits from bloods - both defensive & feeding - and none were that bad. Guess he shouldn't have pulled away! ;)
Bloods can absolutely match ball pythons for temperament, BTW. Not consistently 100% across the board, but they certainly aren't the monsters that people who have little to no experience with the species make them out to be.
Regardless, they're not an ideal match for beginners or otherwise uninitiated keepers, and do require a solid set of husbandry skills and "snake sense" to keep correctly.
:)
K~
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I think bloods will get very popular soon. A lot of the local breeders and pet stores who carry bloods agree as well. They're hunted in there homes and soon might become endangered and if that happens they will be sought after by most breeders. I love them either way.
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i think they are really a gorgeous snake!!!
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Originally Posted by HelicopterPilot
I think that Bloods are going to be the Next big thing in morphs. I know that most of you know this ,but some people haven't noticed. Well I think that Blood Pythons are going to get as popular as Ball Pythons. Soon when someone says BP they will ask ,"Do you mean Ball Pythons or Blood Pythons"
Well who agrees with my Hypothesis
Dude your so right I back you 110%!!
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I picked the third choice. I personally don't see them as being as big as BPs; although I would love to see what breeders could come up with them! I would love to see a Leucy, or at least an albino; I am not up on them that much, and unsure if the quantities and wild oddball types are being exported to the US like they are with balls.
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Originally Posted by KLG
Wow...that's the worst blood bite I've ever heard of...sounds more like a retic, scrub or big Burm!
I've taken some nasty hits from bloods - both defensive & feeding - and none were that bad. Guess he shouldn't have pulled away! ;)
Bloods can absolutely match ball pythons for temperament, BTW. Not consistently 100% across the board, but they certainly aren't the monsters that people who have little to no experience with the species make them out to be.
Regardless, they're not an ideal match for beginners or otherwise uninitiated keepers, and do require a solid set of husbandry skills and "snake sense" to keep correctly.
:)
K~
sums up my own feeling as well this post good points. I tend to see most people that have never had one or have had very little experience with them making judgements about their "Nasty" streak ..........which I have yet to see having kept them for a few years myself. My male red blood is a big puppy who only hisses and has never struck once from a 12" hatchling to the 5ft 20 odd Ib lump of charm he is now.
My female on the other hand has had a couple of go's at me but she is young and I have had Balls that were more aggressive than she in terms of striking , but the bigger she gets the calmer she gets which I find to be true of alot of species.
I do agree they are not a good match for beginners and you do need "snake sense" to deal with them which will reduce the amount of times you are actually struck at.
on being as popular as Balls I dont see it happening for the simple reason they are far bigger and their needs are more precise. Their reputation will take a while to simmer down as well but I certainly think they are more popular now and still gaining in popularity.
A very powerful snake full grown you have to have experience behind you with these in most cases , thats not to say a beginner cant do well with one I am talking in general.
great snakes though and impressive animals.:)
