A friend had to quickly move last week and couldn't take her four month old baby albino Burmese python with her. So, guess who ended up with it?
This baby was described as "aggressive". Nope, she's defensive. I've tamed down plenty of defensive babies, including BRB's, BCI's, retics, and a yellow anaconda, so I figured this would be more of the same. At least she has tiny teeth.
Getting her in-hand is straightforward - distract her with an empty paper towel roll while I scoop her up from behind. She hisses and snaps but she's more bluff and puff than bite.
Getting her off my hand is not easy. When it's time to go back home every other defensive baby I've worked with couldn't wait to run away, especially if I pointed their head toward a hide. This girl just takes a solid wrap on my wrist and stays put while talking smack. Yesterday it took me 45 minutes to encourage her to leave my hand. Also, when she does finally move more often than not it's along my arm instead of away from me.
So, is the latter behavior typical of the species or is this little girl just weird?
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