I said I'd post a couple pics.

[aahmn]

My nieces and nephews were over to visit and of course they needed to play with the snakes. We were busy and only had time to take out Caramel. I put up old pics of the same kids with the same snake from a couple years ago.

This is from 2 years ago:



This is from a week and a half ago....

[jamesa2580]

Great pics! The kids really look like they're enjoying themselves and the snake looks pretty content. Glad she's so cooperative for you.

Jim

[elbee]

Your nieces and nephews are precious and your snake is gorgeous! Looks like a legless puppy dog

[Adam Chandler]

Cool pics. That's awesome you have such a well tempered Blood.

[aahmn]

Thanks! All my bloods and short tails are pretty tolerant of handling - I don't do a lot of it, but they are fine when I do. That one is my favorite for educational events - she had just done a pet expo the day before, and has done many others over the past few years. She's not the reddest blood, but makes up for it with her extra calm demeanor. I say 'she,' but this one might be a male. It was probed as female multiple times, but the tail is a little 'full' looking and I was never able to breed her. I still go with 'she' because it's what I've said for 8 years, and at this point I have no plans on breeding her because of her color.

I trust that I can read her very well now and she's quite predictable. There's almost no head shyness whatsoever. It's hard to believe that this snake bit me numerous times as a baby. So did the other I got at the same time. So if you get a baby and it's snappy, it doesn't mean you'll get stuck with an adult that acts the same way.

[K-mart]

Those are some great pics,really helps dispell the myth that Bloods are a nasty breed to work with.
Thanks for posting them.
I have a couple cool pics of my son holding some of my stuff from years ago,they're pretty funny to look at.

[aahmn]

I do try hard to let people know that they don't usually live up to that reputation. I really enjoy keeping them a lot.

My brother took a couple pics too. I have to post the cute one and the funny one...

[aahmn]

Oh, and here's an even earlier pic!

[Simple Man]

That's pretty awesome that you educate people and have kids around your animals. It never ceases to amaze me how many people are scared of snakes for no reason.

Regards,

B