Quote Originally Posted by purplemuffin View Post
I'm pretty sure the rule is that for every 6 feet of snake(or is it 8 feet? One of those) you should have another person with you--just in case. So I think they just mean the normal 'be aware' warning to not handle a large animal alone in case you get over powered. Although it's unlikely, you never want to be that one statistic!

I had heard the same warnings on adult RTBs on the care sheets I read(following the rule of big snakes, when it gets big enough..have someone else around to help if something goes wrong)

I'm not a dumeril's owner, but a boa owner. When Nagini is a big big girl, I won't be chilling out with her without someone else around if it could go wrong. A snake can bite and a snake can strangle! Doesn't mean they will but.. You know, never hurts to be cautious I guess.

But that's my take on it!
Thank you.

I was hoping it was more of a general "common snake sense" warning than a species specific "OMG! RUN!" sorta thing.

The guy I'm getting her from says she's a doll.

My 1500gr Het for Clown BP likes to coil around my neck and 'hang out' which is fine but every so often, she'll "adjust herself" to feel more secure and I have to slip my hand between her and my neck to not feel like she's about to put a "sleeper hold" me....

[or maybe she really is trying to kill me]....LOL

I love my BPs madly but I'd also like to have a nice "cuddle snake" who doesn't bonk itself on the head, freak out and then look at me like I'm to blame for its klutziness.

I have a wonderfully mellow pastel BP "lap snake" but currently he's in shed and I miss holding him.

[his eyes cleared yesterday morning and he's been circling in his hide so I think his shed is imminent, thank goodness]