Quote Originally Posted by Megz View Post
Thats awesome yah i do the same with my snake. Handling them from baby to mature i'm sure gets them use to you and reduces bite risk. not to mention they are so docile and well i think lovable lol. My girl actually watches tv i swear. I was watching this show and she was curled up in my lap head on the laptop and then at the commercial she went up to the screen and slithered on it. The minute the show was back on, i couldn't believe this, she came right back and curled up in the same position to watch the show. I was like say whaaat?? I also find that sometimes she will be curled up in her hide but when i am gone for awhile and then come back and enter the room she will pop out BP's are so cute/cool that way. I really do think a part of them truly do know who you are you know what i mean.
Oh I can't wait for my snake to get big enough to coil up on my lap. He's still only about 2 feet long and still needs to gain some weight. But I want him to get bigger so he can wander around the apartment and we don't have to worry about him hiding somewhere tiny where we can't find him.


Quote Originally Posted by killswitch View Post
Yeah sometimes we let ourselves think that they know us and know exactly what is going on, however I have come to the conclusion its a lot simpler than that. You handle them as a baby, they get used to your scent, maybe your voice or the tone of it so since we have been doing this since they were little they know we aren't a threat. so they have no reason to be in attack mode or cautious. I have 10 bp's now and ive come to the simple conclusion that some are okay to be handled because they aren't as skittish or weary of the big heat signature coming at them. then again I have some that no matter how many times I enter the enclosure they are fully on the defensive. time of year, temps, storms incoming seems to make a big difference in temperament also.

Great pets though imo. I just started collecting about 4 months ago and I have 10 snakes so yeah ... lol im a sucker
Do you handle all of them often? Or just the ones who are used to you? Seems like the defensive ones may still not be used to being handled or in your presence.