Snakes around the neck? - Page 13

Philmul · 12-13-12, 03:44 PM

I had my boa around my neck and she tightened up she is strong. I'm lucky she did not constrict other wise I would of been a goner, I won't have any snake around my neck any more. If you want a snake around your neck you can but regardless of the snake it's dangerous. And posting it on these sites gives the uneducated keepers the impression that its ok.

BarelyBreathing · 12-13-12, 03:58 PM

I just want to say, when dealing with an animal as large as a burmese python or a reticulated python, if they wanted to do you in it wouldn't matter whether they were around your neck or not. This is really only an argument for those who keep smaller snakes who could only actually do harm if they could get around your neck.

Snakeman8 · 12-14-12, 10:18 AM

I see why not to do it with large snakes, but small snake might bite or squeeze alittle, but its not gonna harm u, except for small boas, then its not ok.

Gungirl · 12-14-12, 02:35 PM

Snakeman8 even a corn snake could cause you to black out. They don't need to choke you out they just need to hit the right pressure points. It would be a freak accident but why risk it when there is no real reason to place them on your neck in the first place.

Snakeman8 · 12-14-12, 05:15 PM

that depends on if your pressure points are sensitive, unlike mine, and how strong the snake is. thats just two reasons.

StudentoReptile · 12-14-12, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Snakeman8

that depends on if your pressure points are sensitive, unlike mine, and how strong the snake is. thats just two reasons.

Like many things, there's plenty of darn good legitimate reasons for not doing it, and discouraging others from doing it. Not really any good reasons for doing it.

My advice is that if you are going to continue to do it, don't advertise it and don't post pics of yourself doing it, to give the impression that it's fine for others to do so.

StudentoReptile · 12-14-12, 06:50 PM

double post

poison123 · 12-14-12, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Gungirl

Snakeman8 even a corn snake could cause you to black out. They don't need to choke you out they just need to hit the right pressure points. It would be a freak accident but why risk it when there is no real reason to place them on your neck in the first place.

im not sure if it was already posted but can you tell me one person who was choked out by a corn? ive never heard of it.

CMRetics · 12-15-12, 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Gungirl

Snakeman8 even a corn snake could cause you to black out. They don't need to choke you out they just need to hit the right pressure points. It would be a freak accident but why risk it when there is no real reason to place them on your neck in the first place.

Only if you're beyond sensitive and tremendously small/frail. I've had corns, bulls, balls, small retics, burms, condas, all sorts of things wrap around my neck, never have I once felt in danger.

Man, careful it might bite, why risk it when you can wear gloves right?! Yeah, it's how I want to hold my animal, I'm safe doing it, get over it.

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Originally Posted by StudentoReptile

Like many things, there's plenty of darn good legitimate reasons for not doing it, and discouraging others from doing it. Not really any good reasons for doing it.

My advice is that if you are going to continue to do it, don't advertise it and don't post pics of yourself doing it, to give the impression that it's fine for others to do so.

Good reasons? It can sit on my neck while I do things with my hands, rather than putting it down. Usually the animal will just hold on rather than if I set it down- it's going to run for it's life.

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Originally Posted by BarelyBreathing

I just want to say, when dealing with an animal as large as a burmese python or a reticulated python, if they wanted to do you in it wouldn't matter whether they were around your neck or not. This is really only an argument for those who keep smaller snakes who could only actually do harm if they could get around your neck.

^ If my retics wanted to hurt me, they wouldn't need to be on my neck to do so.

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Originally Posted by poison123

im not sure if it was already posted but can you tell me one person who was choked out by a corn? ive never heard of it.

No one. I have NEVER once heard of a legit case where someone has been seriously hurt/killed by having a snake around the neck. It's an irrational fear just like the idea that it might bite your wrist hard enough to hit a vein and you might bleed to death. DONT RISK IT WEAR GLOVES.

It's silly.

infernalis · 12-15-12, 12:41 AM

The wheels on this bus go round and round on this thread only please...

Absolutely no need to clutter the entire forum with the same debate, This "why don't you jump off a cliff" "you are a this and that" crap stops too.

You are all entitled to an opinion, but you WILL express that opinion politely or the hammer starts dropping.

It is completely unnecessary to include insulting blurbs into a conversation. These insulting little comments are what spells the difference between a real debate and an elementary school shouting match.

Philmul · 12-15-12, 07:59 AM

I'm leaving this debate as its just going round in circles why not agree to disagree. For those who want snakes around their necks do so just don't broadcast if and for the rest of us don't do it.

StudentoReptile · 12-15-12, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Philmul

I'm leaving this debate as its just going round in circles why not agree to disagree. For those who want snakes around their necks do so just don't broadcast if and for the rest of us don't do it.

I heartily agree.

Its kinda like posting pictures of anything regarding your animals or your set-up. People will find things to criticize, sometimes it is warranted, sometimes they're just being nitpicky. Such is the interwebs...

Terranaut · 12-15-12, 12:10 PM

Well just to add one small thing. I read in another thread a comparison to NASCAR. It made me think of this debate this way.
In NASCAR a bunch of guys drive at high speeds inches from one another. Sometimes it all goes wrong and people get killed. We see it on tv. Its a known risk of the sport and as spectators we accept it. Most people watching also own cars. We know its both wrong and dangerous to fly down the hiway at high speeds but some still will. Sometimes it all goes wrong and they get killed. They knew the risks but did it anyway. Now nobody goes on a NASCAR forum asking for pics of speeding cars to be removed. We don't debate the safety of speeding and under what cinditions its ok to do so. We don't consider that new drivers may see it and go speeding down the interstate. We assume they know better.
Time to do that here. Assume that some will do it. Some will do it with safegaurds. Some will die. Some won't. If you own a snake you should know the risks. Continually posting to not post pics of this is like standing on the road with a radar gun and running down speeders to say "hey thats not safe. You could get killed"
We already know.

Rogue628 · 12-15-12, 12:26 PM

I never thought of it like that before. That's a completely different perspective and some food for thought.

Thanks for sharing that.

CMRetics · 12-15-12, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Philmul

I'm leaving this debate as its just going round in circles why not agree to disagree. For those who want snakes around their necks do so just don't broadcast if and for the rest of us don't do it.

I'll post me doing what I want with my snake, it's my business. I don't feel it's a danger AT ALL. Just because some ignorant people with 0 experience dislike it doesn't mean that I'm going to change my ways for them. Have your view, express it in your own thread, but when I make a thread with my snake near my neck. I'm clearly OK with it and It's pretty obvious I think I'm safe/fine doing so, and it's not anyone's business how I handle my animal.

Simple, I would have stayed out of this thread if people didn't come into the other one and attack the backbone of our industry/hobby.