Super Hypo B.C.I 'Nicaragua'

[toddnbecka]

Three years old, how long have you owned the beautiful little holy terrors? Maybe he's just getting tired of the taste of the gloves? We went to a big reptile show today, and I tried to steer Becka toward a BCI or Dumeril's, but she fell in love with a 66% het albino jungle BCC.

[Tsubaki]

I have owned him since 02-13-14, so about 8 months now And he just does not like me all too much, he is a bit calmer outside the breeding season. (Still snaps, but nothing like the female)

[toddnbecka]

Do you handle them daily (gradually wear down their defensive responses) or just don't worry about keeping snakes with nasty dispositions? Even if it's just a wee baby, any snake that strikes at me makes me pull my hand back reflexively. Mind over matter just doesn't have time to work there, lol.

[Tsubaki]

I don't handle them more than necessary, besides for an occasional photo-shoot. This particular animal seems to be calming down, like a lot of them do with age. It has gone from striking whenever he saw me, to now an occasional strike/hiss. It doesn't matter much to me, my T+ is very Defensive (Even comes after you, its pretty funny) And i have worked with several Defensive snakes in the past, in all shapes and sizes. Only caring for laid-back snakes is nice, but i think defensive snakes are very exciting to care for and you learn a lot from it. T.b.h i think it is a part of the hobby, one that is very exciting to experience.