Quote Originally Posted by DavidMundy View Post
Yea I completely understand where your coming from, I was just showing him a technique that worked for me and it might or might not work for him if he wishes to try it.
Yes, and thats great I hope it does work for his bp like it did yours. Thats what were all here for! share our experiences and learn from them!

Quote Originally Posted by The Serpent Merchant View Post
Justin is a great guy, and definitely knows what he is doing... but that video is for a specific situation. I don't think that "dominating" is the right word to describe what he is actually doing (I know that he says it himself...) what he is doing is forcing an animal into a defensive mode vs attack mode. The BP will quickly realize that biting isn't getting anywhere and "ball" up as that is their defense mechanism. This works because it operates on the most basic of all instincts, the fight or flight response. Once an animal realizes that fighting isn't going to work it will shift into flight mode (which in ball pythons is balling up lol) This isn't something that I would suggest for a new BP that is a little nippy, but rather for an established snake that is acting aggressive.
Dont get me wrong I wanst trying to say he doesnt know what hes talking about. like i said its just using the words "dominate" and "submissive" just made me raise an eyebrow.
And yes it does put them in more of a flight mode but I dont believe either one behavior is less stressful on the snake.
If a hatchling is feeling threatened then its going to be until the threat is gone. Either it will fight or flight but I still feel with either behavior the snake will still feel uncomfortable.