Are they all jerks?

[Invictus]

Originally posted by MouseKilla
BTW That VBB is really cool, never seen one before, that pattern is really unusual looking

You can have it for a hundred bucks plus shipping if you want a REAL challenging, belligerent snake.

[TheRedDragon]

*LOL* Invictus, don't butter up the snake now, the thing is a friggin' PSYCHO! *L*

[MouseKilla]

hmmm very tempting... If I thought it would get by the Keeper of the Pursestrings...I would love to say yes to that but I already spent my birthday present at the TO show last weekend so I doubt I'd get away with buying another right now. Of course that might change if I show her the pictures and leave out the part about it being a mean MF. Half the animals we have are here because she fell in love with them and couldn't resist. Can I put it on my Brick card and DO NOT PAY till 2005? hahaha!

[Invictus]

LOL.. sorry, I only take Diner's Club.

I'm kidding anyway. He's a belligerent little raging psychopath, but he's MY belligerent little raging psychopath. If I do manage to tame him, it'll be the biggest accomplishment of my life. If I don't, well.... I'll have an attack snake. I'll be able to put "Guard Snake On Duty" signs on my front door.

[MouseKilla]

Yeah I know what you mean, I've tried handling "Manson" and it's no use. The couple of times I've managed to Irwin him out without a hook he turns into a Goddamn eel, wiggling and thrashing and snapping. I keep trying but I think it's personal now and he'll likely never mellow. He hates me specifically. Even with 2 or 3 people near the cage he seems honed in on me, of course I'm the one bothering him all the time by cleaning his cage. Still, I love hearing him do his rattle snake impression with the tail and watching him rear up and snap at me through the glass. I don't have to look for signs of life when I check on him like I do with some of the others.

[TheRedDragon]

Somehow, Invictus and I have managed to freehandle the psychopath two nights in a row. I wonder if he's actually mellowed out, or just saving his energy to plot new ways to injure us. *L*

[MouseKilla]

If your hatefull little ******* is anything like mine he's only lulling you into a false sense of security. Get himself comfortable in my hands, wait till I've calmed down and start to forget. Forget that he's been out to kill me from the day I got him. He's learned I won't get close enough while he hisses and snaps so he's plotted against me, using my own ego to his advantage. Just when I begin do feel like I'm at one with serpent, hell at one with nature itself, SNAP!! Suddenly I've got a goddamn snake hanging from the end of my nose or the piece of skin between the thumb and index finger. I'm sure that in some snake laguage that human ears aren't able to hear he's cursing me through his clamped jaw and mouthfull of my flesh. YOU STUPID M***** F***ER! I TOLD YOU! I TOLD YOU I'D KILL YOU DIDN'T I YOU F***?!!

[TheRedDragon]

*LOL* My thoughts exactly. I'll betcha the little ***** is going to try and take my hand off sometime soon, because he's most likely sensed that I'm not scared of him anymore. So, he'll chase me around the room snapping at me soon going, "Fear me b!tch! Muah hah hah!" *L*

[MouseKilla]

Yup, thank Christ they don't have hands or they'd be out of their cages and creeping up on you bearing knives or other weapons at the first opportunity. No loyalty at all. Reminds me of certain people I've met.

That's an interesting quote. Which book is it from? I'm reading, with considerable effort, my first Koontz book, "Watchers". I like the story itself but find his style a little tedious at times. He kind of reminds me of Brett Easton Ellis in that way. Have you read a lot of Koontz?

[Invictus]

Malice, the psychotic and appropriately named snake in question, I'm sure is plotting against us right now. I just fed him yesterday, so he might be placid, but we'll see. Like RedDragon said, so far we're 2 in a row without a tag. But, on the flip side, the King snake has calmed right down. I bet he's conspiring with the VBB. They're passing secret messages to each other.

Erin, order us a pair of Kevlar suits, would ya? Thanks.

[MouseKilla]

yup, they're speaking that ridiculous snake language from the Harry Potter movie that can't be heard by human ears and practicing a form of serpentine martial art that science has yet to document and I have only personally stolen quick glimpses of when they thought I wasn't looking. fiends