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holdendillard
02-05-15, 02:56 PM
Hey guys my Hognose isn't shy at all so he will accept pinkies while in my hand, does anyone have a snake that will do this too?
reptiledude987
02-05-15, 04:01 PM
My carpets are the same way. They have no concern for whats going on aroung them. They smell food they eat.
ManSlaughter33
02-05-15, 04:16 PM
Oh that hognose is the cutest. Just realized my caps are on.. But its cute enough this is acceptable
holdendillard
02-05-15, 04:22 PM
My carpets are the same way. They have no concern for whats going on aroung them. They smell food they eat.

Haha excactly how my Hognose is!
holdendillard
02-05-15, 04:23 PM
Oh that hognose is the cutest. Just realized my caps are on.. But its cute enough this is acceptable

Thank you!(:
ManSlaughter33
02-05-15, 04:59 PM
some how my caps are gone?.... wtfahk
Derek1
02-05-15, 05:41 PM
My King is like that. She's cool. I just wish my Hog would eat. She wants nothing to do with it right now.
Akuma223
02-05-15, 07:46 PM
My King is like that. She's cool. I just wish my Hog would eat. She wants nothing to do with it right now.

My hogs been a jerk since October, just ate for the first time after I scented a fuzzy with a dead goldfish.
Cmwells90
02-05-15, 10:22 PM
My King is like that. She's cool. I just wish my Hog would eat. She wants nothing to do with it right now.

Don't worry mine's the same way Derek. He ate like a month ago out of no where, now he's back to not eating. As the days get longer we should start to see a change. I have a feeling this is going to be an annual thing!
toddnbecka
02-07-15, 02:44 AM
I did that with my corn snake, then the last couple times I handled the bugger I was bitten and struck at. Granted, I had been handling mice to feed a couple others right before I handled the corn, and it wasn't his/her feeding day yet, but that one's always on the lookout for more food. The bite was noticeable but not actually painful, little bugger seemed to be squeezing the end of my finger while it was clamped on for a minute, then finally let loose and behaved. The next occasion was just a quick strike, might not have noticed if I hadn't seen it. Never tried it with the carpet, though the feeding response is also quite strong, I just dangle by the tail for that one.
SSSSnakes
02-07-15, 04:29 AM
There use to be a group on another forum called, "The in hand feeding club". They would post pictures of their snakes eating in their hands. I got caught up in it and had 4 snakes at one time eating in my hand. I no longer do it, but find no problem with it.
Zoo Nanny
02-07-15, 05:48 AM
Everything I have ever been taught was to be sure not to have a snake associate my hand with food. I have always used tongs. Is this inaccurate information? A good number of the snakes I was working with were used for educational programs with the public having access to handling and or touching the animals.
SSSSnakes
02-07-15, 07:30 AM
No one is saying it is the smartest thing in the world to do. It is just some good clean fun with small, non venomous snakes. It does not hurt the snake.
holdendillard
02-07-15, 11:19 AM
Well I don't do this all the time, only every now and then. It's just fun to have my snake eat in my hand. I handle him a lot and I have never been bitten before.
drumcrush
02-07-15, 12:14 PM
my garter drank out of my hand once.
Little Wise Owl
02-08-15, 02:06 AM
Cute... But definitely not a snake I would want associating hands/fingers for food. Their bite may not be lethal or even dangerous but why risk it?
SSSSnakes
02-08-15, 06:14 AM
Cute... But definitely not a snake I would want associating hands/fingers for food. Their bite may not be lethal or even dangerous but why risk it?

Some times you do things just for fun. Not everything has to be politically correct.
holdendillard
02-08-15, 02:40 PM
Some times you do things just for fun. Not everything has to be politically correct.

Thank you for understanding! hahaha
Little Wise Owl
02-08-15, 05:27 PM
Some times you do things just for fun. Not everything has to be politically correct.

It's not about being politically correct... It's about feeding a venomous snake in your hand... but okie dokie. Let's have "fun"?

I have nothing against people hand feeding small non-venomous snakes btw. I just think people need to treat hogs with a little more respect. Did no one see that post here where someone was chewed on by their tiny hog because her hand smelled like food? The reaction she had wasn't a pretty one.
SSSSnakes
02-08-15, 08:03 PM
It's not about being politically correct... It's about feeding a venomous snake in your hand... but okie dokie. Let's have "fun"?

I have nothing against people hand feeding small non-venomous snakes btw. I just think people need to treat hogs with a little more respect. Did no one see that post here where someone was chewed on by their tiny hog because her hand smelled like food? The reaction she had wasn't a pretty one.

Yes I did, it's on my website, with her permission. She allowed it to chew on her finger while she took pictures. She could have easily removed the snake from her finger, but wanted to get pictures of it biting her. That was her choice.
mrgrimm
02-08-15, 08:15 PM
Wow so cool, if I had a smaller snake I would try that! Makes for a great pic.

My adult BP strikes very hard and fast though, so I prefer to use tongs.
Little Wise Owl
02-08-15, 08:35 PM
Yes I did, it's on my website, with her permission. She allowed it to chew on her finger while she took pictures. She could have easily removed the snake from her finger, but wanted to get pictures of it biting her. That was her choice.

I give up. lol

From her post here on the forum:
I however, could NOT get him off of my finger. I thought he was biting for about five minutes, but my husband says it was closer to ten....

He just happened to bite and sink in really well right away. He bit and his fangs were IN and already locked an curved into my flesh. Believe me, i wouldn't have let him chew that long on purpose. I was shouting the whole time

Unless she's lying, it sure doesn't sound like it was "her choice" and even she is going to start respecting hogs a little more...

I plan to treat my silly hognose snakes with a bit more respect just because all snakes need to be...and some more than others

Source: http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/heterodon/92706-hognose-venom-debate-over.html
holdendillard
02-09-15, 05:57 AM
I give up. lol

From her post here on the forum:




Unless she's lying, it sure doesn't sound like it was "her choice" and even she is going to start respecting hogs a little more...



Source: http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/heterodon/92706-hognose-venom-debate-over.html
No, I deffinitly understand what you're saying, and I rarley do this. I was just showing off I guess lol, and I also wanted to know if anyone else's snaked would do this
SSSSnakes
02-09-15, 07:10 AM
I give up. lol

From her post here on the forum:




Unless she's lying, it sure doesn't sound like it was "her choice" and even she is going to start respecting hogs a little more...



Source: http://www.ssnakess.com/forums/heterodon/92706-hognose-venom-debate-over.html

This was the second time she was bitten by her hog nose, and she took pictures both times. If you look at the pictures on my website, you will see I used pictures from both bites. She was bitten once one the right hand and once on the left hand. I did not realize she sent me pictures from both bites, as I mistakenly posted them as being from the same bite. She did not consider it a big deal. When I spoke to her personally, she said she was more interested in taking pictures, than getting the snake off her finger.