Whats the worst BP Myth you've ever heard?

[kbarietnnan]

I posted on Facebook some pictures of my new BP, Archer. He is an adult, 2 years old and, while not particularly long, he is nice and thick. A good eater for sure :-)

So, in response to this? Someone told me I'm an idiot for getting a pet that will, given half of an opportunity, kill and eat my children.

It made me curious, what are some of the most outrageous claims you have gotten or heard about snakes, BP or otherwise?

Please Note: I am obviously aware that my BP is not going to kill and eat my kids (if I ever choose to have any). While he is very docile and sweet, I would never put him and a child in any kind of a situation together that wasn't closely watched and leaves me able to intervene if needed.

[JoshSloane]

By far that they can, "Give you CANCER." Someone literally said this to me with a straight face, while looking at some of my hatchlings at a local expo. I am a biomedical scientist, and it took every ounce of me to not scream at this person.

Growing up I had a cleaning lady who told me that birds can give you cancer also. Not sure who is perpetuating this exotic animal and cancer link, but it is ludicrous.

[C2tcardin]

My favorite was that when they're laying next to you they're sizing you up for a future meal! LOL Though that was more along the Retic and Anaconda discussions.

[jclaiborne]

My favorite was that when they're laying next to you they're sizing you up for a future meal! LOL Though that was more along the Retic and Anaconda discussions.

I love that one. Especially when you hear it from multiple people and it always starts the same way with "I have this friend that had a.... or my friend knew this girl that had a..."

[Timelugia]

Probably my favorite is I had someone say that they couldn't believe Petsmart was actually selling ball pythons, what with all the trouble they have in Florida. She went on to say that it would cause problems when the snake got to big and people released them into the wild.

This is in Utah by the way.



Then of course there's always the strange misinformation that bps eat crickets.

[Galaxygirl]

I've heard more times than I can count that your snake is sizing you up to see if it can eat you while you sleep... Whatever that means

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Probably my favorite is I had someone say that they couldn't believe Petsmart was actually selling ball pythons, what with all the trouble they have in Florida. She went on to say that it would cause problems when the snake got to big and people released them into the wild.

This is in Utah by the way.



Then of course there's always the strange misinformation that bps eat crickets.

At a Petco the other day there were a ton of crickets in the Ball Python's enclosure... I was wondering what that was about.

[Reinz]

How about the one where the guy woke up in the middle of the night due to his escaped Retic had made his way half way up his leg feeding!!

Of course that story is always my cousin's friend's brother's uncle.....

[JMinILM]

The myth that is my pet peeve is that feeding them in their enclosure causes cage aggression and that feeding them is a separate container is a must.

[Herpenthusiast3]

^^^This annoys me as well.

[creatism]

^^^^^
More then agree.


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