How do you feel about snakes?

win231 said:
People fear what they don't understand.
I had several pet snakes as a kid. They are fascinating. As an animal lover, I did have a problem with how they eat, but I eventually realized that all carnivorous beings are the same in that respect. We disguise animals before we eat them by cooking, seasoning, etc. And we have someone else kill & cut them up for us. Animals can't do that. How do wild dogs & cats eat? (coyotes, wolves, lions, tigers) Snakes are no different.
One of my pet snakes was a Boa Constrictor that was 3 feet when I got him. When he reached 13 feet & 80 lbs, I was faced with feeding him larger food like rabbits. I didn't want to, so I gave him to the zoo. They had the right size enclosure for him & he also had a girlfriend.
Click to expand...
@win231 I never enjoyed the feeding part of snake ownership. Boas are constrictors, and the one I had was very good at it. He was 6" long, VERY strong, and the mice didn't stand a chance. :cry: But he had to eat, y'know?

Paige's snakes eat small mice too. But things have come a long way since I owned my boa. You can now purchase humanely euthanized mice to feed pet snakes, so that you don't have to watch the actual killing. I believe you have to train the snakes from birth to eat dead prey rather than live, but whatever, both of her snakes have no trouble feeding. So at least there's that. River, her oldest boy, is incredibly tender hearted and I don't know how well he'd do having to watch a live animal being fed to his snake. This way, he doesn't have to
 

I thought pets were happiest when their living conditions most closely simulated their natural environment. Because of its very nature, a snake kept as a pet must be closely confined, monitored, and fed by a master.
 
Kinda do.... I have brought many Black and King snakes home over the years... At one time the kids named 2 Spanky and Sparky...
Sparky was about 8 ft and loved hanging out in my shop... open a draw and the there he is.... was like getting a shock....
Reach in to get eggs and grab a snake... gotta love country life....IMG_20160503_170927101_HDR.jpg
6221.jpeg
 
old medic said:
Kinda do.... I have brought many Black and King snakes home over the years... At one time the kids named 2 Spanky and Sparky...
Sparky was about 8 ft and loved hanging out in my shop... open a draw and the there he is.... was like getting a shock....
Reach in to get eggs and grab a snake... gotta love country life....View attachment 91699
View attachment 91700
Click to expand...
Both great snakes to keep the rodent population down.

I love the look on the young man's face. (y)
 
Interesting update on the same mean, nasty biting snake in Post #49. She is a "Senior" snake - 22 years old; that type of snake can live 30-35 years. After a few months of handling, look at the difference in temperament:
 
Definitely not a fan of poisonous snakes. I have spent a moderate amount of time in the "Glades, or Everglades and have seen several Pythons. They are depleting the deer and gators very slowly, but nonetheless, those populations of Pythons are decreasing and credit for this has been given to them.

I have a picture of me with a 20+ foot Reticulated Python around my neck, which was taken down in the 'Glades. One thing that I did not know about Pythons is that they will not constrict if their mouth is held shut. The picture that I have shows the snake around my neck, but also the trapper holding his mouth shut, so it will not constrict. (Thank you, Billy.)

I once saw a video on NatGeo Wild about poisonous snakes and it showed this father and son walking down a road and they came upon a dead Black Mamba in the road. The boy, which I would say was about 10 years old picked it up and began to finger the fangs on the snake. He managed to get the fang to pierce the skin on his finger, which allowed the venom from the fang to enter the boy's bloodstream.

The boy became very ill within minutes and had to be rushed to the hospital where he was given 10+ doses of anti venom and they were able to save his life, but he remained ill for a long time.

There used to be a series on NatGeo Wild named, "Snake City." It's about this couple that would go from village to village and remove poisonous snakes from people's homes, sheds or whatever. It was produced by the BBC and the couple was British, I believe. His name is Simon and her's Siouxsie.

Snake City
 
Have any of you seen the snake handler's religious services? This is just a short clip... there are other parts on YouTube I think the guy lived, but not sure I'm remembering correctly.




Tried to put an spoiler alert on this, but it doesn't work. So, be aware there is blood.
 
Last edited:
RadishRose said:
Have any of you seen the snake handler's religious services? This is just a short clip... there are other parts on YouTube I think the guy lived, but not sure I'm remembering correctly.




Tried to put an spoiler alert on this, but it doesn't work. So, be aware there is blood.
[/QUOTE
Not nearly enough.
That moron did survive, just barely. The snake didn't deliver a full dose of venom (unfortunately). And it looks like he was bitten on the ear - which is mostly cartilage with less blood flow to carry the venom.
His father did not survive a bite a year earlier. The saying "Like father like son" applies - except that the word "stupid" belongs before "father" and "son." Those people are as wacky as they come. The snakes are kept in tiny cages & are also kept cold before services so they are much less likely to bite because cold-blooded animals can't move very well when it's too cold. Yeah...they call themselves "religious." What does the bible say about animal abuse?
I watched several such videos - including the one where the guy's father died, while everybody prayed for God to save him. Maybe God don't like stupid.
Like bullfighting & rodeos, it is very abusive & I'm glad when these perverts get hurt or killed.
Click to expand...
 
Last edited:
Interesting that the OP is from and lives quite near the portion of the U.S. where snake handling religious groups were and still are located ... middle and eastern TN, KY, and western VA . Ronni, were they a part of your culture when growing up?
 
gennie said:
Interesting that the OP is from and lives quite near the portion of the U.S. where snake handling religious groups were and still are located ... middle and eastern TN, KY, and western VA . Ronni, were they a part of your culture when growing up?
Click to expand...
No ma’am. I’m Australian by birth, grew up there till I moved to California in my 20’s then Tennessee in ‘94. Oz is home to some of the deadliest snakes in the world.

I just like ‘em.:giggle:
 
Ronni said:
No ma’am. I’m Australian by birth, grew up there till I moved to California in my 20’s then Tennessee in ‘94. Oz is home to some of the deadliest snakes in the world.

I just like ‘em.:giggle:
Click to expand...

Sorry. I misinterpreted . No offense intended. I love Aussies, also Tennesseans as I have many ancestors and living kin from there.
 
win231 said:
Perhaps a good therapist can help you with your judgment & controlling issues.
Click to expand...


im lost......sorry win..?.....controlling , and judgement issues ? your having a laugh arnt you ...😳.
i ll stick to the fluffy kittens and puppies smelling of biscuits ..🐶.🙂
 
I think I told this tale previously, but it makes interesting reading. I was fishing along the banks of a medium size stream one sunny afternoon. I wasn’t having much luck, so I decided to move to a different location. As I was walking along the bank, I stopped and thought for a moment about casting my line from there. Without any warning, I felt something crawling around my ankle. When I looked down, I saw a bunch of small garter snakes wrapping their self around my ankle. I quickly picked up my foot and shook them off. Pretty cool, I thought at the time.

Then, there was the time I was walking through the grass in back of my home in Florida when I felt something “pinch” my leg just above my ankle. When I looked down, I saw this brownish colored snake with very cool looking markings scurrying away. I had no idea what kind of snake this was, but I walked back into the house and told my wife what had just happened.

She insisted that I go to the hospital, even though I told her that if it was poisonous, I would know something by now. And, besides, “Do you know how long we’re going to be there?” After a 10-minute go around, I finally convinced her that I was going to be OK. We looked up Florida snakes on the Internet and I am pretty sure that it was a rat snake. (Non Poisonous) I think they were after the Geckos that are all over the place in my area.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Back
Top