 Recent Herp Discussion | | | | | | | | Online Users: 162 | | 111 members and 51 guests | | 1234callan1234, Albs, amazonian, ambah, anzac, Australis, baxtor, becca, bjpres, Blackdog, blading, boconnor, booboo_moomoo, borntobnude, Camo, CandiceJ, champo, cholley, cooper123, cris, Dan19, Daniel_Penrith, DanTheMan, Dave94, diamondgeeza, Didgeman, doctor_love, dragon170, dragonscrawling, Dragontamer, Dreaddie, drifty, ecosnake, Elibum, FROGGIESrCUTEo_O, funcouple, gavan, GreenDiamond, Grunter023, guff_man, harmac, Hawk, Helikaon, horsenz, horsesrule, Hsut77, hubzo, ilovejordan, Ishah, itbites, James_Scott, Jill, Justdriftnby, Karadiddly, kel, knicko, Lesa, Lewy, Lonewolf, Luke1, Lukey_Boy, LullabyLizard, m.punja, Mangles, mickcfh, miley_take, missjohno86, mitchellb11, mrillusion, Mrs I, mungus, Ninjaette, nonamesleft, notechistiger, olive, PilbaraPythons, pinkmus, Python_Princess87, rainbow__serpent, ravan, reptile_mad, Rocket, RodSydAus, Sarah24, Satan_in_the_Flesh, SATH3N, siami, snakelvr, Stewydead, stripe, SyKeD, tooninoz, trader, Trouble, Veredus, VinceFASSW, viridis, VixenBabe, vs380kw, w3ap0n | |  | | 
01-May-06, 11:41 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Apr-04 Location: Sunshine coast, Qld, Australia Age: 20 | | | |
Try wearing a pair of gardening gloves when you go to get him. Even tho you know it may not hurt it might make it a little easier on your mind.
__________________
Peter Griffin: If I\'m a child, you know what that makes you? A child molester, and I\'ll be damned if I stand here and get lectured by pervert.
|
01-May-06, 11:51 PM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Apr-06 Location: Brisbane | | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by jimmy_the_kid Try wearing a pair of gardening gloves when you go to get him. Even tho you know it may not hurt it might make it a little easier on your mind. | Thought about it, but II want to get used to handling the reptile & getting to feel how it moves.
It's 99% psychological!
W
|
01-May-06, 11:53 PM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Apr-06 Location: Adelaide Age/Gender: 29  | | | |
Not at all it's actually a coasty... No it's not very big at all less than a year old and just under a meter long maybe i should stop being cautious and see if it will go me or not. From what i've gathered it may never bite me at all... What does everyone do if they have a really large and aggressive snake? I'm considering a green tree python or burmese python down the track (and i mean a long way down the track i have a lot to learn first and i don't intend to put a snake through that or me) how do you go about handling them? I'm aware that a burmese python requires 2 handlers...
|
02-May-06, 12:00 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Dec-05 Location: Sydney Gender: | | | |
Personally I wouldn't take out anything much over 2 metres long without backup around just in case. Everyone will have their own opinions though.
P.S. A fully grown burmese would need a lot more than 2 handlers i think, do you have any idea how big they can get?
__________________
\"The less a man makes declared his statements, the less apt he is to look foolish in retrospect\"
Quentin Tarentino, Four Rooms
|
02-May-06, 12:05 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Apr-06 Location: Adelaide Age/Gender: 29 | | | |
\Yes i have a very good idea of how big they get which is a problem coz my other half wont go near my little coasty let alone anything bigger. I'm fully aware of the implications of having a burmese python and it's a dream that will probably never become a reality especially considering how big an enclosure it would require. But how about a green tree python, how do you go about handling them when they have a habit of being particularly snappy? I'd love to have a breeding pair eventually...
|
02-May-06, 12:59 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Apr-04 Location: Sunshine coast, Qld, Australia Age: 20 | | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by Bigblackdog Thought about it, but II want to get used to handling the reptile & getting to feel how it moves.
It's 99% psychological!
| Just use the gloves until he gets used to you and stops bitting. Most snakes will stop after a little while. Try and be as confident with him as you can it helps.
