This snake is a huge problem

I have a problem with my Burm and her aggression. i took her out and she was fine until i went to pick her up again and take her back inside then she spazed. i almost got tagged twice and she was acting like she was wild. even before that she acted the same way in the cage. i would hate to get rid of her but i cant have a 10' + snake that is mean as hell as a pet. does anybody have any suggestions?

find some one that can take care of a 10'+ snake that is mean as hell as a pet.

my blood is the same way. you set her down and she get mad. you just gotta work with them put long sleeves and leather gloves on if you have to.

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Originally Posted by Jmiller250

my blood is the same way. you set her down and she get mad. you just gotta work with them put long sleeves and leather gloves on if you have to.

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alright thank you guys for your help i didnt think about long sleeves good idea, i already have leather gloves. thanks

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Originally Posted by Kagez28

find some one that can take care of a 10'+ snake that is mean as hell as a pet.

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lol shes only 3' but i was referring in the future if she was 10' or more and wanted to try killing me lol. but thanks you made me laugh.

How long have you had this 10 foot burm? Is someone always there when you are cleaning, handling, feeding, etc.?

Some of the snakes I have owned in the past were like that after putting them down. I am 6'3" and I think having someone towering over them is a tad bit sttressful to them. Keeping them more on your level in my experience seemed to calm them down a bit. For example they were much more relaxed on a bed with me sitting on it than having the snake on the floor with me standing over the snake.

You still have time to work with the snake and get it use to you, how long have you had her/him?

But please also make sure not to expose your face to the snake, getting tagged in the eye isn't pleasant.
At 3 ft, you should be able to work with it and hopefully get it to calm down. Patience and calmness is key when working with animals.
Good luck, and if it seems that it will not calm down for you, and continues to grow, please do not hesitate to find someone more experianced with giants to take it. The "pride goeth before a fall" is never more applicable when involving giants. We do not need more keepers getting bitten/injured by giants in the news just because you didn't want to admit you couldn't handle it.
I hope that some of the experianced giant keepers here can give you more advice, and that you can calm her down for handling.
Wolfy

She sounds like she is a baby still...? So keep working with her and wear protective clothing...

you said take her inside? inside as in indoors or inside into her cage. Because many people have said their snakes tend to be more wild when outside. Could be due to the fact that they could easily be preyed on when out in the open if they were in the wild, so instinctually they'll know to be wary when outside.

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Originally Posted by BostonMacK

Some of the snakes I have owned in the past were like that after putting them down. I am 6'3" and I think having someone towering over them is a tad bit sttressful to them. Keeping them more on your level in my experience seemed to calm them down a bit. For example they were much more relaxed on a bed with me sitting on it than having the snake on the floor with me standing over the snake.

You still have time to work with the snake and get it use to you, how long have you had her/him?

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ive had her for about 7 months now. the day i picked her up from the pet store she was fine after 2 days of having her she started to act this way. but like everybody else says just work with her and hopefully she calms down. thanks everybody for your help

That because at pet stores they turn the heat down on aggressive snakes to make them docile. Once you get them home and keep them in a normal temp range you see there true disposition. This is the exact reason I hate the fact that large pythons are so cheap and plentiful. That sucks, I guess you could try to work with it more and see how it goes but it seems like you already see the handwriting on the wall. I think when you buy a snake like that or any snake for that matter. You need to ask yourself could I deal with this animal as an adult and a total Psycho. kinda like looking at the worst case scenario even though what might be in front of you isn't appearing to be that way.



Chuck

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Originally Posted by Chuck

You need to ask yourself could I deal with this animal as an adult and a total Psycho. kinda like looking at the worst case scenario even though what might be in front of you isn't appearing to be that way.



Chuck

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exactly! i am taking that approach with a bci- heck even one of the localities that hardly pushes six feet. i would have defininatly assumed the worst when purchasing a burm.

Like what others stated is use some leather gloves...What worked for me is use a board to cover yourself and rub him slowly to let him know your touching/grabbing him....then scoop him up in the mid section and back...

Put the board(ex.tub lid) edge by his neck...so if strikes the board will hold him back a little.

if worse does come to worse and it hasn't calmed down by the time it's a more unmanageable size, you can post an add in craigslist and you should get responses from refuges willing to take them for life. a lot of these places have a webpage so you can check them out and be sure they're legit.


but, hopefully it won't come to that! just thought i'd throw it in as an option. good luck!:sunny:

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Originally Posted by wil3284

I have a problem with my Burm and her aggression. i took her out and she was fine until i went to pick her up again and take her back inside then she spazed. i almost got tagged twice and she was acting like she was wild. even before that she acted the same way in the cage. i would hate to get rid of her but i cant have a 10' + snake that is mean as hell as a pet. does anybody have any suggestions?

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well i have a carpet python and hes just a baby lol hes like 3 months old and like 2 feet long allready and hes pretty agresive maybe ur snake is hungry did u feed him XD also play with him more soo he knows ur scent and isnt as agresive

Just a quick question, are you feeding her in her enclosure, or a seperate feeding bin? I personally don't have agression problems with any of my snakes, but i know some people say that a seperate feeding area will help curb agression.

Robin

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Originally Posted by BostonMacK

Some of the snakes I have owned in the past were like that after putting them down. I am 6'3" and I think having someone towering over them is a tad bit sttressful to them. Keeping them more on your level in my experience seemed to calm them down a bit. For example they were much more relaxed on a bed with me sitting on it than having the snake on the floor with me standing over them

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I agree 100%-we have 13 burms and there are a couple that hate being on the floor or out of their cages. Could be intimidation or the cleaner I shampoo the carpets with or other scents-don't really know. Just keep her where she is most comfortable. We don't use gloves, we try and get them used to our scent and feel so when they do finally calm down they aren't shocked at the different texture and feel if we stop using them. We also have most of ours hooked trained when we open the vision and tap them on the head with it they know its time to come out. This takes time for some of them. When dealing with one of our aggressive burms my husband and I are always together-just in case. We have 2 right now that fit that your description and are working with them. It takes time-Good luck.

I recommend AGAINST using a seperate feeding enclosure for a burmese python. I currently have 4 Burms and they are all fairly docile most of the time but also have VERY strong feeding responses and they will stay in feeding mode for many hours after they have eaten. It's not a good idea to try to move a burm back into it's regular enclosure while it still has food on it's mind. When these guys have food on their minds, there isn't a whole lotta room for anything else.

Snakes are at their most vulnerable when they're young (like your burm) In my experience, all snakes are at their jumpiest when they're babies. This goes for anything from corn snakes to retics. Most will become more confident with size and mellow out, they just have to learn through experience that their fear of being eaten by the giant creature that keep s pulling them out of their nice safe hiding places isn't going to happen. So, I think that the best cure for a nervous snake is time.

Mark