Larry doesn't know anything?

[satomi325]

. He has spent weeks at a time in countries such as South America, Brazil, Africa, and other Latin and tropical countries out in the field doing research. Learning as much as he could about anything that he could. Catching known species of snakes and other exotics as well as searching for new species.
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When did South America and Africa become countries?
I'm only 22, but I've done everything stated above and more. Is he a scientist? What kind of trips were these? What research? I'm honestly curious.

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" He has two-three ball pythons per tank, has been doing it that way for god knows how many years and has never had any problems or seen any stress at all from them. Tell him that ball pythons are solitary he'll say your full of crap and probably tell you about the nests of ball pythons he has found in Africa.

The term solitary in the animal kingdom means that they are not a group, herd, or pack animal. Ball pythons do not help each other in Africa. They don't hunt in strategic packs, nor do they protect or alert each other. They do not seem to show any form of ' affection' or similar behaviors displayed in social animal groups. This is why many have determined that snakes are not social animals. They only really come into contact during mating season.


So he's talking about multiple nests found together or multiple balls in a nest? Animals can be solitary and nest in the same area. It just means its an ideal location to lay their eggs and not that they're a community animal. Has he observed whether or not these snakes continued to live together after nesting and hatching? The snakes probably went their separate ways after, meaning they are solitary.
If they were social, wouldn't more people know about it by now?

Personally, I don't house my snakes together because I believe that they're solitary animals(because I do). I house them separately to avoid the spreading of illness and mites if some sort of outbreak did occur. It's easier to maintain and observe individual snakes who are infested or sick. If one ball was to regurgitate a small meal, you may not know which snake did it when in a group setting. And while it is not common, cannibalism does occur among snakes. So why put your snakes at risk? Even if its a minimum risk, its still a risk. While these snakes are in our care and captivity, we should be housing these snakes to the best of our ability to avoid all risks.

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I don't know the guy, so I'm not going to judge him. However, there are some things that you mentioned about him that I do not agree with.



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