Snake moments

[HABU]

i keep emeralds and they are about the most beautiful thing in the world. getting a first snake? you have to start somewhere. it's a rewarding hobby. keeps the old brain working...

[martyb]

thanks for the support and experiences

[frankykeno]

One angle you might use Marty is what a snake will teach you about life's lessons. Most any parent is always interested in that sort of thing. From my own experiences with our snakes and our 3 younger children I can say I've seen the following good life lessons taught by the snakes...

- patience because you cannot handle the snake at certain times (post feed, during shedding, etc.)

- empathy because you must use this skill to understand a creature that has a very limited way to communicate it's needs to you

- scheduling and routine/habit building because ball pythons do best when they are kept on certain schedules and routines, they don't adjust to humans so we adjust to them

- calmness of spirit and self because a snake doesn't do well or react well to a jumpy, nervous handler

- the drive to understand and "know" because these are fascinating creatures and most every snake loving human ends up addicted to wanting to know more and understand more about their snakes, a seeking mind is a wonderful thing any parents wants fostered in their children

- limit setting by self not parent because in the end it will be you that sets the limits of handling when your friends come over or you want to handle the snake and it's not appropriate to do so

There's a ton more but these are some of the things I've noticed in my own kids. Hope it helps.

[MikeC1212]

I don't really have any cool moments.. just wanted to chime in to say I hope your mom lets you get one. They're probably the best pet I've owned and one of the least demanding. (by that, all I mean is you don't see too many sigs w/ 2.5 Rottweiler, 1.1 PitBull, 0.15 Bulldog)

My buddy had a similar problem with his mom. He convinced her to let him get ONE BP. He just got his 9th! I think it took his parents almost a year to figure out there was more than one. ..So there's always that..

JUST KIDDING
For anyone that wants to ban me from the site and take away my birthday for telling him to sneak a BP behind his parents back, I'm not. It was a joke.

NEVER HIDE SNAKES FROM YOUR PARENTS.

[martyb]

thank you for your experience frnk and thanks for the support mike

i might have to try the sneaking in a snake

u know just as a joke

" here mum come have look what got into my room "

" please let me keep him/her "

(im joking too)

[martyb]

Nobody?

[juddb]

Nobody?

when i was a kid i use to catch snakes and turtles in the creeks and take them home. But one time i caught a copperhead and brought it home and my mom freaked.... Needless to say i put it back where i found it a half hour later.

[cassandra]

Sneaking a snake home is not a good idea; that's showing quite the opposite of being responsible.

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Funny snake story...recently, I had a friend who's moving but wanted to see my snakes before she did. She wasn't sure she would have enough courage to hold any of them, but decided it would be okay to hold Jenson, the cornsnake. As I was putting him away and heading towards our bp's cage, I was talking about how Cleo, although bigger than Jenson, was easier to hold because bp's are generally calmer snakes.

I'm saying this as I'm unlocking and sliding back her glass door...WHAM! She bit me right on the finger, good blood too (sorry no picture).

Moral of the story: as soon as you build up your calmest, layed back snake as being your calmest, layed back snake, they'll bite you because they're hungry. =)

Needless to say, my friend *didn't* hold Cleo.

[juddb]

Sneaking a snake home is not a good idea; that's showing quite the opposite of being responsible.

***
Funny snake story...recently, I had a friend who's moving but wanted to see my snakes before she did. She wasn't sure she would have enough courage to hold any of them, but decided it would be okay to hold Jenson, the cornsnake. As I was putting him away and heading towards our bp's cage, I was talking about how Cleo, although bigger than Jenson, was easier to hold because bp's are generally calmer snakes.

I'm saying this as I'm unlocking and sliding back her glass door...WHAM! She bit me right on the finger, good blood too (sorry no picture).

Moral of the story: as soon as you build up your calmest, layed back snake as being your calmest, layed back snake, they'll bite you because they're hungry. =)

Needless to say, my friend *didn't* hold Cleo.

I was like 10 years old though. Now that im 25, im a little more responsible now adays.

[BallPythonsRule]

Sneaking a snake home is not a good idea; that's showing quite the opposite of being responsible.

I don't know if I agree... I've done it before and I did it with my money and I was fine... my mother found out soon after but she was just mad for maybe a couple of minutes.. I am responsible for all of my snakes not my mom so if I can handle another snake and have the cash.. I'll get another one.
No one I know supports me... they don't care or are against it, even my mother. I guess you guys here and other sites are the only ones that will say "Cool! congrats!" But I will keep on doing it until I move out and have a nice house with a snake room... yeah.... that will be awesome I tell ya! Maybe a nice snake keeping husband too.

Does that make any sense? LOL