read this story, real or fake?

[DeesBalls]

ok so i was sitting in my psychology class and we had to introduce ourselves and tell alil bit about us. well i said that i have 2 snakes and blah blah blah.... ANYWAY... here is the real story...


my teach told me that she heard this story that a lady was sleeping with a boa constrictor. well over a few days, the lady noticed that the snake was stretching out right beside her in bed. the lady went to the vet and told her dr. about it, the VET said that the snake was trying to size her up to eat her....


isnt that the dumbest **** you ever heard?!?!

or could it be true? lol



personally i told her it was bullshit and it would never happen like that...

[Wolfus_305]

I'm fairly new to snakes so i don't know enough to give you an answer buuut
My mum heard that story somewhere and now she's kinda paranoid that my 4 foot bp (who btw hasn't eaten since last september) is waiting and then he's going to try to eat me. *sigh* it's difficult explaining things to her..mostly because she's my mum.

[Smilts]

If any of the story at all was true i would imagine the snake was trying to get what warmth it could. Seeing as most dont keep there house at the temp it would need to be for that long of a period of time.......

If it wanted to eat her and thought it could it wouldnt stratch next to her to double check, it would just go for it.

[BruinsBeard]

I heard the exact same story, it was a while ago, however I thought it was a python of some sort. I imagine if it was a big enough snake it might be true. I don't know though?

If it was a big enough snake and a small enough lady I'm sure he'd have no problem eating her. Personally I'd like to think it would take a 30 foot 2000 pound snake to eat me though!

[carciady]

I heard the same story, it was going around here a few months ago, I can not see it being true as I would have thought it would just try and eat her, it would not stretch out over a number of nights. It sounds like someone scare mongering to put people off snakes. It has not worked for me as I have 3 and my male boa is 9 foot long lol.

[DeesBalls]

lol im glad this story isnt real.. i just think its plain stupid...

like previously stated, the snake would prolly just be trying to get warmth...

[agentcooper]

*sigh* it's difficult explaining things to her..mostly because she's my mum.

My stepmom has a snake phobia and told me the other day she couldn't sleep one night cause she kept thinking my snake was going to attack me or my girlfriend. I laughed.

[Will0W783]

Lol. Another scare tactic going around by snake haters. The snake would not "size her up". As far as I know, their brains are not that calculating. They are a very primitive species and act mostly out of instinct- therefore it would not think to size up prey. I've seen videos of snakes eating things that are way too big-and eventually they give up and puke it out, but they didn't size up their prey obviously. The snake was seeking warmth and relaxing, IMO. I must say, if there is any truth to this story, why the hell didn't the lady have the snake in a cage? It's dangerous for both of them for the snake to be loose.

[gonesnakee]

Total BS, as stated snakes do not "size up" their prey.
They just grab it & if its too big too eat they just spit it out.
The snake was using her as a source of heat, thats it, thats all, Mark

[DeesBalls]

im glad to hear im not the only one who dont beleive this story, ( few friends, family, teachers ect... beleive it lol )

[pyythonboa]

it was sizeing her up to c how much salt & pepper it should use lol.bullshit

[Phoenix446]

Maybe she was the boa's "Main Squeeze"?

Sorry, bad joke...

[Will0W783]

Lol! Good one, Phoenix446!

[vyip]

lol @ phoenix :D

[BP_okay]

Ughh...I just hate bs stories like that too. But what's even worse, is the real life idiots who let their children get attacked by their large snakes. It's so frustating when I mention my snakes in general conversation with people, 5 times out of 10, they ask me if I heard about the Burmese who attacked the toddler in Florida...sooo frustrating. Snake stories, true and fictional, always are not taken with very much thought by non herp folks!

[Will0W783]

I agree with you 100% BP_Okay. I cant' tell you how many times people have cringed or looked at me like I'm nuts when I mention I keep snakes, and how they ask me if any have attempted to eat me, because "that's what snakes do"....ugh.
Snakes, like any other animal, are neither good nor evil, they just are- they have no moral code, just instinct. But they fill a very important niche in the wild, and, as far as I'm concerned, they are fascinating and gorgeous. I wish more people would take the time to understand them.

[DeesBalls]

lol i just think people are ******** and are scared of the unknown, thats why they are scared of snakes...

myfiance was petrified of snakes till i got one now she understands them along with love them:)

as for the burm and totler insodent what heppend there?

[BP_okay]

It is annoying...isn't it Willow! They just don't know what they are missing.

Lil Boa, it is funny how people get used them. My mama was so nervous around them at first, but she thought something was wrong with my corn, and found out he was okay, she wanted to hold him for the first time...it was the sweetest thing.

And the toddler thing - it happened a few months ago in Florida. An 8ft Burm got out of its tank from the living room, crawled into the 2 year old's bedroom and constricted her to death. The idiot who owned him was sooo irresponsible not to have that cage properly rigged. IMHO, when I own large snakes and happen to have kids someday, I am going to have them in a locked room(the snakes, not kids :)), and have something under the door just in case they happen to escape. But not all snake owners have brains. Makes the rest of look bad unfortunately.

[MegF]

This story has been out on the internet for years. Snakes absolutely don't have the capacity to "size up" something. They just eat it. If the prey is too large, they either won't try, or they will eventually regurge it. I have people at work that absolutely are flabergasted that I keep snakes at all. Then when they find out they are "IN MY HOUSE....ARE YOU CRAZY!!!!" I just have to laugh. The next question I always get is: Aren't you afraid that one might get out....and I always ask them "and do what?"

[DeesBalls]

lol the biggest pain in the *** would be trying to find it LOL!!!

[Will0W783]

Oh yes, it is very very stressful. When I first started keeping snakes, I had a few escapees and it was always a heart in the throat, nervous search until the animal was located. Since I've gotten more experienced, I haven't had any escapes in a long time. I do not miss that.

[BP_okay]

Whew...luckily, I haven't either, but I have had that feeling while I was out...did I put the lid back on? did I put the lid back on? (I take meds that cause forgetfulness) I finally got back home and realized I did put it on....but I had that sick feeling myself. I would never forgive myself if one of my babies escaped, and got hurt do to my irresponsibilty...now I have a little ritual just to be sure I don't forget.