Thinking about getting a scrub python

I am thinking about getting a scrub python in the near furture and I have been researching their care but I need info on their temperment. Please state weather your scrub was CB,CH, or WC please. Thank you!

I have no direct experience with Scrubs, although a friend of mine has a pair. They are are a rather large snake, the pair that I have been around is 11'+

They are also extremely fast, and do not hesitate to use aggresion.


With that said, I have always wanted some! LOL


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i don't personally own any, but pat is right... the majority of the scrubs you see are morelia amnthestina. they are big and can be untrustworthy.
a friend of mine has a couple dozen of them and let's just say he has a giant plexiglass shield that he uses when he feeds them. their feeding response is off the charts... they're also very smart for pythons.

a lot of people that own scrubs end up getting tagged in the back of the head or have some other weird story for ya. hopefully some will chime in... definitely a snake for the advanced hobbiest.

i have owned a barbeck it was a CBB from Dave Prada. This isn't a snake I would want to own as an import. They can reach as large as 13 ft and are a slender bodied arboreal animal. They are very fast and very alert as to there temperment. They can range from very calm to down right scary. Most if not all babies tend to be nervous and tend to calm down as they get older. Some settle down some don't all you can do it work with the animal and go into it like you may end up with a 13 ft and agressive. It is just something you have to be prepared for. I am not trying to scare you off they are amazing amazing snakes, but they demand respect. Buying it as a baby is the only way to go, that way you can rasie it learn how to handle your animal when it is young and as it grows. A lot better than buying an adult and you never know what you are going to get til you open the box. hope that helped if you want any more info let me know I have owned barneck, moluccan, and a tanimbar all fantastic animals.

Chuck

My friend has a Moluc and it was a very calm baby. As it reached around a year and a half it turned into a jerk. at a yer it was about 5 feet. Super fast growing snake.

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Originally Posted by Colin Vestrand

i don't personally own any, but pat is right... the majority of the scrubs you see are morelia amnthestina. they are big and can be untrustworthy.
a friend of mine has a couple dozen of them and let's just say he has a giant plexiglass shield that he uses when he feeds them. their feeding response is off the charts... they're also very smart for pythons.

a lot of people that own scrubs end up getting tagged in the back of the head or have some other weird story for ya. hopefully some will chime in... definitely a snake for the advanced hobbiest.

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Colin is on target with the word untrustworthy, I would never trust a large scrub. That was mainly because the whole getting tagged in the back of the head story was mine. That was from my Moluccan, which was the calmest most "trustworthy scrub" I had. So I think when Colin says untrustworthy ya that is a fairly safe statement.

yeah i've never had a snake 'size me up' the way scrubs have.
chuck, i didn't know you kept scrubs... that's awesome. sometimes i want to sell off some carpets and get into the large arboreals.

I've only ever seen pics of large scrubs.......and just the pics freak me out. They look like they are having a never ending staring contest or something.

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Originally Posted by Colin Vestrand

yeah i've never had a snake 'size me up' the way scrubs have.
chuck, i didn't know you kept scrubs... that's awesome. sometimes i want to give away some carpets with cages and get into the large arboreals.

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Hey man, I'm here for you.

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Originally Posted by Chuck

Colin is on target with the word untrustworthy, I would never trust a large scrub. That was mainly because the whole getting tagged in the back of the head story was mine. That was from my Moluccan, which was the calmest most "trustworthy scrub" I had. So I think when Colin says untrustworthy ya that is a fairly safe statement.

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Ok, the getting tagged in the back of the head, i'm sure then, it wasnt funny, but omg i about fell out my chair to learn that. I don't really understand how you get tagged in the back of the head?

As far as scrubs go, I know a guy that has one, and its temperment differs on a daily basis. They're beautiful, but I can't really get another snake that gets big, my Yellow does me just fine. Otherwise I would get a scrub.

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Originally Posted by DutchHerp

Hey man, I'm here for you.

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ha! pick up only!

Colin, be careful with what you say... before you know it you don't have any carpets. ;)

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Originally Posted by Neal

Ok, the getting tagged in the back of the head, i'm sure then, it wasnt funny, but omg i about fell out my chair to learn that. I don't really understand how you get tagged in the back of the head?

As far as scrubs go, I know a guy that has one, and its temperment differs on a daily basis. They're beautiful, but I can't really get another snake that gets big, my Yellow does me just fine. Otherwise I would get a scrub.

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Do you have a snake that you would bet 100 bucks it would never bite you. That is how you get bit in the back if the head. Ya I guess its funny, I am not sure it is fall out of my chair funny. I don't see it as funny or not funny, I don't really look at getting bitten as much of a big deal as it just comes with keeping most Morelia species you are going to get bitten, this was an instance I got caught slipping. Better than getting nailed in the face. I am glad it made you laugh though.

Chuck

aww man, I didn't mean any offense with that comment. I lean back in my chair and I keep my feet propped up, and when I read it, I let go and fell backwards. Yes I have 2 snakes that I don't think would bite me, well hold up, I'll put money on one, the other one I've only had for a short time and she just hisses at me. I'd bet my 1200 Ninja that my Yellow Anaconda wouldnt bite me.

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Originally Posted by Patrick Long

I have no direct experience with Scrubs, although a friend of mine has a pair. They are are a rather large snake, the pair that I have been around is 11'+

They are also extremely fast, and do not hesitate to use aggresion.


With that said, I have always wanted some! LOL


http://www.spitfirereptiles.com/sspc.html

Check it. Yassir is da man

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yasser is a really knoladgable person.
he lives pretty close to me too.
id def check him out.
he is kind of a pain to get ahold of, but his animals are freakin hot.

