Are full grown BPs strong enough to strangle a skinny 5ft person

Are full grown BPs strong enough to strangle a skinnly 5ft person, at a 'DANGEROUS / REALLY HARMFUL' or even 'FATAL' extent?

My 5ft skinny girlfriend is specifically asking that question and wanna see responses from you people here specifically. (she doesnt trust me, lol)

Coz she is thinking if she should move out or still stay in with me when my BP reaches its full size. :rofl:

NO NO NO NO NO NO:rolleye2:

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Originally Posted by snakeman13

no no no no no no:rolleye2:

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i second that.

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Originally Posted by SERPENT_MASTERS

i second that.

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I 3rd that, lol.

And she can wear it as a braclet instead of a necklace until she is comfy handling the snake. :D

Can it attempt to choke her? Yes, but i've never seen or even heard from a reliable sorce of that happening. If it attempts to, it should be less than a problem for her to unwrap the ball from her neck.

I'm a 4'11" skinny person and have never been eaten by one of my snakes.

You are talking at most about a 6lb snake vs at least an 85lb person? I seriously doubt a 6lb snake could take down an 85lb person.

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Originally Posted by boyyoyo

Can it attempt to choke her? Yes, but i've never seen or even heard from a reliable sorce of that happening. If it attempts to, it should be less than a problem for her to unwrap the ball from her neck.

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Its fairly easy to unwrap them, but if she's uncomfortable then I would avoid letting her put the snake on her neck without being there to help. It's like a massage more than anything :)

if a ball python ever were to squeeze you to the point you feel you are loosing control all you would have to do is grab it from the tail and start to peal back. the snake will be forced to let go. crisis solved.
john

Balls stay reletively small compared to Boa's, Retics and Rock Pythons. I have never heard of a ball python strangling a person. Any media attacks have had Boa's and the larger species of pythons involved. I would also like to add that most attacks were due to poor parenting or reckless snake keepers. I have no fear letting either of my sons handle my snakes. My oldest son was on 4 when he got his first ball python.

There is no recorded death by ball python.

I'm a girl too - I have no worries about my ball pythons - they're not going to be able to cause her any harm. She can stay.

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Originally Posted by PassionsPythons

You are talking at most about a 6lb snake vs at least an 85lb person? I seriously doubt a 6lb snake could take down an 85lb person.

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Mine is 10.5 lbs....she 'could' strangle no doubt. I have had her around my neck and she has nearly cut off my air supply twice. But this is almost instinctual, and not a defense mechinism. I would NEVER leaver her around my neck and doze off...I think using common sense is the most important factor when dealing with ANY animal.

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Originally Posted by rabernet

There is no recorded death by ball python.

I'm a girl too - I have no worries about my ball pythons - they're not going to be able to cause her any harm. She can stay.

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Hi Robin, while I agree with some of your comments...I would firmly disagree that a large enough ball python could not cause harm. For the most part most specimens don't get big enough and they are very, very docile...but I know first hand that they CAN cause unintentional harm under the correct circumstances and I always caution people who ask me whether snakes are dangerous. My girl is unsusally large, and often mistaken for a diffrent animal entirely. She's 100% normal, and well over 6500 grams. Maybe not quite 11lbs but close. She's a chunky little monster and she is all muscle.

Size, tempermant and safe handling are paramount I think:colbert:

;)



HHH

Now I've heard it all

What's the average weight for a full grown BP?


PS: She's not totally skinny, she's 100 lbs. :D she should be okay right??

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Originally Posted by H H Honey

Hi Robin, while I agree with some of your comments...I would firmly disagree that a large enough ball python could not cause harm............
HHH

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H H Honey how did that strangling on the neck happened? was that intentional or the snake might have felt that its falling off that's why she held tight on your neck?

Maybe if you fell down the stairs with it around your neck and were knocked unconscious and the panicking ball just squeezed you carotid.

I mean, it can happen, but the odds are crazy, you're taking a bigger risk driving...well, anywhere or petting...well, anything. More people have been struck by lightning than have been killed by constrictors; I have no real data to back that up, but I bet someone here does.

Fwiw, I immediately lol'd when I saw this thread. Because, lol, these threads. :facepalm:

no way a bp could hurt her, now my 8 ft, 20lb red tail boa...that on the other hand she might have something to worry about =].

