Behira - 2016 Female Ivory Ghost - First BCI

[Bogertophis]

...One other thing on Behira. She doesn't scare and doesn't get defensive at all.

The other day I had her around my neck and thought her head was on my left shoulder. I put my right hand back, quickly, to grab her body and redirect her and secure her. Turns out her head had come around was between my right shoulder and chin. I smacked her right in the head. She was stunned for a millisecond, and then looked at me like, A) is that all you got, and B), Dad, really, please don't smack me in the face!

I felt horrible. A couple gentle strokes to her side/body and she was like, okay, can I climb on you more?

She's really incredibly gentle. I only have to worry when she thinks food or when feeding. Thank G-D for long tongs!

It seems to me that all snakes that are used to gentle pet treatment respond (or rather don't "respond") the same way. They just don't assume we have bad intentions
when we accidentally bump each other. I know that happens to me now & then- I'll have a snake around my shoulders, getting tangled in my long hair & I'll sometimes
bump their nose (not realizing exactly where they are) when I'm trying to sort it out- they never seem to react or take it "the wrong way". Anger is a human thing.
Sometimes I wish snakes were less tolerant, when people are deliberately abusive....

That's a perfect shirt, Dave.