Originally Posted by NomaReptiles
Dont ask again or I’ll probably do itlol
Seriously though I keep watching this video on YouTube from a girl in handling defensive snakes....she puts her hand in and just grabs the snake from behind/under and if the snake bites she just stands there talking saying this is all normal....he will let go of your knuckle and calm down in 5 min or so. (She’s nuts I swear haha) Guess if I keep watching that video I’ll gather the courage to open the boxes tomorrow haha
It's OK to wear gloves if you must, but it's probably over-kill, & the thicker the gloves, the harder it is to have the proper sensitivity for handling the snake (not too tight
or too loose...you don't want to hurt the snake or let it slip & fall).
"Snakes don't bite the ground they crawl on" as someone once said...& I agree! BE the ground...by that I mean keep your hands UNDER the snake as much as possible.
In my experience, snakes feel most threatened & are most likely to bite when held in the open (ie. away from you), so I tend to cuddle all snakes near my body...if they
were on the ground, they'd be trying to hide, so they feel safer next to you than they do at arm's length with "strange things moving around them"...they do NOT know
that your fingers, face & other hand is connected to the semi-safe thing that's currently holding them...they can panic & are easily confused, so another thing you can do
is to minimize their "view": put a small towel or cloth over them so they cannot see you for now. In future handling sessions (for those that are 'defensive' & scared) do
the same thing until you can gradually let them look out & see you without panic. In this way they get used to both your scent & touch without being so scared of this
"giant thing that's got them".
OK? Snakes don't see that well, remember that...scent & touch are the best ways for them to know who you are...vision is not their strong suit.
When un-boxing, most snakes are in bags or containers: just open it into their new cages & stay out of their way. (but the offer stands if you'd rather send them here, lol)
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