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06-13-2020, 06:10 PM
#2231
Re: Most Recent Snake Picture!
My gorgeous lass.
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06-13-2020, 08:46 PM
#2232
Re: Most Recent Snake Picture!
Here's Alice with a fresh shed and there's me cautiously trying not to get bit lol
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06-13-2020, 09:33 PM
#2233
Re: Most Recent Snake Picture!
Originally Posted by Toad37
Here's Alice with a fresh shed and there's me cautiously trying not to get bit lol
I thought that second pic was a bite pic.....had to do a double take. Initially the angle looked like he was latched on to your arm to me
Last edited by Bodie; 06-13-2020 at 09:34 PM.
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06-13-2020, 10:38 PM
#2234
Re: Most Recent Snake Picture!
Originally Posted by Toad37
Here's Alice with a fresh shed and there's me cautiously trying not to get bit lol
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Alice is looking great & I'd definitely not want a face-tag from a snake that size. It's always a consideration when you're holding a snake that's aiming for your face, too, but unless that species is somehow more inclined to bite than the various kinds I've kept & worked with, personally I'd work with her some to reduce the chance of her fearing faces to the point where she might someday strike out & nail either you or a family member. Until they learn otherwise, most snakes are wary of our faces, assuming we might be predators, & I like to make sure they never tag mine by working with them.
Not so much any more, but I've done educational programs with many of my snakes for many years, with no one ever getting bit, not me & not the public. I believe in training for prevention, by getting my snakes used to feeling safe right up next to my face, with me breathing on them & touching them to my face. I don't allow them to approach me the way yours is though, I get them used to going sideways in front of my face, while being cuddled so they feel 'safe' with me, then very slightly & gently "restrained" thru my hands while they learn that the touch & nearness of my face is totally safe. While I've never kept "giant" constrictors or done this with them, I've certainly done this with plenty of others that I guarantee you'd think twice+++ about. Anyway, just a thought, not trying to be controversial, & it's nothing to rush into...gradual works just fine, & always paying close attention to the snake's body language. If in doubt, wear glasses too. (I don't normally but it wouldn't be wrong either.) I just find that snakes do learn, & when they feel safe with us, bites are very very rare, & that's the way I like it....with my snakes "face tame", just in case. It makes them less likely to panic bite, for example, if suddenly someone (or the family dog) rushes into the room & spooks them while you're holding them.
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06-14-2020, 12:13 AM
#2235
Re: Most Recent Snake Picture!
She used to do very well with handling and I never had an issue with her but then one day like a light switch she changed. To my knowledge nothing "traumatic" happened to her to make her as defensive as she is now. She just thoroughly doesn't enjoy being handled at all. I do still handle her but now I do it less since she obviously hates it and I always have a hook (it's beside me on the couch out of frame) and I don't allow anyone near her when I have her out because of how jumpy she is. I don't love her any less because of it, if anything I want to handle her more to try to get her to calm down lol.
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06-15-2020, 03:26 PM
#2236
Re: Most Recent Snake Picture!
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06-15-2020, 03:37 PM
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06-15-2020, 04:26 PM
#2238
Re: Most Recent Snake Picture!
Food coma time.
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06-15-2020, 05:48 PM
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06-15-2020, 05:53 PM
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Re: Most Recent Snake Picture!
...and a few of Fernie, my Bredli Python. She'll be a year old next month.
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