She really likes to 'ride' around on my neck. I was sitting at my computer and she was looking around and flickering her tounge and was happy and a clam. I didn't do any jerky moovements that I remember, but I remember that her tail was pointed downward in the middle of my chest. She slowly moved it up slowly, and the next think I know she was sqeezing my neck. The more my veins in my neck pulsated, I felt like the more she constricted. She wasn't agry, or agitated, infact, I think she was just making her self comfortable.

Anyway, I tried to gently pull her away from my neck and she resisted. When I tried to stand up, I became lightheaded and realized I was intouble. I called for my wife. She ran over and petted her gently while locating her head, and gentling pulling the front of her body away from the rest of her body. It probably took a good 3 - 4 minutes to remove the animal, and I felt naseated from the restriction of air.

I don't think she every knew why she had to be removed my body so quickly, and it has never changed the way I felt about her or having her. She is an incredibly beautiful animal, and we love her dearly. At almost 21 years old, she probably one of the oldest BP that I seen around.

It made me have a ton of respect for their strenghth, their magestic beauty and their inate instincts.

Under certain RARE circumstances a very large ball MIGHT accidentally cause you to black out, but I strongly doubt it would go from there to death.

Especially if the snake is a pet, if you suddenly collapsed with the snake on you, I tend to think they'd loosen up in shock or even from hitting the floor.

I have a good sized male, at 1200 grams, and he's allowed around my neck on rare occasions. He has tightened on me enough to cause my face to flush once, but he was easily unwound like a scarf long before he had time to do anything else.

Bottom line is this: No snake, no matter what the size, can choke you if you don't put it around your neck. I suppose a 200 pound retic might be able to suffocate you by wrapping your ribcage, but you have no business handling a snake that big by yourself anyway.

Ball pythons can't do much more than make your fingers go a little numb if they squeeze your arm hard enough for long enough. So I'd say she's safe.

I'll put it another way, by 13 year old daughter handles every single one of my Bp's, no matter how big. If I thought they could hurt her, I wouldn't allow her to.

Gale

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Originally Posted by H H Honey

She really likes to 'ride' around on my neck. I was sitting at my computer and she ...........

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wow, i guess i'll just ask her not to put the snake on her neck.. honestly me myself will never be comfortable to put the snake near my face. :D

and wow man, a more than 14lbs BP ... that actually is the LARGEST BP i've ever read. you must have really loved her and fed her extremely well that she grew that much. I enjoy your experience.. seems unique compared to others but again, 21 years of owning it.......... yeah i bet you are one of the most experienced snake owners here :)

is she really a pure breed or probably a mix (if that even possible with snakes)... that's really really huge for a BP. actually they say usually adults are up to 3ft to 5ft long only..

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Originally Posted by angllady2

Under certain RARE circumstances a very large ball MIGHT accidentally cause you to black out

Gale

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how old is your BP? :) i think a 2 lbs snake is fine.. i dunno what's the average weight for a fully mature BP though

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Originally Posted by kiddomarc

wow, i guess i'll just ask her not to put the snake on her neck.. honestly me myself will never be comfortable to put the snake near my face. :D

and wow man, a more than 14lbs BP ... that actually is the LARGEST BP i've ever read. you must have really loved her and fed her extremely well that she grew that much. I enjoy your experience.. seems unique compared to others but again, 21 years of owning it.......... yeah i bet you are one of the most experienced snake owners here :)

is she really a pure breed or probably a mix (if that even possible with snakes)... that's really really huge for a BP. actually they say usually adults are up to 3ft to 5ft long only..

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She's a WC normal. Had her since she was a baby. She has a wonderful tempermant. I wouldn't call myself an expert. These animals are pretty hardy, which is a good thing in many cases.

Yes, she is very, very large. Thick neck, fat and full bodied. Not super long though, maybe 5 feet?


HHH

Whoo boy. If I had a bf that told me he'd move out when my snakes got full size, I'd have to say there's the door...NOW. :rofl:

My lovely pastel boy is only 3 years old.

Just this past Sunday I got myself a nice dinker normal girl whose a whopping 2000 grams, and just recently had eggs. I imagine once she's back up to weight, she'll be 2700 + easily. She's about 6 years old.

She sure is a BIG girl, but just as sweet as can be, a little timid, since she was a breeder, but still just as docile as a lamb. My daughter has already handled her and just loves her.

If your girlfriend is at all nervous, just tell her she doesn't have to put it around her neck.

Gale