That video was absolutely a poor representation of retic owners and our hobby. My first thought when the guy said that the retic hadn't been completely out of his cage since he was a hatchling, was why on earth do you own him? None of those people had enough experience with retics to be handling it the way they did, let alone make a video about it. If that snake was being aggressive, he would have been striking from the get go. He came out of his enclosure curious and more than likely could have been moved without having his head secured. The comment "almost killed by this snake" was completey retarded and pissed me off. He wasn't "almost killed". He did something stupid and got bitten. Sucks to be you. The snake bit you bad? So what. Walk it off princess. You shouldn't have that snake to begin with.
For anyone out there who may have been on the fence about owning a retic, please don't let this video change your mind. I will say this to anyone who will listen. If interaction with snakes is what you really like about this hobby, then there is no better interaction than with a retic. Retics will look you directly in your eyes. There is true interaction. These snakes are intelligent and the ultimate experience in handling, in my opinion. These snakes make you ask the question "Does my snake recognize me?" These animals are just plain awesome! Everyone knows that retics have an aggressive food response or you better know this if you are going to own one. Hook train them. My retic just needs one touch on her head and she immediately snaps out of the food response. I absolutely love retics!
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