RT Boa or Burmese Python that is the question

[frankykeno]

I tried to piss it off while it was still in it's own enclosure .

How nice and you think you are ready to handle a big snake like a mature female boa or a burm?

[drugaria]

Yes I think I'm redy and believe me I am.
So tell me how do you choose a snake? You close your eyse you reach in a bag full of snakes and you pick one whatever it is ? Is that how you guys do it ? Well I wanna know exactly what I'm buying and if not I wanna have at least some idea . Try before you Buy!!!!

[littleindiangirl]

You have to respect all snakes. They aren't domestic like a cat or dog, and can learn to tolerate us. Some more than others. I really don't see the need to find out the personality of a snake, because I won't be hangin out with it playin x-box and what not. Any snake that is handled and exposed regularly can learn to tolerate me and not bite my head off, but I wouldnt expect every snake I buy to be as docile as a puppy. It comes with the territory, expect their animal nature to come out.

[drugaria]

Well that is true but when you are making a longterm commitment you need to find what is right for you in the first place . Lets not forget that snakes are not temporary at least not for me.

[frankykeno]

Yes I think I'm redy and believe me I am.
So tell me how do you choose a snake? You close your eyse you reach in a bag full of snakes and you pick one whatever it is ? Is that how you guys do it ? Well I wanna know exactly what I'm buying and if not I wanna have at least some idea . Try before you Buy!!!!

Well I don't choose a snake by purposefully reaching into it's enclosure and trying to "piss it off". What does that do but possibly get you bit and upset an animal needlessly. I have snakes that are a bit snappy in their enclosure but totally fine out of it. I have other snakes that are fine with me in their enclosure but might well react if something outside while I'm handling them startles them. You cannot judge any living thing's overall temperment by bugging it enough to react at you...whether that's a snake, a dog, a horse, whatever. You "piss me off" I'd likely snap at you too.

How do I pick a snake. First off I pick one from a good source so I know the chances of a healthy snake are better. I don't pick from sources that give me a free case of mites with every snake purchased. I pick for good genetics, good health, a good looking snake that comes with a feeding record, etc. I rarely buy from pet stores unless I'm willing to take the risks involved with that and the extra quarantine I must do with any pet store snake.

It's a lot more involved than, "You close your eyse you reach in a bag full of snakes and you pick one whatever it is ?"

[drugaria]

Well Yes of course, I only used that as a quote.
Unfortunately my choices are very limited since I do not know any local breeders around here and I wouldn't buy a snake online without interacting with it first, and lets not forget how stressful the shipping proces can be to an animal stuck in a box and being tossed around on conveyer belts in the shipping process.
As far as feeding record they said they have one. As you can see there isn't much choice here .

[ladywhipple02]

Why would you intentionally try to irritate any animal? Would you like it if someone came up to you and started poking you with a stick or flicking your ear? NO.

If you're buying a dog, do you go up to it and kick it around to see if it will bite you?

[frankykeno]

Actually I have a number of snakes shipped in that are very happy and healthy in my collection. Reputable breeders tend to be top shippers (they are certified by the shipper) and the snakes come in generally in beautiful shape. Just got 5 in recently - shipped in cool weather all the way from Texas to Ohio, beautifully, safely and professionally packed. Every one of them is perfect, all have settled in and are eating.

[drugaria]

Why would you intentionally try to irritate any animal? Would you like it if someone came up to you and started poking you with a stick or flicking your ear? NO.

If you're buying a dog, do you go up to it and kick it around to see if it will bite you?

Yes I would. Don't you people really see the purpose of this experiment?
I certainly hope that everyone of you testdrives their new car and does some research before you purchase it .

[frankykeno]

Yes I would. Don't you people really see the purpose of this experiment?
I certainly hope that everyone of you testdrives their new car and does some research before you purchase it .

Well then to make that equation make sense you'd have to "testdrive" that car into a brick wall to see how it reacts to "stress" wouldn't you. Poking at animals to irritate them is NOT an "experiment". It's a childish behaviour that personally I would send my kids to their rooms for doing. Then sit them down for a long talk about respect and common sense.