Sex in snakes

guys i have the Dr. Mark Seward's - Determining Sex in Snakes

Learn how to tell the sex of any snake, safely and accurately with the techniques of probing and poping.
i don't have the probing tools so amtrying to find the sex with the popping method. the probing method is dangerous so i select the popping. am trying to do alla of i saw in the video . the snake doesn' allow me . he/she catch strong muscles. can't explaint itn:P
someone told me that you must hatching the snake for some time with some method to relax.
in my country we do not have reptile experiance.
what i must do?
the snake is 1 year old

i'm not an expert on this by any stretch of the imagination. that being said, i was under the impression that "poping" only works to determine sex if the snake is a hatchling and it won't work if the snake is more than roughly a month old. after that, you have to probe to determine sex.

Yes, popping anything older than a month or so is not only very difficult, but potentially dangerous. Especially if you have no experience with it. If you can, have a reptile vet probe it for you, or invest in a set of probes. They are not expensive.

if you do not have a place around that specifically sells reptile probes, check some medical supply places....the will most likely have something good to use.just look around on the net....and find something similar.

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Originally Posted by Shelby

Yes, popping anything older than a month or so is not only very difficult, but potentially dangerous.

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I regularly pop ball pythons of all ages. There is nothing dangerous about it.

-adam

I was waiting for Adam to tell me I was wrong. Hah..

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Originally Posted by Adam_Wysocki

I regularly pop ball pythons of all ages. There is nothing dangerous about it.

-adam

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can tell me some tricks please? beacuse my snake doesn't allow me. it strengt his muscles and i can't open the cloacal

popping older snakes is more of an art than a procedure .. dont force it .. try some hatchlings first to develope the proper technique.. in order to pop an older animal it HAS to be relaxed

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Originally Posted by Shelby

I was waiting for Adam to tell me I was wrong. Hah..

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I just didn't understand what you meant by "potentially dangerous"???

-adam

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if you do not have a place around that specifically sells reptile probes, check some medical supply places....the will most likely have something good to use.just look around on the net....and find something similar.

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No...stick to snake probes, not misc. medical instruments. There are several places where you can order them online.

www.tongs.com
www.beanfarm.com

etc...

K~