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01-17-14, 08:50 AM
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Well I never...
Talk about an attitude. This new bull snake I received yesterday, little Ms. She-Ra, is one hissy gal. I went to check on her after work and tried to rearrange some of her tank furniture that she had moved around. She reared up at me, hissed, and even took a strike or two at me. I thought it was so funny. She was acting like she's so tough  . I'll admit, I wimped out, I put a latex glove on one hand and took her out of her tank. (Couldn't have her thinking she could scare me away.) She wiggled around in my hand for a bit but calmed down after a minute or two. Then I held her in my un-gloved hand for about a minute before putting her back in her enclosure. I like her fiery attitude
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01-17-14, 08:57 AM
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Re: Well I never...
When I had my pine it took about 2 months of consistent 3x weekly handling to get him to a point where I could get him out of the cage with no tude heh heh heh
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01-17-14, 08:58 AM
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Re: Well I never...
That's cool! yeah ditch the glove lol
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Originally Posted by EL-Ziggy
Talk about an attitude. This new bull snake I received yesterday, little Ms. She-Ra, is one hissy gal. I went to check on her after work and tried to rearrange some of her tank furniture that she had moved around. She reared up at me, hissed, and even took a strike or two at me. I thought it was so funny. She was acting like she's so tough . I'll admit, I wimped out, I put a latex glove on one hand and took her out of her tank. (Couldn't have her thinking she could scare me away.) She wiggled around in my hand for a bit but calmed down after a minute or two. Then I held her in my un-gloved hand for about a minute before putting her back in her enclosure. I like her fiery attitude |
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01-17-14, 09:04 AM
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Re: Well I never...
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That's cool! yeah ditch the glove lol
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I know right?! Take it like a man!!
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01-17-14, 09:07 AM
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Re: Well I never...
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I know right?! Take it like a man!! |
LOL just like the wild caught bulls, hiss, strike, posture,but gently pick them up and they melt in your hands after a few minutes.
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01-17-14, 09:13 AM
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Re: Well I never...
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LOL just like the wild caught bulls, hiss, strike, posture,but gently pick them up and they melt in your hands after a few minutes.
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It's funny though, as small as she is, I can see where she could be a bit intimidating to someone who didn't know that it was all posturing and that she's really just a sweet harmless animal trying to protect herself.
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01-17-14, 09:29 AM
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Re: Well I never...
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It's funny though, as small as she is, I can see where she could be a bit intimidating to someone who didn't know that it was all posturing and that she's really just a sweet harmless animal trying to protect herself.
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I'm glad you added a snake to your collectiion with some 'tude!!! I have run across several wild bulls in the past that were completely calm and docile. A 6 foot hissing bull is pretty intimidating, especially if you bare hand them lol 
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01-17-14, 10:01 AM
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Re: Well I never...
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Originally Posted by EL-Ziggy
Talk about an attitude. This new bull snake I received yesterday, little Ms. She-Ra, is one hissy gal. I went to check on her after work and tried to rearrange some of her tank furniture that she had moved around. She reared up at me, hissed, and even took a strike or two at me. I thought it was so funny. She was acting like she's so tough . I'll admit, I wimped out, I put a latex glove on one hand and took her out of her tank. (Couldn't have her thinking she could scare me away.) She wiggled around in my hand for a bit but calmed down after a minute or two. Then I held her in my un-gloved hand for about a minute before putting her back in her enclosure. I like her fiery attitude |
I would love a feisty snake! Keeps things interesting
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01-17-14, 10:04 AM
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Re: Well I never...
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Originally Posted by drumcrush
I would love a feisty snake! Keeps things interesting |
Well! do it! hehe 
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01-17-14, 10:10 AM
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Re: Well I never...
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I would love a feisty snake! Keeps things interesting |
That's one of the reasons I went with a pit DC. I love and respect the beauty, mystique, and power of snakes and I wanted one that was a bit larger than my kings and that would keep me on my toes without being overly aggressive or bitey. I think a bull snake fits the bill perfectly.
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01-17-14, 10:10 AM
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Re: Well I never...
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Well! do it! hehe |
In the future I will for sure
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01-17-14, 10:31 AM
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Re: Well I never...
My hoggies are hissy headbutting little buggers
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01-17-14, 11:04 AM
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Re: Well I never...
Has She-Ra dined yet? 
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Originally Posted by EL-Ziggy
That's one of the reasons I went with a pit DC. I love and respect the beauty, mystique, and power of snakes and I wanted one that was a bit larger than my kings and that would keep me on my toes without being overly aggressive or bitey. I think a bull snake fits the bill perfectly.
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01-17-14, 11:29 AM
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Re: Well I never...
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Originally Posted by EL-Ziggy
That's one of the reasons I went with a pit DC. I love and respect the beauty, mystique, and power of snakes and I wanted one that was a bit larger than my kings and that would keep me on my toes without being overly aggressive or bitey. I think a bull snake fits the bill perfectly.
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I will keep them in mind
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01-17-14, 11:29 AM
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Re: Well I never...
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Has She-Ra dined yet? |
Not yet Steve. I wanted to give her at least 48 hours to get settled in before I attempted to feed her. Tomorrow is feeding day for the other snakes so I'll feed She-Ra then too. The breeder says she last ate about 10 days ago so I hope she's hungry!
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