First of all, I hope Monty, and Rainbow, for that matter, are no worse for the wear. I look forward to hearing a good report from the vet.
Secondly, Skyrivers, I applaud you for saying that, “I only hope others will learn from my mistakes.”
It takes a big person to admit a mistake and an even bigger one to share that with the world so everyone can learn from it.
Look. I don’t think anyone is trying to attack anyone here. I think everyone wants this to be a learning experience and I could not agree more. However, some want that to be the focal point.
What can be learned?
- Snakes, as calm and docile as they can appear and can be with us, are still wild animals genetically and are not domesticated like dogs, for example. This means they can revert to reptilian and primitive behavior. This can mean unpredictable and often illogical behavior to us as humans.
- In general, if you have multiple snakes, keep them separate (unless a communal species like a garter snake). Separate enclosures and separate handling sessions. This is especially true with cannibalistic snakes (king and milk snakes etc) and big snakes that are hard to handle even when calm. This prevents incidents between them and is good procedure for health reasons as well.
Again, hoping everyone is okay and thank you, Skyrivers, for your humility.
Everyone please take a deep breath and please focus on preventing anyone else (human included) from getting hurt in the future and wishing Monty a full recovery.
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