A few tips for new keepers...

[Will0W783]

Always remember, your snake is a snake. No matter how attached you are to it, it is still a primitive, WILD animal.

If a snake can get its head through a hole, it will be gone....in an instant.

If a snake cannot get its head through a hole, it does not mean it won't try...and try...and try. Security, security, and more security.

Do not overhandle your snakes. No matter how calm they may seem, they still generally prefer to be on solid ground.

Some snakes will never be tame. It just is what it is. At some point you have to give up and accept the snake for what it is...an individual. Possibly a murderous, many-toothed, hissing individual, but you have to respect that.

And finally, my favorite: Snakes are like potato chips. You can never have just one.