__________________
Peter Griffin: If I\'m a child, you know what that makes you? A child molester, and I\'ll be damned if I stand here and get lectured by pervert.
|
02-May-06, 07:24 AM
|  | Yes, that Hix Moderator | Join Date: Mar-04 Location: Sydney Gender: | | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by NSavage \Yes i have a very good idea of how big they get which is a problem coz my other half wont go near my little coasty let alone anything bigger. I'm fully aware of the implications of having a burmese python and it's a dream that will probably never become a reality especially considering how big an enclosure it would require. But how about a green tree python, how do you go about handling them when they have a habit of being particularly snappy? I'd love to have a breeding pair eventually... | You can't keep Burms in Australia. They're exotic. 
Hix
__________________
"I'm not young enough to know everything".............Oscar Wilde
|
02-May-06, 07:37 AM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Dec-04 Location: Somewhere near Brisbane | | | |
Over the years I have been bitten by everything imagineable and although you do get used to it and generally ignore a bite sometimes they catch you by surprise. Recently I took a small Blond Mac out of it's box and it grabbed my finger, although it had bitten me loads of times before and since I was talking and was taken by surprise and pulled my hand away and he landed on the floor. He wasn't hurt but it did surprise me how I reacted.
It's like someone coming up behind you and poking you in the ribs, you just react automatically.
__________________
"If you know everything you may as well blow your brains out because the reason for existence is to learn more everyday." - Mark O'Shea, 2004 WOOF
|
02-May-06, 07:42 AM
|  | Subscriber | Join Date: Jan-05 Location: Sydney | | | |
Mate, you should consider yourself lucky that your hatchy bites you ... one of mine poops on me every time I pick it up. Its amazing how something so small can make such a big smell.
|
02-May-06, 07:56 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-06 Location: Sydney, NSW | | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by CodeRed Mate, you should consider yourself lucky that your hatchy bites you ... one of mine poops on me every time I pick it up. Its amazing how something so small can make such a big smell. | hehe, so true. I had a hatchy Bredli out showing some relo's that were over.. I was in the middle of my sales pitch i.e. "they're great pets, low allergenic, low maintenance, they don't smell...." and bam.. it sprayed crap all over the tiles and my hand, filfthy stuff and it stank.
|
02-May-06, 08:18 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-06 Location: Sydney Age: 27 | | | |
I'm definately no "old hand" at snake handling, but being in the same position you currently are i have opted to use a hook to get my coastal out every time, and then i place her on my hands. She has not bitten me yet using this method, and once on my hands she calms right down.
I too am a "big girls blouse" when it comes to the thought of being bitten. Heck i am scared of needles, let alone 40-50 of them at the same time. However, as a recent newbie, this is the advice that i was given that was comfortable for me, and obviously for the snake.
|
02-May-06, 08:24 AM
| | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-06 Location: Sydney, NSW | | | |
DrOsteo, I think hooking a snake out of the enclosure is a sensible approach to minimise the chance of being bitten. Many would argue that you need to use your hands to let the snake get used to you, but personally I don't think snakes are hugely intelligent, however they are good hunters and a warm hand moving toward them could easily be mistaken for some food. I find another way is to open the cage door and give the snake a few mins to make it's way out. As it exits the cage just place a hand under it gently and let it use you like a branch.
|
02-May-06, 08:32 AM
| | |
most hatchlings tend to bite at some stage, but after a while generally settle down... I have a WA stimson hatchling at the monent that is hilarious... rears up like a cobra with its tail wiggling frantically and lunges (almost throws itself) at me whenever I have to clean its tub, feed it etc... but in time will settle down  |
02-May-06, 09:08 AM
| | Subscriber | Join Date: Dec-04 Location: Somewhere near Brisbane | | | |
I have found all antaresia sp. to be amongst the worst when it comes to being 'aggressive'.
__________________
"If you know everything you may as well blow your brains out because the reason for existence is to learn more everyday." - Mark O'Shea, 2004 WOOF
|
02-May-06, 09:54 AM
|  | Regular Member | Join Date: Mar-06 Location: Central QLD Age/Gender: 31  | | | |
Ditto Boa, hence me always recommending coastals as good snakes for first timers.
__________________
Why are you wearing that stupid man suit?
| | |
|
