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Originally Posted by Davu

Gotta love forums and peoples differences!! You stated your thoughts and i stated mine! You think im wrong and i think your wrong! Lets go have a beer and call it a day! :)

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Which is why i joined this site!!
Everyone has there opinions and i stated mine! If someone can not see the sense in my advice they dont need to go accusing me of being totally wrong. If a handler is in danger then the safety of the handler needs to be thought of first and foremost! No advice I gave has any long term ill effect to my knowledge or the knowledge of anything i have read in books, forums etc.
No one on any site has all the answers. Everyone has the right to make there own choices on what information they choose to use in there husbandry practices. No one should take any one persons advice as concrete ways to do things!

Thanks,
Mike

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Originally Posted by daniel1983

Look out.....she bites ;)
http://www.danielhillreptiles.com/co...s/Astrild2.JPG

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What a cute little stinker! Yep, get bitten by that one and you'll give the infection addictus python regius...very fatal.

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Originally Posted by cassandra

What a cute little stinker! Yep, get bitten by that one and you'll give the infection addictus python regius...very fatal.

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LOL theyre like vampires!!!

Just to make sure... this is the Ball Python - Husbandry forum, correct?


Okay... now that we have that straight...and since the orriginal poster was asking about "normal" behavior....

I would like to hear everyone's experiences with being attacked by a ball python, how long said python held on for... and how many stitches were required in order to close said wounds. I only ask this because evidently in order to be a responsible keeper of these animals (I have quite a few) I should know these things to provent my 3 foot, 2lb snakes from eating someone in the house.

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Originally Posted by ddbjdealer

Just to make sure... this is the Ball Python - Husbandry forum, correct?


Okay... now that we have that straight...and since the orriginal poster was asking about "normal" behavior....

I would like to hear everyone's experiences with being attacked by a ball python, how long said python held on for... and how many stitches were required in order to close said wounds. I only ask this because evidently in order to be a responsible keeper of these animals (I have quite a few) I should know these things to provent my 3 foot, 2lb snakes from eating someone in the house.

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Bahahaha...Ken, you are the best dude... :)

Wouldn't it be pretty easy to unwrap an 'attacking' ball python and gently pry the mouth off? It's not like they have the jaw strength of a retic..

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Originally Posted by Shelby

Wouldn't it be pretty easy to unwrap an 'attacking' ball python and gently pry the mouth off? It's not like they have the jaw strength of a retic..

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Ditto.

Here is a little story for you all. This is not my personal experience I actually copied and pasted it from another forum! Enjoy!

#*#*#*#*#*#*Thought y’all might get a laugh out of this story~ it is *kind of* funny!

So~ I mentioned before that I have this 6 year old rescue snake that is only 500 grams right? Well on Tuesday a young (18 or so?) neighbor girl and her boyfriend came over wanting to know if I had any BPs available. I don’t right now, but I do have these rescues (including the small 6 year old) that will be ready for new homes *soon*. So~ I showed her several of my big BPs, and explained that BPs “Rarely bite, and if they do it’s not really a big deal” (famous last words…….can you see it coming?)

Then I take her to the quarantine area to show her the rescues that will need homes soon. I pull out this small 6 year old and I’m explaining that this snake has been underfed and should be much larger. Just as I’m explaining that this snake has a very aggressive feeding response since being in my care the little *darling* (not the word I’m really thinking!) turns around and clamps down on my wrist right at the joint. Then wraps tight on my arm and proceeds to try his absolute best to KILL my arm (I’ll never be hungry again!).

Very calmly, and trying not to admit how VERY badly that hurts I explained that the snake is always hungry and it’s not that the snake is mean, just that at this point he doesn’t understand that he can’t eat anything warm and moving he spots. My fault, not his. The girl is practically in a panic~ wants to pry the snake off my arm. No! Very calmly I explain that if I just run my arm under the cold tap he’ll lose his appetite and let go.

20 minutes later I’m dripping blood profusely and the snake has NOT given up. He’s actually doing an admirable job of killing my arm.

I tell her, no problem, he’s just determined. We’ll take him down stairs and spritz a shot of bourbon in his face. He’ll lose his appetite.

5 more minuites…..the snake and I have both had a shot of bourbon…….and he won’t let go. Lots more blood and it’s getting difficult to pretend it doesn’t hurt!

No problem……here help me get this bucket. Poor all that ice in there please. Yes…..fill it with water to the top. This should ruin his appetite……..any time now…….the ice water is making my arm hurt less (there is a plus!) Wow…..I didn’t think they could hold their breath quite THAT long!

FINALLY he lets go~

And shoots out of the bucket lunging for my other arm!!

I avoided that one~ got a hold of his head with my free hand~ and dripping blood and ice water dashed him back upstairs to put him in his tub!

The girl didn’t call back, I don’t think she wants a BP anymore

I don’t understand why not……..

They “rarely bite, and if they do it’s not really a big deal”

Do I hear the distant rumblings of a Poll??