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29-Jan-07, 10:10 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: Brisbane | | | Overcoming fear as a snake owner
Hi all,
As a freshmen into snake ownership, im wondering how people overcome the general instinctual fear of snakes. Growing up we lived 'out bush' with plenty of poisenous snakes to fear and now getting into actually owning one I still have that reserved caution for them, which i like to call 'respect'.
Im at the point with a hatchling still coming to terms with it being a bit snappy and i would put it down to my nervousness. though im curious how you each overcame that if you ever felt that way to begin with ? i want nothing more then to be 100% comfortable with them and remove the 'mind of matter' thing that they all want to cause damage if that makes sense...
have attached a picture of my little girl, she is wonderful.
thanks alot
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29-Jan-07, 10:15 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: Townsville, NQ Age/Gender: 23  | | | |
Just let it bite you and then it's over and you realise... oh... ok.... well i can deal with that! It's a start i suppose. The more they're handled (don't worry they soon seem to find out it's no use trying to bite) the nicer they'll be later. Just let that first bite come (don't provoke it to do it but if it happens... ah you'll see)!
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29-Jan-07, 10:18 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-06 Location: Out Bush, NSW Gender: | | | |
let her bite you, once you do you will realise it isn't that bad you will get your confidence around her and time will help
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29-Jan-07, 10:23 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jul-06 Location: Adelaide | | | |
Firstly theres definately nothing wrong with having that " respect " you speak of for snakes.
Just keep telling yourself that the little guys cant do much damage and as you get more relaxed with handeling him/her , him/her will also relax and youll both get used to it together...
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29-Jan-07, 10:29 PM
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what i did was put my hand in my snappy snakes enclosure, and shut my eyes. then you cant react when it bites becuase u dont know its going to bite and by the time you realise the snake has already bitten. and, it doesnt hurt, usually draws a little blood. but now i dont mind it. lol.
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29-Jan-07, 10:37 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: Townsville, NQ Age/Gender: 23 | | |
Mine haven't drawn blood yet.. had two marks when the water thought i was food (hehe oops). Very upset as i have always wanted a scar and i thought a python bite would rock!... i'm sure i'll change my mind when my water is massive and wants to eat me again and i can't stop crying in pain... ah well!
Tell us when you come to the conclusion that it's not too scary!
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30-Jan-07, 07:04 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Oct-05 Location: Wattle Grove, Sydney Age: 35 | | | |
What's already been said, get bitten then you'll know that it doesn't hurt.
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30-Jan-07, 07:19 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: look behind you... Age/Gender: 44  | | | |
i also grew up around bush and poison snakes and my little spotted is very snappy, my husband and my son have both been bitten by him but I'm still to be bitten and i am scared ****less!!!!! that scared i haven't held him for weeks. silly isn't it...
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30-Jan-07, 07:28 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: May-06 Location: melbourne, vic Age/Gender: 32 | | | |
horsenz, i can totally relate to you your feelings, i'm exactly the same.
I can handle other peoples snakes but when it comes to my 2 boys, i S*%T myself, hands go sweaty, it's really fustrating.
Both my kids and my hubby have all been tagged by both snakes, i'm yet to be bitten.........hehehe.
I'd love nothing more than to get over this silly fear i have.
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30-Jan-07, 07:36 AM
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Or you can just simply "BE A MAN!!!" |
30-Jan-07, 07:42 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-06 Location: queensland | | |
Its taken me nearly 10 years to not sweat when im handling the snakes.What cured me was when I had to look after them all myself for a month and got tagged daily, they had to be cared for or I let them die  so I did it and now ive got all the guts in the world with them even the water python who just loves to bite  having to feed a 20kg 7 ft python didnt really help though,she could have eaten me lol..
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30-Jan-07, 07:49 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: Adelaide SA (Nth East) Age/Gender: 30 | | |  Biting snakes
Like everyone else has told you, if he bites you will soon see that it doesn't hurt. I had never handled a snake in my life until I got my first babies ( 3 coastals ) sadly these guys all escaped and I only have my 5 and a half foot female left. However I went to a snake handling show and that week put a deposit on my first snake. Fear gone no problems. Now I can't believe I made so much fuss over them in the first place. I am in the process of purchasing my fifth snake a 5ft male coastal and want to get a pair of olives and a pair of Bredli although I am a little scared (not of the snakes, of my mother) I am also in the process of designing an escape proof enclosure for these guys when I get em. Cheers and have fun getting to know your little guy he's cute
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30-Jan-07, 07:50 AM
|  | Seller | Join Date: Oct-06 Location: Brassall QLD Age/Gender: 30 | | | |
When i first got mine I let it tag me but every time she striked her mouth would always be closed but then came the day where she had mouth open teeth ready and she really did tag me this time she got over it real good and quick showed her that i wasnt scared of her biting I think its the delayed action of them striking out like that.... that it gives you that nerveousness feeling.... You overcome it in time...
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30-Jan-07, 08:21 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Nov-03 Location: Melbourne, Australia Gender: | | |
Cute lil snake though  At that size you might find it'll even have trouble breaking the skin  They truly don't hurt.
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30-Jan-07, 08:40 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Jan-07 Location: look behind you... Age/Gender: 44 | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by GreatSage  Or you can just simply "BE A MAN!!!" | yea, except I'm a woman!!!
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