Nasty snakes? - Page 3

boosh96 · 12-11-11, 02:50 PM

And that's what I plan on doing-getting in as much research as I can before I make the decision to get any snake.

Squirtle · 12-11-11, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by boosh96

And that's what I plan on doing-getting in as much research as I can before I make the decision to get any snake.

I don't think that you should get a venomous snake at your age though is what I'm saying.. forget about that and think about it later in life.

Gungirl · 12-11-11, 02:51 PM

If all you want is an aggressive or defensive snake your best bet is to figure out what kind of snake you like. Then contact breeders to find one that fits what you want. All snakes can be nice or not.

CK SandBoas · 12-11-11, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by boosh96

but for the fun of having a snake that's a handful.

I think this last part of your question is what has people concerned, myself as well. maybe if you wrote out a more detailed inquiry,giving more examples of what you are looking to get out of by owning a species that may be a lot more challenging in it's temperament, instead of just saying "it's for the fun of having it", than people may be more inclined to be more receptive to your question.

Please try and understand, each and everyone of us on this forum is concerned about how much this hobby has been portrayed in a negative light of late, especially by the media, and we just want to know the reasons you are looking to get into more challenging species is the right one, and not one that could lead to more hardships in keeping reptiles.

boosh96 · 12-11-11, 03:05 PM

I meant to say that I want an aggressive snake because I like the idea of the challenge of keeping a snake that's a handful. Of course, I also think it would be a fun and educational experience.

youngster · 12-11-11, 03:03 PM

Maybe if you don't want to keep them, you just want to work with them you could volunteer at a zoo with a reptile house? If you can't work with them that way at least you could be up close with them.

**lady_bug87** · 12-11-11, 03:09 PM

and what happens when its too much of a handful? when everytime you reach in to clean you get tagged or have to deal with a stressed out animal? or when if they need help shedding you have to take them in your hands and assist while its trying to gnaw your finger off... what then?

my question is what happens when it isnt fun anymore

CDN_Blood · 12-12-11, 03:30 PM

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and what happens when its too much of a handful? when everytime you reach in to clean you get tagged or have to deal with a stressed out animal? or when if they need help shedding you have to take them in your hands and assist while its trying to gnaw your finger off... what then?

my question is what happens when it isnt fun anymore

That's the part that concerns me too, but hey, whaddo I know

**lady_bug87** · 12-12-11, 04:17 PM

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That's the part that concerns me too, but hey, whaddo I know

yea well apparently according to the OP we're both wrong

KORBIN5895 · 12-12-11, 04:45 PM

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That's the part that concerns me too, but hey, whaddo I know

Not a thing Todd

You know the saying you can't teach an old dog new tricks. Lol.

@op
Check it out. I get a funny feeling when a fifteen year old talks about a psychotic snakes " a few years ago". Its ok not to want to talk about it and honestly I don't want to know but
.... a few years ago would make you like twelve and at twelve you probably shouldn't have had a psycho snake. Just seems like a bad idea to me. Heck I got a ribbon snake when I was twelve and tried housing it with my box turtle ( lasted about 30 seconds cause it went out a hole in the hood). Now I learned real quick. Had to cause I lost that snake that night. Got out of his temporary enclosure I set up ( a size 13 shoe box).

I am sure you have matured alot since the king snake but who pays to feed the snakes now? Who pays for the supplies for your pets? How long have you had your current snakes? Are you still interested in your current snakes? Are you honestly giving them the best care? I ask these questions because that is what every one of us should ask ourselves when we are looking at new pets. I know what happens when you don't really think it through. I currently have an atb that I got impulsively that I really like but is becoming a headache because my wife hates it and I won't just let anyone have it. I will be losing money on it but I would rather make sure it has a good home. Something I honestly wasn't as concerned about at your age.

Good luck and I hope you keep giving this lots of thought.

boosh96 · 12-12-11, 05:24 PM

I'm still interested in my current snakes, I take care of them very well, and I love them to death. Seriously, I would probably give up all of my stuff just for my snakes if I had to. However, my parents are absolutely insistent on paying for the snakes' food, no matter what I say. I honestly want to be the one paying for my own animals, but if my parents won't let me, I'm not sure if I should go against that.

**lady_bug87** · 12-11-11, 03:14 PM

many of us have 'handfuls' and the examples I gave may be extreme but its always a possibility.

KORBIN5895 · 12-11-11, 04:50 PM

@ op. May I ask you what you currently have for pets, and have had in the past!

Personally I realty enjoy my mellow snakes. I have an atb that is very predictable. I take him out and he tries to get away. I retain him. We do this for a couple of minutes then he gets ticked and I spend the rest of the time he is out avoiding his teeth. Personally I really don't enjoy it after the first strike. Too much of a hassle. So after a couple of weeks of doing that daily I realized hmmm he is a pain in the butt. This is the reason my wife doesn't want him in the house. I am current trying to find him a new home and only idiots seem to be interested in him. So where does that leave me? I will tell you. I have a very disgruntled wife. Now my hands are full with a snakke and my wife. It's not a pretty place to be. Get a mellow snake and enjoy it. Ask Wayne he has a large collection of mellow snakes. Maybe a few aren't but most of the are and he has a blast!

**lady_bug87** · 12-11-11, 06:52 PM

^^ Hey I am not an idiot and I am interested.... :P but I'm not sure on the shipping there is a red phase hatchling at my supplier that I may pick up

infernalis · 12-11-11, 08:05 PM

Geeze, maybe we should be concerned about me, I simply adore feisty snakes.

My all time favourite snake I ever had was a mean bitch I named "Dorothy" after my old lady, that snake would leap into the air just to get a bite of flesh.

I'm sorry and I don't mean to come off wrong, but to me, snakes are not cuddly little pets, I don't handle my snakes, I observe them.

To each his own, but docile "cuddly" snakes bore the daylights out of me.

If I want to watch TV with an animal on my lap, I will pick up one of the dogs, or my cat.