No snake is trust worthy. No if, ands, or buts. They're not domesticated animals, and do not recognize us as "family" or part of your group in the way a companion animal would.... It would be a very painful mistake to think otherwise. There are some tolerances when you consider the snakes size, strength, toxicity (if it is venomous) etc.

The Scrubs I've kept were all bar necks, and were definitely the sharpest pythons I've dealt with, hands down. They watch your every move...turn their head and all when you shift. They aim for facial strikes unless you try and restrain them, when they do get agitated.

Don't under estimate their strength either. For being the most slender giant Python, they can reaaaally put up a fight. They have some KO power to them. Trust me.

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Originally Posted by CeraDigital

No snake is trust worthy. No if, ands, or buts. They're not domesticated animals, and do not recognize us as "family" or part of your group in the way a companion animal would.... It would be a very painful mistake to think otherwise. There are some tolerances when you consider the snakes size, strength, toxicity (if it is venomous) etc.

The Scrubs I've kept were all bar necks, and were definitely the sharpest pythons I've dealt with, hands down. They watch your every move...turn their head and all when you shift. They aim for facial strikes unless you try and restrain them, when they do get agitated.

Don't under estimate their strength either. For being the most slender giant Python, they can reaaaally put up a fight. They have some KO power to them. Trust me.

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No doubt. Everybody is different though. I trust my Annie more then I trust just about anybody. I'm sure this will get me critized but I'm not worried about it. I'll take my Annie out and ill hold her and let her roam through my hands, then ill close my eyes for a bit, and she stays put by me, usually she lays on my chest. The only reason I let her freeroam sometimes is because there is NO way out of my room, the door goes all the way to the floor. I'll lay her down on my head sometimes and she slither around, I even rub my nose on top of her head frequently while im holding her. I know if I get bit its my fault, so I won't be mad, but I just honestly don't see her biting. I know everybody has different opinions on snakes, but my anaconda is just one I trust that much. Also it may just be because shes useto it, I take her out every day, Feeding is on Friday afternoon, I take her out her tank and put her in a seperate enclosure and ill thaw out a adult mouse and wiggle it around and she grabs it within a second or two and starts the process of eating it, well after shes held it for awhile in her coils rather. I let her be the rest of that day, Saturday, and Sunday, then I'll start handling her back on Monday and everyday until Friday afternoon when I feed her. I've even accidentally made the mistake of forgetting to wash my hands after dealing with mice because I was attempting to do other maint. on my tarantula & scorpion enclosures, so I totally forgot to wash my hands. Thats why I believe she wouldnt bite me, that and I've had her since a week and a half after she was born.

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Originally Posted by Neal

then ill close my eyes for a bit, and she stays put by me, usually she lays on my chest. The only reason I let her freeroam sometimes is because there is NO way out of my room, the door goes all the way to the floor. I'll lay her down on my head sometimes and she slither around, I even rub my nose on top of her head frequently while im holding her. I know if I get bit its my fault, so I won't be mad, but I just honestly don't see her biting.

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Exercise intelligence...not stupidity. Getting out is one thing, but you getting critically hurt is another. I don't care how confident you are in your handlings...simple slip-ups, and overlookings are what get people injured, or killed. No snake is trust worthy. Period. I don't care how "tame" you believe your Anaconda is, or how "cuddly" it is...it will never be a companion animal, and will never be trustworthy of such undertakings. Letting yourself be lulled into a false sense of security is how you'll get hurt. You get hurt, you give the responsible giant owners and keepers a bad name, as well as the rest of the hobby.

Well being the fact shes only 2ft. I seriously doubt she could actually cause me any harm. Now don't get me wrong when she gets bigger I will be more careful with her. I've had really good luck with snakes as far as I've owned any, or handled for that matter.

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Originally Posted by Neal

Well being the fact shes only 2ft.

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Seems like a fact you left out just to make yourself look like a hard ---.

I do stand behind that no snake is trustworthy. The question should NEVER be "if" I get bit, it's just a matter of "when". You're beloved pet might get a smell of a mouse and she will no longer be this tame beast you own. I have snakes that won't bite, but they have teeth and they can. Don't put it past them. I'm gonna go a little off topic and apply the teeth statement to dogs, cats, any animal. Upset them enough, or make a mistake and it can happen.

LOL@the fact I left out to make myself look hard, ok, need a clue, i'll give you one.

Who would let a 5ft+ snake roam free in their room? NOBODY.. ok then.

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Originally Posted by Neal

Who would let a 5ft+ snake roam free in their room? NOBODY.. ok then.

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You would be surprised.

I occasionally let my adult JCP out in my room...

don't see what the problem is if he's under my supervision. :confused:

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Originally Posted by DutchHerp

I occasionally let my adult JCP out in my room...

don't see what the problem is if he's under my supervision. :confused:

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There's not Matt, I trust that you understand this animal can get into tight places. However, there are people who let animals free roam their homes with a room dedicated to them that has extra heat.

I've worked in the grocery field, and I've been in the automotive field quite a while. It never surprises me how stupid some people are. (not directed at anyone particular or even on this board, most here seem to have their bearings.)

Oh man I know where he can get into. However, when he gets somewhere where it'd be hard to get him out, he always comes out himself pretty quick.

I'm always very careful though..

On a side note, I've seen people's semi-arboreal snakes in trees.. always wonder how the hell they get them out?!?!

OHH ok, yea my herp room is my bedroom lol, so theres no way i would let anything roam free bigger then 5 ft, or close to 5 ft at that. and a free roaming snake under supervision isnt bad. I actually want to try to get my Yellow Anaconda & my White Lip Python useto each other some time eventually, like kinda hold them near each other, but 2 seperate people, but i doubt they would get along so i really can't