Very New Ball Python Owner

[BPnewbie1]

I DID IT, I thought I would just give her another week but randomly decided to pick her up, and she didn't even care, she was curled up in my hands for like 2 minutes then she was all over my arm she was calm and she actually tried to prevent me putting her back she kept trying to slither back up my arm. I'm so glad I did because she is so awesome I'm not sure why I was nervous now ! I just wish I could carry her around with me all day thanks for all your opinions!

[Kaorte]

I DID IT, I thought I would just give her another week but randomly decided to pick her up, and she didn't even care, she was curled up in my hands for like 2 minutes then she was all over my arm she was calm and she actually tried to prevent me putting her back she kept trying to slither back up my arm. I'm so glad I did because she is so awesome I'm not sure why I was nervous now ! I just wish I could carry her around with me all day thanks for all your opinions!

They aren't so scary huh? Ball pythons are the calmest snakes. I mean, their primary defense mechanism is to curl into a ball! How frightening! My best advice for initially picking up a snake is to pick it up with confidence. I poke or stroke my snakes to "wake them up" and then pick them up within a second or two. The only time I have been bitten was when I was removing an uneaten rodent from a tub. It happens, but don't be scared about being bit. It's more surprising than painful. Nibbles from my cat hurt worse then snake bites.

[BPnewbie1]

No It was great! I was actually having a pissy day but when I held her it cheered me right up. Now I am a bit worried about a bite but I've been pierced so I'm sure I can handle it

[Kaorte]

No It was great! I was actually having a pissy day but when I held her it cheered me right up. Now I am a bit worried about a bite but I've been pierced so I'm sure I can handle it

A piercing is like 1000000x worse than a snake bite. You probably won't even get bit for a very long time. You will learn the snakes behavior and what looks like a strike pose and what doesn't.

[BPnewbie1]

Thats good to know lol. What I thought was really funny actually she appeared to be attracted to the colour green, maybe I'm misunderstanding as I am not even sure they can see colour but when ever she saw my bright green bag she went straight for it and just stared at it, and my roommate was wearing the same colour green shirt and she did the same thing. I dunno but it just seemed like she was pretty intrigued.