morph VS. temperament

[WingedWolfPsion]

Temperament is heritable in all other species that have been observed...why would ball pythons be different?

I have observed widely different behavior from my newborn hatchlings. Some are docile and curious, some are shy and nervous, and some are snappy little brats. This is within hours of hatching, on first contact with a human. (Though a great many more become snappy right after their first shed).

While many of the snappy ones eventually calm down, there are a few that don't. The snakes all get equal amounts of human contact.

Based on this, of course snakes have different temperaments that do not have anything to do with their experiences and learned behavior. If they didn't, they would all behave the same right out of the egg.

[mpkeelee]

my normal has never gone into a bell ever! has never hissed or anything. she wanted to strike at me one day but thats cuz i was just finished giving her a shot for her RI.
my pastel was always in a ball but not he never goes into a ball. hes just a lil hissy some times and hides a lil bit when ur moving ur hand near him.