Is Reticulated Phyton that devil many describe?

[Kuamata]

I think people feel a need to mention that truth because some people may become of the mindset,"My reptile loves me, therefore would never hurt me." No matter how much you want to sugarcoat it, they are still wild animals with very strong instincts. If you held a retic when it hasn't eaten in a while, chances are you're probably going to get attacked. This is where it becomes very dangerous to think these kinds of things. They don't love you, the best you will ever get is that they become accustomed and tolerate your presence, but if they happen to be starving and you make the mistake of trying to cuddle that giant snake that 'loves' you, that snake isn't going to think twice about eating you, assuming you've made the even worse mistake of handling a giant alone. You should always have someone with you when holding giant snakes like retics, rock pythons, burmese, etc.

Additionally, I also agree they certainly aren't for beginners. A lot of time, care, and maintenance goes into them, not to mention they are very large, overpowering snakes(why backup is needed).

[FWK]

Originally Posted by Kuamata

I think people feel a need to mention that truth because some people may become of the mindset,"My reptile loves me, therefore would never hurt me." No matter how much you want to sugarcoat it, they are still wild animals with very strong instincts. If you held a retic when it hasn't eaten in a while, chances are you're probably going to get attacked. This is where it becomes very dangerous to think these kinds of things. They don't love you, the best you will ever get is that they become accustomed and tolerate your presence, but if they happen to be starving and you make the mistake of trying to cuddle that giant snake that 'loves' you, that snake isn't going to think twice about eating you, assuming you've made the even worse mistake of handling a giant alone. You should always have someone with you when holding giant snakes like retics, rock pythons, burmese, etc.

Additionally, I also agree they certainly aren't for beginners. A lot of time, care, and maintenance goes into them, not to mention they are very large, overpowering snakes(why backup is needed).

While I agree with your first sentence I honestly had no idea Reticulated Pythons readily killed and ate humans. I had some thought of keeping a Retic one day (albeit a Super Dwarf) but with that kind of knowledge I may steer clear altogether. You must have access to information I do not, would you care to elaborate on the subject a bit and educate me? Provide evidence to corroborate these claims and what not. Your personal experience with these animals would be interesting as well. Since you seem to be interested in the truth and all.