She fell 3 times :[

So tonight i was handling my 8 month old baby girl (ball)
and i put her around my neck and she'd be chill for a bit,
and then completely fall off! :[
i felt like i kept hurting her.

but im confused because when i got her at the expo in LA, there were snake owners with their snakes dangling from all over them while they were walking on tight ropes (sarcastic) but you get the picture. I asked one girl "how do you know ur snakes not guna fall off your neck" and she relplied "oh she knows"...? i was like wow really. do i need to like train her? lol.

:/

any help would be greatly appreciated,
Andrew

You need to not put her around your neck, keep her in hand, and if she falls once... then she should not fall twice... and falling 3 times... :confused:

If she fell once that is enough proof that she cannot hold on well enough to be around your neck.

Your snake can die from a fall, you really need to take her handling sessions more seriously.

Bruce

i put mine round my neck, but i wear a necklace so they wrap their tails round that, good thing too cuz they slip off my shouldres n neck, but hang onto the necklace!

wow. unbelievable. simply wow.

Now im scared :[
is she going to be okay?

how far did she fall?
what did she land on?
how hard did she land?
if the answers to these even sounds bad at all to you it would be smart to have het checked out.

how big is she? if she is too small then she wont have anyway of holding on to you if you want her around your neck wait till she is big nuff to wrap around your neck first.

Andrew;

This is the third thread you have started re the same issue, lets stick to one thread ok, seems like I'm posting answers everywhere.

i noooo im just worried.

she didn't fall far like i was sitting on the ground,
and she fell onto the floor? :/ but she did a few times.

My snakes have fallen from time to time. Typically they move on to my belly and then suicide off my chair ~_~ I make sure it doesn't happen again.

Youg snake tend to roam alot, they aren't content with just hanging out with you, this comes as they get older and get used to being handled, but you don't want to overdue it and stress her out, cause that may lead to other problems

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Originally Posted by andrew123

i noooo im just worried.

she didn't fall far like i was sitting on the ground,
and she fell onto the floor? :/ but she did a few times.

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im sorry but when you touch the stove and its hot do you touch it 2 more times? if she fell once why would you put her up there again and when she fell twice WHY WHY did you put her there a third? i mean live and learn dont keep making the same mistakes

i think shell be aight, i mean...horrible story...i let my snake on this hanging fruit basket, like 8 ft above the ground, or i used to till one day she was trying to get to her ledge above the window and slipped, and fell all the way down, hit a speaker, right middle of her body, but shes been aight...needless to say no more fruit basket time

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Originally Posted by azpythons

i think shell be aight, i mean...horrible story...i let my snake on this hanging fruit basket, like 8 ft above the ground, or i used to till one day she was trying to get to her ledge above the window and slipped, and fell all the way down, hit a speaker, right middle of her body, but shes been aight...needless to say no more fruit basket time

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wtf???

wtf????

what???

Andrew...

As a new keeper with a new snake... one thing to note, is that if your snake is spending a lot of time trying to get away... that may be a sign that she is stressed and it would be best to just put her down for the day.

BPs are not like cats and dogs, and they do not have the same social needs. They are shy snakes, so being dropped is VERY stressful for them.

I handle mine a few times a week max, and never for more than 15 minutes max. I never put them down or let them out of my sight.

I keep more snakes mind you. But one thing you will learn in time is how to judge your snakes' body language.

Being concerned about dropping her is a great thing. Seriously, it is good for you to learn to be attentive.

But if it was a short distance, then as noted previously, keep an eye on her in case she is injured, but chances are she is OK. Do not make yourself nuts over it, but learn from the experience.

Bruce

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Originally Posted by azpythons

i think shell be aight, i mean...horrible story...i let my snake on this hanging fruit basket, like 8 ft above the ground, or i used to till one day she was trying to get to her ledge above the window and slipped, and fell all the way down, hit a speaker, right middle of her body, but shes been aight...needless to say no more fruit basket time

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That is a horrible story. Onc you might not want to be using as an example of how dropping a snake is OK.

Bruce

Thank you i really appreciate all of the help, truly.

Andrew

I never said dropping a snake is ok...

???

like i said after that, she hasnt been near there.....

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Originally Posted by andrew123

Thank you i really appreciate all of the help, truly.

Andrew

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It is how we learn to be better keepers. :gj:

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Originally Posted by Bruce Whitehead

It is how we learn to be better keepers. :gj:

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yezir

hope your snake ends up a.o.k andrew

Not to go off-topic, but here is an exmple of why you need to keep a very watchful eye on her.

We were playing Blokus and we had xena out and my roomate let her crawl over the kitchen counter where we were playing no biggie right she was exploring, well she started to go across the stove no biggie, I was keeping an eye on her and thought when she gets to the other side I'll reach over and bring her back, well half way across the ceramic top stove she decides to venture into the the oven vent space! (that I wasn't aware that was there)

she got almost half her body in, roomate ran to shut off breaker for stove, while I held onto snake.

We had to pull stove out , remove back & top panels to get her out. the space she got into I couldn't put my index finger into.

So the moral of this story is...........

The moral of the story is get ur stuff together andrew,
and make sure to take better care of ur snake, don't put her around ur neck,
and don't take ur eyes off her. :]

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Originally Posted by llovelace

Not to go off-topic, but here is an exmple of why you need to keep a very watchful eye on her.

