striking position

That's a seriously rare case, Davu. O_O

LOL!!! I totally understand that it is a rare case. All i was trying to say is that it can happen so why not be raedy for it! That was my whole point.
At this point whatever i say or do isnt going to matter much as i am sure I will be met with more negative posts about such and such but hey its all good. I would rather tell someone that the odds of a situation like that happening is RARE but incase it does heres some info on how to handle it!

Oh, and I can definitely respect that. In fact, I encourage that anyone be prepared. I would just hope that you would emphasize the fact that these snakes are not dangerous. (No negativity from me, lovey).

LOL!!!! that had me rollin!!!! I've only been struck once-at feeding time-my fault-but that's crazy

I love the part where they both had a shot!

Yea same here!! I think I laughed for 20 minutes after reading that post!! Definitly some good stuff there. I just hope that it helps my case in that things like that can happen with balls even though its not common!

Was this guys life ever in danger? The way you make it sound is if ball pythons are some kinda human killing machine. Whoever wrote that only sounds like a good 'story teller' to me. How interesting would it have been if they just stated....'I got bit by a 500 gram ball python'. ...instead they tell as story that sounds like Indiana Jones wrestling an adult anaconda. I don't doubt that he may have recieved a bad bite....but the story sounds a bit too elaborate IMO.

Just a few pointers for everyone......If you have a problem snake, do not use that as your 'show snake' and take some kinda precautions to prevent biting(i.e. gloves, etc.). If you are worried about a snake biting a kid, then don't let the kid near the snake.

When people do not follow simple keeper rules, things happen and 'killer python' stories like this start floating around the net. Some animal activist reads it....and next thing you know the government is trying to take away your right to own ALL snakes.

The first time I was bitten, I was bitten by my yearling male. I'd noticed that he'd gotten a bunch of paper in his water (I was using a method Adam suggested to calm him down) and so I wanted to get the newspaper out of the water and change it. Anyhoo. I set him down on my desk. BAD IDEA. If you've ever seen those desks with the CDesque towers built in...yeah. He got up into one of them. -Bangs head on desk.- So...I had to pull out a bunch of CDs and then take out the dividers. Once two were gone(there were three) I just decided to stick my hand down in the last one to get him. WHAM. I pulled the third one off, grumbling to myself, put him back in his tank and went to school. I was so angry with myself, but it wasn't more than a papercut.

Fine advice. I dont think the poster meant it to be a killer python story however! She posted that in a way to seem comical! If you had read the following statements you would understand that she did not mean it as a scare tactic or to be negative torwards balls in anyway. I just wanted to post it as an example of what i was saying. Im not saying that balls are verocious killers or that any kind of attack could or would seriously injure anyone. All I wanted to point out is that it can happen and the person that is not ready for it can or will freak out and damage the snake more then help it.
If you dont know how to handle a situation like that, for example removal methods then if a bite like that does occur your going to freak due to your lack of knowledge on whats going on and maybe you think that the poor thing is never going to let go or you just dont know how to get him off of you without causing serious damage to your snake.
I can see that even still I am totally wrong in other peoples mind and I will end anymore replies to this thread! Everyone has there own mind and make the decsion wether or not I have merit in what im trying to get accross!!

Thanks for listening to what i have had to say!
Mike

Daniel: Mike didn't make it sound like anything. He posted the story. That's all he did. I think he wanted to show people that on rare, rare, rare occasions, this can happen.

Don't be so hard on the kid.

Hey Im older then you!!! :neener: Whats with the kid stuff?? LMAO :colbert2: