"FEAR" & respect a "BIG" Difference in IMO

[abnrmal91]

I give my snakes the respect they deserve. I only trust 3 of them, the only reason they would bite is if I stuff up in doing something wrong. My other snake I wouldn't trust as far as I could throw him lol. He doesn't bite normally but is a handful to try and hold (who said bredlis are normally placid). It is all part of owning a reptile. Just enjoy the good times of keeping them.

 

[Royziee]

I bought a shoelace sized children's off a member of this site who has owned reps for a while and had a fair collection apparently. The children's is a devil, it bites non stop and the old owner wouldent even get it out of it's log hide. He told me to take it home in the log. Needless to say I just poked it a little bit and a few tags later it was out of the log and into the pillowcase.

It isn't just newbies that are scared. This guy has been a member here for three years and I'm lead to believe to of owned reps for longer than that.

 

[darwin_freak]

Hey IV,

They may well be able to survive in the wild, but if the snake has a very weak feed response (like some I've met that just walk up to the food and swallow, wouldn't strike at a food source to save themselves) it may lose a lot of condition before it changes hunting tactics from how it's used to obtaining food; that's my take on it anyway. If the snake lost significant condition, it's chances of a successful hunt (without receiving serious injury) would be significantly decreased.

It's not just obtaining food that can be a challenge for captive snakes - predator avoidance can be an issue too - I remember a captive release program of baby womas in SA happening a while back, where basically all the womas just turned into mulga food (kinda funny but I really shouldn't laugh!), quite possibly because the baby womas were de-sensitized to living in close proximity to other snakes!

Apologies guys that was a bit off topic; do continue

wow you met a snake that can walk

 

[Red-Ink]

I might be a bit twisted but i actually find the snappier ones more interesting. They keep me on my toes and makes me show a bit more respect and pay better attention, keeps me from being complacent. In saying that though I don't have any monster snakes at home the biggest is a nearly 5 foot JCP. I also don't have any hestitation in giving them a pint of my blood if it means them getting the care they need ASAP.

 

[shell477]

haha i read this whole thread before i realised its not a new one and i had already posted here.....

well an update then, have been bitten by my coastal twice now (i had just fed him both times and he thought i was more food lol).

back to the original topic though, i think it if came down to an urgent need to handle their snake, i would hope that people would just do it, regardless of their fear. one can only hope though.

my husband hates snakes with a passion and refuses to hold my coastal, but i know that my husband would handle it given a good reason to.

 

[Schnecke]

I might be a bit twisted but i actually find the snappier ones more interesting. They keep me on my toes and makes me show a bit more respect and pay better attention, keeps me from being complacent.....

I totally get this statement. I get a bit of a kick out of having a snake which seems to (I say "seems to" because I don't believe snakes have human personalities) to be a little bit more sensitive than others... I find it a treat. He demands my respect and patience and if I do the wrong thing, I will pay with blood. And fair enough. ;P