Have You Ever Bathed with Your Snake?

[SSSSnakes]

Originally Posted by Pareeeee

This should be in the Joke/Comedy forum, lol.

What a weird thread...

As I Googled Cobras on You Tube, I came across a man bathing in his tub with a Cobra. Some people realy do it.

[PsychoSnake]

Originally Posted by Pareeeee

This should be in the Joke/Comedy forum, lol.

What a weird thread...

But then the thread would lose it's authenticity of strangeness!

I am currently considering a water excursion with my Daisy. I trust her 100%. She's super easy going and has the perfect disposition for this kind of thing. (I'm not too keen on bathing with my others for reasons sighted earlier.)

[Mad Max]

Originally Posted by Pareeeee

lol. That was supposed to be tongue-in-cheek. Sometimes my humour doesn't translate well in writing - er - typing.

...and that's ma'am to you!

I knew.
Didn't know you were a ma'am though. Noted.

[PsychoSnake]

Originally Posted by SSSSnakes

As I Googled Cobras on You Tube, I came across a man bathing in his tub with a Cobra. Some people realy do it.

I saw that too, but there were two cobras. That's a bit too dangerous for my taste. But yeah, it's really a thing, oddly enough.

[reptiledude987]

Originally Posted by SSSSnakes

As I Googled Cobras on You Tube, I came across a man bathing in his tub with a Cobra. Some people realy do it.

I saw this as well and couldnt belive anyone would be dumb enough to try that. was a bit surprised it didnt end really really badly.

[ManSlaughter33]

I would rather bathe with 2 cobras than what THIS GUY is doing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7KOYRtz7m4

That's insane

[reptiledude987]

Originally Posted by ManSlaughter33

I would rather bathe with 2 cobras than what THIS GUY is doing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7KOYRtz7m4

That's insane

Ya thats messed up too he gets struck at least a dozen times in that video.

[Moreau]

Probably have their mouths sewn shut.

[Pareeeee]

Originally Posted by ManSlaughter33

I would rather bathe with 2 cobras than what THIS GUY is doing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7KOYRtz7m4

That's insane

It is insane because I can almost guarantee those cobras have either been defanged or, less likely, devenomized. Extremely cruel practices which usually end up killing the snake due to infections.

[ManSlaughter33]

Originally Posted by Pareeeee

It is insane because I can almost guarantee those cobras have either been defanged or, less likely, devenomized. Extremely cruel practices which usually end up killing the snake due to infections.

augh thats horrible.. hes a phony. poor cobras

[mistersprinkles]

water, and particularly, warm water, makes many snakes feel an urge to expell their bowel contents. Especially with a large snake, that means a slimy grotesque stinky poop in your bath. You'd have to take a shower right away and scrub your whole body with a loofah to get that kind of gross off.

Apart from it being a technically bad idea, it's really creepy. I had reptiles growing up and people used to make fun of me for it. They'd ask me if I did (gross things I dare not repeat, but use your imagination) with my snakes, bathed with them, etc. In reality I just handled them occasionally and kept them well fed... but kids are mean.

I think if you were to bathe with your snake and talk about it to your friend, or post it on facebook, you'd get talked about a lot. In a bad way.

This is one of those thoughts that you shouldn't even have put out there honestly. I would never have even started the thread. But that's just me.

[MDT]

Originally Posted by mistersprinkles

This is one of those thoughts that you shouldn't even have put out there honestly. I would never have even started the thread. But that's just me.

Brother....you just said a mouthful, and I applaud you for it.

[PsychoSnake]

Originally Posted by mistersprinkles

water, and particularly, warm water, makes many snakes feel an urge to expell their bowel contents. Especially with a large snake, that means a slimy grotesque stinky poop in your bath. You'd have to take a shower right away and scrub your whole body with a loofah to get that kind of gross off.

Apart from it being a technically bad idea, it's really creepy. I had reptiles growing up and people used to make fun of me for it. They'd ask me if I did (gross things I dare not repeat, but use your imagination) with my snakes, bathed with them, etc. In reality I just handled them occasionally and kept them well fed... but kids are mean.

I think if you were to bathe with your snake and talk about it to your friend, or post it on facebook, you'd get talked about a lot. In a bad way.

This is one of those thoughts that you shouldn't even have put out there honestly. I would never have even started the thread. But that's just me.

