Ok. I see what you are saying but I don't understand how the conclusions became reputation unless its because people hear it, read it, people say it and people believe it without experiencing one properly. When they do encounter one they are handling it too securely out of a preconceived notion that it will be a handful...thereby creating the 'handful'. How else do folks witness this extreme behavior? In my experience with picking up more than 100 documented wild Bullsnakes is that they rarely react with any defensive behavior at all. They will often be flighty (crawling through your hands trying to get back on the ground) but even this is very short lived for most. Therefore, in my experience, it makes it very difficult to grasp the underserved reputation unless the snakes are being molested in some way.Originally Posted by paulh
I've read the theories about snakes making a ruckus (vibrating tails/hissing) to alert large mammals to avoid being trampled...I only have one problem with these theories...why don't they put on this show when I approach? Most stay frozen until I'm very close, some allow me to kneel right beside them to get a photo and never move until I pick them up but I have never had one Bullsnake make a peep without physical contact and it's very rare (in my experience) they would do so even during initial contact.
Anyway, I'm not trying to be argumentative about this...just sharing my observations.
Wild Bulls pics:
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