Are ATB's handle-able?

[Corey209]

Originally Posted by Aaron_S

Jason, I have shown my experience with them. I also have experience with wild corn snakes. They don't bite. Not even close to how often I find ATB's to bite.

I have my personal experience with them to go on, with a range of them. A couple dozen to be exact. I'm good with my opinion of them. I still stick to the recommendation of not handling them because they tend to care less about you then.

You can get calm ones and you can get chainsaws. Just like other arboreals.

I find that the ATBs I've been around are always sort of cage defensive but they don't always bite. I've also noticed little things can tick them off and send them striking like if he were to notice one of your fingers while moving your hand around near his face.

[millertime89]

Originally Posted by Pareeeee

What about Morelia carinata? They have a similar look to them but I've heard they are more handleable. Although I have never even once seen one for sale in my neck of the woods...

If you can find one at a price you're willing to fork over I highly encourage it. They're much heavier bodied than ATBs (which isn't saying much since ATBs are possibly the least-heavy-bodied snake out there, I can't think of another one), very similar in size to GTPs. I got to handle two of them last spring, amazing animals, but I would say their attitude is similar to that of most carpets. They can be placid, but if they have a bad day watch out.




(those are my pictures)

Watch out for those teeth! (image from Morelia Hunter)

[Aaron_S]

Originally Posted by Corey209

I find that the ATBs I've been around are always sort of cage defensive but they don't always bite. I've also noticed little things can tick them off and send them striking like if he were to notice one of your fingers while moving your hand around near his face.

My baby balls do the finger thing too.

I hope to see more of them as calm as corns.

[droidurlooking4]

Found a few videos of ATB being handled on youtube with no problems. I am looking to purchase my first pair in a few months when I makes some more room. Wish I could post the link on here it wont let me for some reason.

[Jason_Hood]

Here are a serious of pics that customers have posted on Facebook of ATBs purchased from me. A couple of these I even had to message and suggest less interaction for the health of the snake but you get the idea.

Not my pic or hand but one of my snakes

http://sphotos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphoto...d863ac7b535efc

Not my pic but my baby

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphoto...87181671_n.jpg

Not my pic or kids but my baby

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphoto...88965947_n.jpg

Not my pic or kid but one of my babies

http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphoto...44579679_n.jpg

and not my pic or little girl arm but my baby

http://sphotos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphoto...63b23ff8dde963

Point is not a drop of blood in any of those pics!

Jason

[Snakeman8]

I love rough scaled!