Quote Originally Posted by Emily Hubbard View Post
I HATE THAT! "It didn't behave in a way that I deemed appropriate for an animal I am attempting to forcefully dominate, therefore I don't like it." Imagine if we treated children that way! Yeah, if you freak the crap out of a snake IT WILL BITE YOU! I too have noticed that with ball pythons, people tend to be like "well, make it be a ball, I want to see!" I explain that for a ball python to ball up, while outwardly adorable, is a terrible sign. I tell them my snake has NEVER ONCE balled up because I handle her gently and in a way that helps her understand she is never in danger. I would NEVER intentionally do ANYTHING to make her ball up! If someday I accidentally move in a way that sets her off, I will feel TERRIBLE!

Sad thing is now the poor guy is striking at everything that goes in the cage. I have been working the past few days to try to calm it back down a tad without over-stressing it.