A) I've bathed my snakes before and they usually don't poop. I think it depends on the individual snake. Bath does not equal automatic poop dispenser. Yes, there is a risk involved in getting pooped on but soap and water fixes that.

B) I'm sorry you were bullied. I had my hair pulled everyday in my own backyard because it was red and curly when I was growing up (until I stabbed a boy in the back with a fork -- hair pulling stopped after that). I also wore hideous glasses. Kids used to throw chestnuts at me when walking home from school just 'cause. I eventually used my viola case as a shield and weapon. I got called a lot of nasty things. I got bullied at home too by my alcoholic father and uptight grandmother who told me how I needed to get beaten with a razor strap. Life sucks like that and there are a lot of ****** people out there. The bullying wouldn't have stopped if I dyed my hair, not worn my glasses or by running away from home (I thought about it, but realized the police would find me and I would get yelled at and possibly beaten.)

I am an adult now and I don't view bathing with my snakes as creepy. I do not view my snakes in an inappropriate way nor does the snake care about me. I am a heat pad to them. Some people shower with their parrots and that is often not viewed as creepy, gross or inappropriate.

I honestly don't care what others think of me (people already know I'm weird), and I'm not going to instill a policy of self censorship. Let people talk. People will gossip about anything. If it's not your cup of tea, then don't participate in it.

[pet_snake_78]

In reply to the guy bathing with cobras.. I now know that natural selection is indeed still at work in modern society.

[mistersprinkles]

Originally Posted by PsychoSnake

A) I've bathed my snakes before and they usually don't poop. I think it depends on the individual snake. Bath does not equal automatic poop dispenser. Yes, there is a risk involved in getting pooped on but soap and water fixes that.

B) I'm sorry you were bullied. I had my hair pulled everyday in my own backyard because it was red and curly when I was growing up (until I stabbed a boy in the back with a fork -- hair pulling stopped after that). I also wore hideous glasses. Kids used to throw chestnuts at me when walking home from school just 'cause. I eventually used my viola case as a shield and weapon. I got called a lot of nasty things. I got bullied at home too by my alcoholic father and uptight grandmother who told me how I needed to get beaten with a razor strap. Life sucks like that and there are a lot of ****** people out there. The bullying wouldn't have stopped if I dyed my hair, not worn my glasses or by running away from home (I thought about it, but realized the police would find me and I would get yelled at and possibly beaten.)

I am an adult now and I don't view bathing with my snakes as creepy. I do not view my snakes in an inappropriate way nor does the snake care about me. I am a heat pad to them. Some people shower with their parrots and that is often not viewed as creepy, gross or inappropriate.

I honestly don't care what others think of me (people already know I'm weird), and I'm not going to instill a policy of self censorship. Let people talk. People will gossip about anything. If it's not your cup of tea, then don't participate in it.

My parrot comes into the shower even if I don't invite him. But I have a logical argument for that. firstly, my parrot is small, and his poops are very small. And his poops don't smell. So if he does poop in the shower, it's not going to make a mess. Secondly, I'm not sitting in a body of water with a snake swimming around in the water, I'm sharing an enclosed space with my parrot and we are both getting wet, but we are seperated. I'm not at risk of getting pooped on. Occasionally my parrot will land on the shower curtain rack and then fly down and land on my shoulder and walk to my hand in the shower, and that means he wants me to cover his head with my hand and put him on his back so he can get his tummy washed, but usually we are in there seperate. He loves the shower. He'll stay in there for a long time. I make sure to dry him very thoroughly afterwards and I usually keep a towel draped over him until he is totally dry. Parrots though, for anyone who has bonded with a parrot, are like little people. They care about the humans they bond with. They have a desire to socialize. They have a desire to learn. They desire friendship. A snake is a tube with a mouth on one end and an exit hole at the other end. It has no sympathy, empathy, love, hate, or desire to learn. It is born knowing everything it will ever know. It operates in one of several "modes"- rest, hunt, explore, flight, fight. That's about it. It has more in common with a Commodore 64 than it does with a parrot in terms of its thought processes. So that's why bathing with a snake creeps me out. Plus I'd be worrried that it might try to go up my butt . Nah not really. Just wanted to say that.

Here are some pictures of the adorable little b@sterd.






With his brother from another mother who does NOT like showers. They're enjoying a wee cup of fruit juice.




Taking a nap after a shower