What are the strangest bp myths you have heard?

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Originally Posted by Joci

Lol 😂

What many people think: *highly dangerous 18 foot long snake easily slips out of tank and eats owner in sleep*

Reality: *Baby snake gently noses screen* a few minutes later *Baby snake goes back to hide*

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Expectation: *Large 18 foot highly dangerous ball python coils tightly around neck and suffocates owner during handling*

Reality: Ball python- "NUH. I want warmz." *plops around neck like a necklace*

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Originally Posted by GiddyGoat

*plops around neck like a necklace*

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Better be careful, it'll choke you to death :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by KayLynn

Better be careful, it'll choke you to death :rolleyes:

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h..hElp...I c-ca...can't b-breatheeeee *reaches out dramatically and falls onto the floor* lolllll

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Originally Posted by GiddyGoat

h..hElp...I c-ca...can't b-breatheeeee *reaches out dramatically and falls onto the floor* lolllll

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Lol *confused noodle flicks tongue* 😂

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Originally Posted by dylan815

same here, except i've been bitten plenty of times by snakes. I'd take a snake bite over a dog bite any day. The strangest thing iv'e ever head about bps, or snakes in general, is that they let the devil come into your house. (thanks grandma).

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Well then the devil lives with all of us? Who knew the devil could split himself so many ways lol:rofl:

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Originally Posted by GiddyGoat

"hold on just lemme take out my arms and hands for a sec"~ no snake ever

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i literally just lol'd. This is so damn funny!

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Originally Posted by Joci

Lol *confused noodle flicks tongue* [emoji23]

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Be careful it'll get its tongue poison on you!!!!


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Originally Posted by Newbie39

I am Catholic and have a snake. Ridiculous.

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Haha, then I suppose I'd be a bit of a contradiction;)

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Originally Posted by ckuhn003

One myth I heard was that these were easy and fairly cheap pets to care for :rage

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Yep! Biggest lie in the industry is that BPs are easy first pets to care for. I'd say colubrids are by far much better for beginners. ( Go pituophis!)BPs require more specific needs and are much less Hardy. With colubrids there is more room for error.

I don't think it counts as a myth, mainly "misinformation" but a local wildlife center did a presentation at my high school (where I teach) and I got to sit in on it. She brought some native animals but also a BP. I had to stifle laughter when she told the class that BPs get up to 7-8' regularly. She was holding an adult, looked male, about 4' long lol. That was pretty bad IMO.

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Originally Posted by artgecko

I don't think it counts as a myth, mainly "misinformation" but a local wildlife center did a presentation at my high school (where I teach) and I got to sit in on it. She brought some native animals but also a BP. I had to stifle laughter when she told the class that BPs get up to 7-8' regularly. She was holding an adult, looked male, about 4' long lol. That was pretty bad IMO.

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This honesty annoys me so much, how could anyone who works at a wildlife center be so misinformed about one of the animals they are presenting on?? Like seriously, just ask anyone who has done a five minute google search and they'll tell you that bps usually only grow 2'-6' long lol.