LTR's = Spawn of Satan

On another thread I was commenting on the LTR snakes temperment. I'm currently housing an adult pair and the female is an absolute freak. I went in with gloves :D to clean and she bit my thumb. I took the glove off thinking she'd release it. Nope she proceded to chew and swallow. :O

It's not the greatest pic, but you get the point.



https://ball-pythons.net/gallery/fil.../ltr_glove.jpg

I was taking pictures that night and had my camera ready. I was able to ever so slowly work the glove back out without a problem. :carrot:

ha, fiesty huh? i still want one, though maybe i would settle for a leucistic bp instead. :D :P

Please excuse my ignorance, but whats a LTR?

I can't see the pic clearly.

Leustistic texas rat snake. An all white rat snake with deep blue colored eyes and an evil temperment, although some are quite docile.



hmmmm...leusistic BP, now your talkin. Closest I have is a shirt with one on it :( Although it's a nice shirt and free too. Can't beat free.

Nevermind I figured it out.

i plan on getting one in the near future... i look forward to the challange.

Even though I handle mine, she seems to live just for the sake of biting!!:taz:

i heard with balls that if they don't let go, you can run warmish water over their heads and they'll release... does that really work? and would it work with other snakes as well?

i read some where just mist a little water on there head, can't hurt them...

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Originally Posted by Blu Mongoose

Even though I handle mine, she seems to live just for the sake of biting!!:taz:

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I agree! I know the one I had was named Lucifer because he/she was a total nut with a huge attitude problem! I handled him/her daily and it seemed the more I handled him/her the meaner he/she got. I had enough with that and ended up selling that snake. They are super pretty, but do not have a good temperament at all.

I have a regular ol' Texas rat and have to say, he's the sweetest thing! We take him to outreach shows we do and I have no reservations about letting kids hold him. I can grab him and do anything without worrying about getting bitten.

maybe the lack of color removes brain cells too? :rolleye2:

Yikes, that is insane!
I had a BP coil and attach to my hand; I dunked her into a fish tank and it did nothing. Mark had to gently pty her off of my thumb.. ouch was that painful! I was very glad that he was home.. if I were alone, it would have been much harder to remove her.
I have a fiesty corn snake, but here is what I do to remove him from the tank: I use a knobby grapevine branch to gently hook him out, and then I gently and non-agressively remove him onto my arm/hand.. he gets more curious and has never bitten at me after removed.

I am one of the lucky ones. My LTRS is fairly docile. She gets cranky when shedding though. Gloves are bad to use to that exact reason. If you have a snake that bites and starts to swallow, you have a problem. The best thing to do with an evil snake is use a hook or just take the shots.

Heh, now I know what I was in my former life! :D

Fiesty, fiesty but they sure are good looking!