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[EL Ziggy]

Talk about an attitude. This new bull snake I received yesterday, little Ms. She-Ra, is one hissy gal. I went to check on her after work and tried to rearrange some of her tank furniture that she had moved around. She reared up at me, hissed, and even took a strike or two at me. I thought it was so funny. She was acting like she's so tough :). I'll admit, I wimped out, I put a latex glove on one hand and took her out of her tank. (Couldn't have her thinking she could scare me away.) She wiggled around in my hand for a bit but calmed down after a minute or two. Then I held her in my un-gloved hand for about a minute before putting her back in her enclosure. I like her fiery attitude :)

[Starbuck]

When I had my pine it took about 2 months of consistent 3x weekly handling to get him to a point where I could get him out of the cage with no tude heh heh heh

[sharthun]

That's cool! yeah ditch the glove lol


Talk about an attitude. This new bull snake I received yesterday, little Ms. She-Ra, is one hissy gal. I went to check on her after work and tried to rearrange some of her tank furniture that she had moved around. She reared up at me, hissed, and even took a strike or two at me. I thought it was so funny. She was acting like she's so tough :). I'll admit, I wimped out, I put a latex glove on one hand and took her out of her tank. (Couldn't have her thinking she could scare me away.) She wiggled around in my hand for a bit but calmed down after a minute or two. Then I held her in my un-gloved hand for about a minute before putting her back in her enclosure. I like her fiery attitude :)

[EL Ziggy]

That's cool! yeah ditch the glove lol

I know right?! Take it like a man!!:)

[sharthun]

I know right?! Take it like a man!!:)

LOL just like the wild caught bulls, hiss, strike, posture,but gently pick them up and they melt in your hands after a few minutes.

[EL Ziggy]

LOL just like the wild caught bulls, hiss, strike, posture,but gently pick them up and they melt in your hands after a few minutes.
It's funny though, as small as she is, I can see where she could be a bit intimidating to someone who didn't know that it was all posturing and that she's really just a sweet harmless animal trying to protect herself.

[sharthun]

It's funny though, as small as she is, I can see where she could be a bit intimidating to someone who didn't know that it was all posturing and that she's really just a sweet harmless animal trying to protect herself.

I'm glad you added a snake to your collectiion with some 'tude!!! I have run across several wild bulls in the past that were completely calm and docile. A 6 foot hissing bull is pretty intimidating, especially if you bare hand them lol:D

[drumcrush]

Talk about an attitude. This new bull snake I received yesterday, little Ms. She-Ra, is one hissy gal. I went to check on her after work and tried to rearrange some of her tank furniture that she had moved around. She reared up at me, hissed, and even took a strike or two at me. I thought it was so funny. She was acting like she's so tough :). I'll admit, I wimped out, I put a latex glove on one hand and took her out of her tank. (Couldn't have her thinking she could scare me away.) She wiggled around in my hand for a bit but calmed down after a minute or two. Then I held her in my un-gloved hand for about a minute before putting her back in her enclosure. I like her fiery attitude :)

I would love a feisty snake! Keeps things interesting :)

[sharthun]

I would love a feisty snake! Keeps things interesting :)

Well! do it! hehe:p

[EL Ziggy]

I would love a feisty snake! Keeps things interesting :)
That's one of the reasons I went with a pit DC. I love and respect the beauty, mystique, and power of snakes and I wanted one that was a bit larger than my kings and that would keep me on my toes without being overly aggressive or bitey. I think a bull snake fits the bill perfectly.

[drumcrush]

Well! do it! hehe:p

In the future I will for sure:)

[wrecker45]

My hoggies are hissy headbutting little buggers

[sharthun]

Has She-Ra dined yet?:cool:


That's one of the reasons I went with a pit DC. I love and respect the beauty, mystique, and power of snakes and I wanted one that was a bit larger than my kings and that would keep me on my toes without being overly aggressive or bitey. I think a bull snake fits the bill perfectly.

[drumcrush]

That's one of the reasons I went with a pit DC. I love and respect the beauty, mystique, and power of snakes and I wanted one that was a bit larger than my kings and that would keep me on my toes without being overly aggressive or bitey. I think a bull snake fits the bill perfectly.

I will keep them in mind :p

[EL Ziggy]

Has She-Ra dined yet?:cool:
Not yet Steve. I wanted to give her at least 48 hours to get settled in before I attempted to feed her. Tomorrow is feeding day for the other snakes so I'll feed She-Ra then too. The breeder says she last ate about 10 days ago so I hope she's hungry!

[sharthun]

Not yet Steve. I wanted to give her at least 48 hours to get settled in before I attempted to feed her. Tomorrow is feeding day for the other snakes so I'll feed She-Ra then too. The breeder says she last ate about 10 days ago so I hope she's hungry!


Sweet! I bet she's ready then!:cool:

[Jinxygirl]

That sounds like my female corn snake lol... she's only a year old and 291 grams but she thinks she's a big tough snake. Always striking at me but she never has her mouth open so she ends up just smacking my hands with her face lol :P

[athms]

Do a video;)

[sharthun]

Do a video;)

Great Idea!!!!;)

[Terranaut]

My pit is the same. All hiss but no bite. The tail rattle is my personal fav.

[revent]

I've never seen a snake hiss in real life. She-Ra is just letting you know your place!

[EL Ziggy]

What kind of feeding regiment do you all keep your pits on? I know they'll get a little larger than my kings. I usually offer them one prey item every 6-7 days with occasional second servings but someone said I should feed my bull a bit more. I've got a few mice fuzzy's and hoppers to finish off then I was thinking I'd switch her over to rats instead of feeding her multiple mice all the time.

[EL Ziggy]

I've never seen a snake hiss in real life. She-Ra is just letting you know your place!

Dude, that was so funny watching her puff up and hiss like that. She's a real beast at 45g. I hope she learns that it's not good to bite the hand that feeds you :)

[wrecker45]

Dude, that was so funny watching her puff up and hiss like that. She's a real beast at 45g. I hope she learns that it's not good to bite the hand that feeds you :)
She is going to swollow your pinkie finger.:shocked:

[drumcrush]

She is going to swollow your pinkie finger.:shocked:

The horror! :shocked:

[wrecker45]

Do not let the media know or animal planet.