male vs. female

Which sex is generally more aggressive? or is there not really any proof of either being more aggressive?

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Originally Posted by hughman 125

Which sex is generally more aggressive? or is there not really any proof of either being more aggressive?

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The only time I've ever seen an especially agressive female was when she was sitting on a clutch of fresh eggs.

IMO, it really depends on the individual snake -- there are always exceptions to the rule, ones that follow them to the T and ones that are in the middle. :)

My best friend's got a pastel male that strikes and hisses at anything that moves. He's been like that since he came out of the egg, and is aptly named "Chompy." :D He's got another pastel male that's as calm as still water.

i like to get a morph of some sort say a bumble bee, then get a female normal ball its cheaper and you can get normal adult female ball pythons cheap! Well good luck!

-Payson

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Originally Posted by Tochigi_R

The only time I've ever seen an especially agressive female was when she was sitting on a clutch of fresh eggs.

IMO, it really depends on the individual snake -- there are always exceptions to the rule, ones that follow them to the T and ones that are in the middle. :)

My best friend's got a pastel male that strikes and hisses at anything that moves. He's been like that since he came out of the egg, and is aptly named "Chompy." :D He's got another pastel male that's as calm as still water.

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lol okay thanks for the reply! I have a female normal and she is very aggressive besides when it comes to eating! ive only had her for like 4 months, i figured maybe she just wasnt used to me yet, but i would think that shed be used to me after 4 months!

Females

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Originally Posted by hughman 125

lol okay thanks for the reply! I have a female normal and she is very aggressive besides when it comes to eating! ive only had her for like 4 months, i figured maybe she just wasnt used to me yet, but i would think that shed be used to me after 4 months!

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How old is she? If she's a little young thaang she might grow out of it. :) Some snakes tend to be on the nippy side of the spectrum when they're younger and may or may not grow out of it.

If she's older, and if you're not afraid of being bitten or if you just wear thick long sleeves, you can try and get her to calm down by handling her more often than you would a more tame snake and see if that has a positive effect. Try and let her learn that she can tolerate you because you won't hurt her. If you go down that route, don't put her back in her cage if she tags you because she may learn that biting means home and that's no fun. :)

Good luck with your girl! If she doesn't end up calming down eventually, at least you'll have fun dodging her. You'll have ninja reflexes! :ninja:

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Originally Posted by Tochigi_R

How old is she? If she's a little young thaang she might grow out of it. :) Some snakes tend to be on the nippy side of the spectrum when they're younger and may or may not grow out of it.

If she's older, and if you're not afraid of being bitten or if you just wear thick long sleeves, you can try and get her to calm down by handling her more often than you would a more tame snake and see if that has a positive effect. Try and let her learn that she can tolerate you because you won't hurt her. If you go down that route, don't put her back in her cage if she tags you because she may learn that biting means home and that's no fun. :)

Good luck with your girl! If she doesn't end up calming down eventually, at least you'll have fun dodging her. You'll have ninja reflexes! :ninja:

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HAHAHA! very well put, Tochigi!

My girlfriend tends to be more aggressive than I. At times though, I cannot help but feel partially responsible.

Women.......

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Originally Posted by mr. s

My girlfriend tends to be more aggressive than I. At times though, I cannot help but feel partially responsible.

Women.......

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hahahaha

I haven't been around hundreds, or even thousands, of snakes like some people on this forum, but I've yet to see a tendency towards aggression based on sex. Every snake will have it's own "personality," and sometimes that can mean being a little more snippy than others.

I would say males definitely. Oh wait, are we talking about people? :D Oh, maybe snakes...;)

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Originally Posted by Dabonus

I haven't been around hundreds, or even thousands, of snakes like some people on this forum, but I've yet to see a tendency towards aggression based on sex. Every snake will have it's own "personality," and sometimes that can mean being a little more snippy than others.

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Agreed!

females are more aggressive all the way case in point i use to have an adult female that was close to 6 foot long only time she was somewhat tamed down was when she had a clutch in her coils other then that anything that moved she struck at. dont get me wrong she would still protect her eggs with all she had but unless you touched her while on the eggs her attention stayed with the eggs. and most females guard there eggs. yes you might find a male here and there that is aggressive. but on a whole females all turn aggressive even if it is just at incubation time.

i got 2 captive born females both less then a year old and both of them are biters and to think i got these 2 for my 4 year old son at the Kalamazoo show last month. yes i know more then likely they will calm down given some time and regular handling. i think it's kind of funny cause my son can hold my almost year old blood and no worries of being bitten well unless he does something to hurt the snake and make it bite him also the blood is a female but it is close to a year old so it has packed on some size and knows even though my son is always pecking on its cage

but at the same time i think allot of it has to do with age of the snake as babies they are driven to eat to grow quicker so when young most will bite anything that makes sudden or jerky motions in front of them not being mean but thinking it is food or out of defense to keep from getting eaten themselves

From what I have learned a female is when she has just laid. Other than that all BPs seem to have personalities based on the particular snake.

I have a female BP that is around 9 months old. The only time my girl is aggressive is when I place her in the container I feed her in. She knows's it's on then. She used to lay low in there until I offered her the mouse, but now she raises her head out and is waiting on me...kinda like hurry up! Other than that, she's pretty calm.