What are the strangest bp myths you have heard?

[Joci]

Today I was thinking about this lady I was talking to. We were talking about my ball python, and she had all sorts of questions such as, "Can it eat you?" and, "Is if venomous?". I, of course, dispelled those myths with patience 😂.
So what are the craziest bp myths/questions that you've heard?

[Godzilla78]

I have heard this one.." that snake will size you up to see if you are a meal!"
They don't understand that even the largest anaconda on the planet would have a difficult time eating a 200 pound adult man... but a 6 pound ball python! If he tried to eat me, I would laugh and eat him! Heck, he couldn't even kill a cat! A cat is much more dangerous animal, they kill far more animals, far more frequently, yet people own tons of these malevolent felines and think they are cute.

[Joci]

I have heard this one.." that snake will size you up to see if you are a meal!"
They don't understand that even the largest anaconda on the planet would have a difficult time eating a 200 pound adult man... but a 6 pound ball python! If he tried to eat me, I would laugh and eat him! Heck, he couldn't even kill a cat! A cat is much more dangerous animal, they kill far more animals, far more frequently, yet people own tons of these malevolent felines and think they are cute.

Haha, that's true! Ive been bitten by more dogs than I have snakes lol (I've been bitten by a dog once, and I've never been bitten by a snake)

[Newbie39]

I have heard this one.." that snake will size you up to see if you are a meal!"
They don't understand that even the largest anaconda on the planet would have a difficult time eating a 200 pound adult man... but a 6 pound ball python! If he tried to eat me, I would laugh and eat him! Heck, he couldn't even kill a cat! A cat is much more dangerous animal, they kill far more animals, far more frequently, yet people own tons of these malevolent felines and think they are cute.

Picked up my ball last Sunday I got the same thing LMAO from someone at work.

[elleon]

"Sizing you up for a meal" is definitely something I've heard before. The snake will supposedly get out at night and slither up in bed stretched out next to you to see if you are small enough for it to eat. Ridiculous! A snake could never do that in the wild, and even if it could, humans are gigantic compared to them! I've also been warned (by non-snake-people) about getting other pets now that I have a snake, because the snake is obviously just a monster who attacks, kills, and eats anything in its sight lol.

I'm also pretty sure Christianity (and similar religions) are the only ones who portray snakes as evil. Serpents are depicted as godly in other religions such as Buddhism and Hinduism, and some tribes in Africa will still hold a funeral if a ball python is accidentally killed in their village.

[Newbie39]

I am Catholic and have a snake. Ridiculous.

[Joci]

I'm also pretty sure Christianity (and similar religions) are the only ones who portray snakes as evil. Serpents are depicted as godly in other religions such as Buddhism and Hinduism, and some tribes in Africa will still hold a funeral if a ball python is accidentally killed in their village.

Actually as a Christian, I know that the Bible uses several different animals in metaphors to represent Satan, including lions as well as snakes. It never says that snakes are evil.

[elleon]

Actually as a Christian, I know that the Bible uses several different animals in metaphors to represent Satan, including lions as well as snakes. It never says that snakes are evil.

I mean no disrespect. I apologize for the over-generalization.

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[PythonBabes]

Actually as a Christian, I know that the Bible uses several different animals in metaphors to represent Satan, including lions as well as snakes. It never says that snakes are evil.

But it still portrays snakes as Satan, and isn't Satan supposed to be evil, according to Christians? So, yes, it does 'say' that snakes are evil.
And just because 'several different animals' are used to represent Satan, doesn't mean that's its any less harmful to snakes as a species.
Do you ever hear people say 'Lions should be killed because they are sinful and disgusting creatures'?. If anything lions are seen as majestic and beautiful animals that are meant to be respected, so bringing them up makes no sense.

[ckuhn003]

One myth I heard was that these were easy and fairly cheap pets to care for

Between trying to get all the temps right (hot side, cold side, ambient, humidity) and food preparation....it makes caring for my two young children easy.

Plus I felt liked I've spent a ton of money on heating devices (UTHs, TStat) and now I'm jacking up the temps to heat a room just for my snek Granted I probably purchased some things that I didn't need but I guess you learn these things....