Striking on command

jaleely · 06-03-12, 11:01 PM

I'd like to teach my snakes to strike on command. Like George RR Martin's Game of Thrones and how Daenery's dragons breath fire on command.

Will0W783 · 06-04-12, 07:11 AM

I don't really see how you could. Snakes strike for instinctual reasons- they sense food and are going for it, or they are trying to defend themselves. Snakes cannot hear, they have limited learning capacity (they can be conditioned to run a maze searching for food but the memory doesn't last long), and they are solitary so there isn't much drive for social behaviors or obedience of anyone/anything.
In order to succeed at training any animal, you need a repeatable, regular training schedule with strong motivators to use each time. For dogs, you can simply give them a treat- they learn that doing the action gets a treat, so they will do it. Cats are similar, although they are less obedient due to their solitary nature.
Snakes, however, eat only once every several weeks or months as long as they are full- you can't have a training schedule that occurs only once every several weeks/months; the animal's memory of the previous training session won't last that long.

I'm really not aware of any ways to train a snake, but if anyone is, I'd be really excited to learn.

Gungirl · 06-04-12, 07:30 AM

Why would you want to teach them to do that??

alessia55 · 06-04-12, 08:48 AM

LOL I'm pretty sure Missy is joking here guys

knox · 06-04-12, 09:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaleely

I'd like to teach my snakes to strike on command. Like George RR Martin's Game of Thrones and how Daenery's dragons breath fire on command.

Awesomeness

GarterPython · 06-04-12, 03:33 PM

I think she was trying to start a debate. (Big difference in debate and fight)

UwabamiReptiles · 06-04-12, 05:14 PM

My red tailed racers strike all the time. I could just say its on command and look awesome

Falco21 · 06-04-12, 06:15 PM

Khaleesi is bad ***!

jaleely · 06-04-12, 07:24 PM

lol sorry to annoy some of you, i was just being a brat and joking.

I know it could never happen, like Kim said, but it'd be pretty darn cool if snakes were that responsive!

OKay so what really got me being a brat was I liked how her dragons looked all cuddly but also still kind of acted like reptiles. I want some dragons.

jennuhkins · 06-04-12, 07:29 PM

I want some dragons to lol dream pet :}

Will0W783 · 06-05-12, 06:28 AM

Haha, I'd love dragons! I wish things like that actually existed...so cool! I love Game of Thrones and have watched every back episode until now I'm caught up and I have to wait for new ones to come out....it's a really addictive series!

SnakeyJay · 06-05-12, 08:05 AM

Love Game of Thrones aswell... Awesome gripping series. Personally I think the dwarf is the best character, after the dragons tho of course

jaleely · 06-05-12, 08:57 PM

I like the dwarf too! Have any of you read the books? I think George R R Martin is going to pull a Robert Jordan (Author of The Wheel of Time series..there was a video game but no tv show yet) and die before he finishes the series! I think he's given the gist of it all to HBO so they can finish it....honestly i think the'll do a better job!

You know it took him 6 years to write the last book (ridiculous!!) and has only written 200 pages of the next...and i think it's been about two years since he started that 200 pages.

Anyway, I like the Aria character as well. That little actress is good!

I love those dragons though. The CGI guy must have reptiles!

Becky Goings · 06-05-12, 09:34 PM

Our 50% super dwarf retic is named Tyrion.

Arya is my second favorite character. I love the books!!!!!!