We were playing Blokus and we had xena out and my roomate let her crawl over the kitchen counter where we were playing no biggie right she was exploring, well she started to go across the stove no biggie, I was keeping an eye on her and thought when she gets to the other side I'll reach over and bring her back, well half way across the ceramic top stove she decides to venture into the the oven vent space! (that I wasn't aware that was there)

she got almost half her body in, roomate ran to shut off breaker for stove, while I held onto snake.

We had to pull stove out , remove back & top panels to get her out. the space she got into I couldn't put my index finger into.

So the moral of this story is...........

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bps are bad cooks??

[QUOTE=azpythons;971524]I never said dropping a snake is ok...QUOTE]

My apologies... it sounded like you were saying it was no big deal.

[QUOTE=Bruce Whitehead;971546]

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Originally Posted by azpythons

I never said dropping a snake is ok...QUOTE]

My apologies... it sounded like you were saying it was no big deal.

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its all good in da hood...if that was the impression i gave....obviously it was not i meant.

sTO sAYS:::::dROP A SNAKE, bIG MISTAKE

Why do people feel it necessary to put snakes around their necks?

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Originally Posted by Dave79

Why do people feel it necessary to put snakes around their necks?

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I usually let my older ones hang out around my neck while I do tank cleaning/maintenance and they are content to do so, part of our bonding time :)

The farthest Karma has ever "fallen" was when she slid from my stomach onto the bed I was laying on :P I have never put her around my neck. It just doesn't seem safe when she's only around 2 feet long. Maybe when she's older and bigger I will...but I personally like handling a snake with my hands. I've actually managed to do some minor cleaning with Karma curled up on my hand :D I guess it's whatever both you and your snake are comfortable with

Not trying to be rude but shouldnt you have learned from the fall not to do it ?

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Why do people feel it necessary to put snakes around their necks?

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:confused:

It's awkward to handle big snakes without putting them around your neck...

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Originally Posted by azpythons

hanging fruit basket, like 8 ft above the ground

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What would make you think this was a good idea?

Andrew, if snacked you in the face with a 2x4, how many more times would you want me to do that again? I seriously doubt your answer would be two more times.....get my point?

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Originally Posted by 771subliminal

bps are bad cooks??

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:rofl:


Well, I've dropped mine once and will never let that happen again...
She was on the bed with me, exploring, and I left her there for a sec while I checked the bird cage right quick. Well, of course, she went suicide on me and flew off the bed. Well, never leave snakes alone by themselves in a "dangerous" situation.

Speaking of letting snakes get away...my gf was driving my car to take poopsie to the vet and ran outta gas. While she was searching or people to call she forgot about poopsie and she crawled into my dash and i had to take the whole dash apart!

Thats extremely iresponsible:mad::mad:

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Originally Posted by DutchHerp

:confused:

It's awkward to handle big snakes without putting them around your neck...

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I can understand it more with the giants.

By the way I have to tag you for completely out of context lol:rofl:

she looked cool up there, plus everytime i looked at her sher was wrapped around the cage like 5 times, very tight...but obvioulsy lost her grip once....
and i only need to be hit in the head once to learn ;)

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Originally Posted by Slim

What would make you think this was a good idea?

Andrew, if snacked you in the face with a 2x4, how many more times would you want me to do that again? I seriously doubt your answer would be two more times.....get my point?

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If you have a snake around your neck hands are free for numerous things....
like playing madden on xbox

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Originally Posted by claybird

Speaking of letting snakes get away...my gf was driving my car to take poopsie to the vet and ran outta gas. While she was searching or people to call she forgot about poopsie and she crawled into my dash and i had to take the whole dash apart!

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Poopsie. :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

I put Oakley around my neck when I'm trying to do stuff but he either

(if my hair is pulled back) crawls on top of my head and curls up like an Egyptian head dress

(if I am wearing a t-shirt) puts his tail inside my shirt to hold on

(if I am wearing a polo) hides under the collar with his tail around a button.

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If you have a snake around your neck hands are free for numerous things....
like playing madden on xbox

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Perhaps it's just me - but if I can't give my full attention to the snake, and want to do something else - I put the snake back up. :weirdface

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Originally Posted by Slim

What would make you think this was a good idea?

Andrew, if snacked you in the face with a 2x4, how many more times would you want me to do that again? I seriously doubt your answer would be two more times.....get my point?

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The OP whose snake fell off his neck 3 times, and the person posting about the fruit basket fall are different people. And the person posting about the fruit basket fall said they realized the bad decision and never did it again.

I'm pretty sure the OP gets the point. Yes, it was an error in judgement, but it happened. No way to take that back. I think it's safe to say it won't happen again. Time to let it go and stop chastising him.

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Originally Posted by rabernet

Perhaps it's just me - but if I can't give my full attention to the snake, and want to do something else - I put the snake back up. :weirdface

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ywa....but my snake titans good luck when i play with the tennessee titans!!
and my girls good luck when im making beats.
they are me power

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Originally Posted by azpythons

ywa....but my snake titans good luck when i play with the tennessee titans!!
and my girls good luck when im making beats.
they are me power

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It's not been good luck for them though if they keep falling. :cool: