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BStanton · 05-22-19, 08:49 PM

VERY new to snakes so thank you for any advise you send my way. My husband has more experience and has recently purchased two young ball pythons. We both handle them but so far he’s taken care of the feeding. Both of them constrict my left wrist and sometimes hand. I’m not scared and don’t feel threatened but just wonder why they only constrict me. They wrap, pulse and run their heads against me when I hold them. We want them to be be comfortable with both of us but I don’t want to stress them! I let them both go in my shirt and they seem calm there but always make their way back to my wrist and constrict. Any tips or ideas why they do this????

**Andy_G** · 05-23-19, 08:09 AM

They're looking to be anchored. They do this to feel secure. They may read that you're nervous...even subconsciously...and it creates the need to feel a bit more secure, which could be why they do it with you and not with him. It's all speculation really, but it's not abnormal behaviour.

craigafrechette · 05-23-19, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Andy_G

They're looking to be anchored. They do this to feel secure. They may read that you're nervous...even subconsciously...and it creates the need to feel a bit more secure, which could be why they do it with you and not with him. It's all speculation really, but it's not abnormal behaviour.

Agree 100%