Horrible way to handle. Opinions?

[Rob]

If you actually pay attention to the video you'll hear them discussing the fact that the last time the owner took that snake out he got nailed and the sucker almost killed him. The owner repeatedly states that it is not a tame animal.

Granted, it may have been possible to handle that snake without pinning its head. But that was a snake noone in that room trusted. If you don't trust an animal that size, its probably safest for everyone involved, the snake included, to restrain the animal.

Kenan isn't a python guy, and neither was anyone else in that video as far as I can tell. Put a couple guys with a ton of experience working with retics in that room and they probably approach the situation differently. But if you've got a huge, untame animal and no experts around isnt it best to take the safest approach? I think so.


Kenan is also probably my favorite of the new AnimalBytesTV guys. He clearly sets the bar for his reptile husbandry way higher than most people, which is admirable.



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Lol "if you actually pay attention" your funny. I don't care what the animal did in the past, every interaction is different and that was a non aggressive animal. If as you said no one in that room is a "python guy" they have no business caring for that snake. The owner talks about never having the snake out completely since it was a hatchling, this is simply someone that has no business owning the animal. You can like this guy all you want, this video and his behavior in it is doing the hobby a huge disservice.