Blood personalities?

[DNACurtusK]

You sound mentally capable of dealing with a blood and or short-tail python, its always a blessing for the animal to be acquired by a concerned keeper like yourself! Having a mother with RA and knowing its affect on the body leads me to one concern... Having a painful day and having to handle and manage a very HEAVY snake for routine cleanings. I wouldn't be in any hurry to feed the animal to maximum capacity in its first or second year of life. When properly maintained these animals can manage their body stores very well, go months without eating, and still look as thick and gorgeous as ever.

Also.. If you want color... but are a bit different from the salmon that swim up stream (aka. the red blood crowd)... BORNEOS are the way to go! The color spectrum on Borneo pythons is only rivaled by ball python mutations themselves!

As with anything, If you're ever uncertain... take your time. There are plenty of quality animals in the right places if you take your time and look for them. Never settle for the first thing you run up on at a show. If it's a gorgeous docile pet you want, make sure that's exactly what you get!

Happy Hunting, and good luck!

So I've been wanting a blood python for awhile now after falling in love with Jackson, one of Friends of Scales ambassador snakes. He was hissing up a storm but seemed completely relaxed so I got to talking with people there and was intrigued by his personality. A kid could literally grab his head and he wouldn't care at all. As I've been looking at them though, I've held a couple larger ones since then and their vendors have told me to be careful because "it's a blood afterall" despite the snake seeming calm and curious. Is this a common thing with bloods where they are considered a temperamental snake? The only snake bites I've had are from baby corns and I'd like to keep it that way. That being said, I am very careful about reading a snake's body language, etc. so that I don't get bitten. Do bloods have a habit of going from calm to bitey without warning or is it just more of an issue with the individual snake? I've spoken to only 2 vendors who actually breed them (the others were either flippers or got tired of their blood which is why they were being offered for sale) and they've said it depends on the snake and handling. Before, I would have felt very confident that I would have no issue with a blood but a few days ago, I was diagnosed with RA which has made me slower and a little less smooth in my movements. I don't want to bring a blood in if I'm not sure that I can handle it properly. While I feel comfortable throwing (over the last few weeks, it is more like throwing than placing unfortunately) my bp's and corns around my neck for things such as cleaning cages, would that be a true risk with a blood? Thank you for any experience you might be able to share ahead of time whether you're a breeder or an owner.