Quote Originally Posted by Myrmida View Post
When do your ball pythons usually hiss? Do you leave them alone when they do?
My ball pythons hiss at me all the time-it is their way of telling me that they are not happy with being disturbed. I don't blame them...and I pretty much ignore them as they are nearly defenseless. The only time I have to worry is if they hiss and coil backwards with their head pointing directly at my hand as I go to pick them up (small possibility of getting a defensive strike/bluff), or if they are guarding eggs--in which case I will use something as a shield blocking their face until I uncoil them.