Hello everyone.. names Des.. I just recently started to get involved with snakes now. Just three weeks ago my husbands co-workers found a Texas Rat Snake.. my husband brought it home, we attempted to hand tame him with no success at all, he was still a baby although and LOVED to bite. He ate great and we ended up deciding he was better off in the wild where he came from. After a final feeding we released him in a wooded area behind our house away from humans and other animals. Just last wednesday (the 13th) I bought another snake.. this time I went for something that i've been reading is more docile and rarely if ever will strike. I purchased a baby ball python (still have to get him sexed by a professional).. her/his name is Mennon and so far so good. Did our first feeding on him/her last night with great success. We are extremely excited about learning more about this gorgeous creature. We are big animal lovers.. and have had a TON of different pets before. We currently own 4 dogs (1 Boston Terrier, 1 Pit Bull, 1 Pit Bull/Lab Mix, and 1 Pit Bull/Jack Russell Mix), 2 African Clawed Frogs, A Tank Full of Fish, 2 Fiddler Crabs, and now the 1 Ball Python.