I have had my ball python Eden now for about 3 weeks, the first time I held em' was the day I got him/her...... and I got bit. Now I try and hold em' and it seems like I'm gonna get bit again..... I keep his/her belly full, cage clean and warm, everything that it needs..... but whenever I reach in to pick it up, it acts as though I'm trying to hurt it and starts goin into attack mode. As the owner I would like to hold em' sometimes and not be paranoid.....I put on gloves and hold em' for a few seconds at a time but i do it inside the tank so he/she can just chill on my hand for a minute then go where it pleases. I just wanna be able to hold it without being bit....what should I do?
2007-01-16 10:56:16 · 7 answers · asked by ixamxthexwalrusx 1 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
What is the age or length? Older Balls may have been mistreated, not held, thus naturally defensive and unwilling to be picked up. Young ones should not be defensive at all. Two possibilities: Your scent or the way you handle it will cause any reptile to strike. Whether the scent on your hands (just handling a mouse or meat) or the scent of fear (yes, they smell fear and will use that against you and strike), I would wash your hands with the same type of soap each time. Snakes can sense if you're hesistant and will keep striking just to be left alone. Balls are the tamest of all the exotic snakes and should easily be tamed if you handle it corrected. Never grasp or restrict its movement. Let if roll through your fingers and curve around. Grabbing it by the head or neck will cause it to be defensive and strike. Keep it away from your face. And never let people or animals come near while handling it. The dumbest thing people can do is is walk up to someone holding a snake. Hope this helps. PS, some snakes have a natural adversion to either men or women. This is common. Has anyone else handled it?
2007-01-16 12:45:23 · answer #1 · answered by Gen. Lee N. Trubble 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-24 22:00:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is going to take awhile for the snake to get use to being handled and it is a wild animal and will always be so get use to being bit. And wearing gloves is only going to scare it more, so I suggest no wearing them if you want it to trust you. I've had 6 or so snakes and have been bitten a few times but the snake calms down you just have to handle it every day.
2007-01-16 17:59:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like the snake may have been mistreated before you got them. Just be patient, and keep up what you're doing, full belly, clean cage. It may take a while for it to trust you. But if its being defensive, may be mistreatment from the past. Talk to a vet. Make sure you're holding it properly. You may be hurting it and don't even know it. Good luck
2007-01-16 11:00:04 · answer #4 · answered by Crazy 4 Cats! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u are!!!!! dont go on blaming ur snake for being scared its just defending its self 4 all it knows u could be a predator thats going 2 eat it
2007-01-16 11:06:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
keep wearing gloves
2007-01-16 11:00:40 · answer #6 · answered by Emily 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your snake is mean.
2007-01-16 11:14:25 · answer #7 · answered by ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥Jessica M♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