What are the strangest bp myths you have heard?

[GiddyGoat]

Lol 😂

What many people think: *highly dangerous 18 foot long snake easily slips out of tank and eats owner in sleep*

Reality: *Baby snake gently noses screen* a few minutes later *Baby snake goes back to hide*

Expectation: *Large 18 foot highly dangerous ball python coils tightly around neck and suffocates owner during handling*

Reality: Ball python- "NUH. I want warmz." *plops around neck like a necklace*

[KayLynn]

*plops around neck like a necklace*

Better be careful, it'll choke you to death

[GiddyGoat]

Better be careful, it'll choke you to death

h..hElp...I c-ca...can't b-breatheeeee *reaches out dramatically and falls onto the floor* lolllll

[Joci]

h..hElp...I c-ca...can't b-breatheeeee *reaches out dramatically and falls onto the floor* lolllll

Lol *confused noodle flicks tongue* 😂

[Sunnieskys]

same here, except i've been bitten plenty of times by snakes. I'd take a snake bite over a dog bite any day. The strangest thing iv'e ever head about bps, or snakes in general, is that they let the devil come into your house. (thanks grandma).

Well then the devil lives with all of us? Who knew the devil could split himself so many ways lol

[Sunnieskys]

"hold on just lemme take out my arms and hands for a sec"~ no snake ever

i literally just lol'd. This is so damn funny!

[wowmattsays]

Lol *confused noodle flicks tongue*

Be careful it'll get its tongue poison on you!!!!


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[thebrowntroutdude]

I am Catholic and have a snake. Ridiculous.

Haha, then I suppose I'd be a bit of a contradiction

One myth I heard was that these were easy and fairly cheap pets to care for :rage

Yep! Biggest lie in the industry is that BPs are easy first pets to care for. I'd say colubrids are by far much better for beginners. ( Go pituophis!)BPs require more specific needs and are much less Hardy. With colubrids there is more room for error.

[artgecko]

I don't think it counts as a myth, mainly "misinformation" but a local wildlife center did a presentation at my high school (where I teach) and I got to sit in on it. She brought some native animals but also a BP. I had to stifle laughter when she told the class that BPs get up to 7-8' regularly. She was holding an adult, looked male, about 4' long lol. That was pretty bad IMO.

[Joci]

I don't think it counts as a myth, mainly "misinformation" but a local wildlife center did a presentation at my high school (where I teach) and I got to sit in on it. She brought some native animals but also a BP. I had to stifle laughter when she told the class that BPs get up to 7-8' regularly. She was holding an adult, looked male, about 4' long lol. That was pretty bad IMO.

This honesty annoys me so much, how could anyone who works at a wildlife center be so misinformed about one of the animals they are presenting on?? Like seriously, just ask anyone who has done a five minute google search and they'll tell you that bps usually only grow 2'-6' long lol.