My Anaconda

[simonas]

Hes stunning when straight out of shed and such attitude compared to my friendly boa

I hook him out like I do with the false water cobra, the boa I can just take out. Yeah his bites dont particularly hurt its just the fact thats all he wants to do when handled

the humiditys a tricky one to keep up, the humidity gauge for that one broke ive got one in the falsies viv upstairs, i have a muddy substrate with a big bowl of water and I spray a fair bit

 

[MBOU]

Humidity control might help, i had basic thermometer and hygrometer but it wasnt any good for my cham but i cant belivethe difference now i have so much more control with digital thermometer and hygrometer with min/max readings... means i can check how low it drops at night or the hottest point during the day.

I got a Lucky Reptile Digital Thermometer/Hygrometer...

Here:

http/www.google.co.uk/products/catalog?hl=en&q=lucky+reptile+thermometer+hygro+deluxe+pro&gs_upl=4211l13549l0l17200l21l12l0l8l8l1l376l2576l0.6.3.3l18l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&biw=964&bih=539&wrapid=tlif132467167787010&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=182176635027458002&sa=X&ei=zeL0TqC9G4bx8QOo3LCxDw&ved=0CFAQ8wIwAQ#

Made a huge difference and not too expensive! I got mine off livefoods.co.uk

 

[GrayScale]

That is one nice Lookin snake there. i just recently got a cornsnake myself.

In my opinion, snakes bite for 3 main reasons:

1. They can sense fear in the person handling them so it scares the snake and makes them just as nervous.
2. Depending on how you feed a snake, they may bite at you. A lot of people feed in seperate places or use something to signify "feeding time" instead of just dropping a mouse/rat in with bare hands. They might mistake your hands for dinner next time you reach in.
3. The snake could just be plainnn mean and not like being handled regardless of how often irs handled. Each snake has its own personality.

I love snakes. They are so interesting and love to explore. First time I went to handle mine, I didnt even have to pick her up. She just popped her head out of her hide and climbed right up my arm with no hesitation. Hopefully yours will calm down for you a bit.

 

[simonas]

That is one nice Lookin snake there. i just recently got a cornsnake myself.

In my opinion, snakes bite for 3 main reasons:

1. They can sense fear in the person handling them so it scares the snake and makes them just as nervous.
2. Depending on how you feed a snake, they may bite at you. A lot of people feed in seperate places or use something to signify "feeding time" instead of just dropping a mouse/rat in with bare hands. They might mistake your hands for dinner next time you reach in.
3. The snake could just be plainnn mean and not like being handled regardless of how often irs handled. Each snake has its own personality.

I love snakes. They are so interesting and love to explore. First time I went to handle mine, I didnt even have to pick her up. She just popped her head out of her hide and climbed right up my arm with no hesitation. Hopefully yours will calm down for you a bit.

these are just mean i think ha ha the owner of my local snake reptile shop just laughed at me when I bought one

cheers Mbou I'll have a good look at that

That is one nice Lookin snake there. i just recently got a cornsnake myself.

In my opinion, snakes bite for 3 main reasons:

1. They can sense fear in the person handling them so it scares the snake and makes them just as nervous.
2. Depending on how you feed a snake, they may bite at you. A lot of people feed in seperate places or use something to signify "feeding time" instead of just dropping a mouse/rat in with bare hands. They might mistake your hands for dinner next time you reach in.
3. The snake could just be plainnn mean and not like being handled regardless of how often irs handled. Each snake has its own personality.

I love snakes. They are so interesting and love to explore. First time I went to handle mine, I didnt even have to pick her up. She just popped her head out of her hide and climbed right up my arm with no hesitation. Hopefully yours will calm down for you a bit.

these are just mean i think ha ha the owner of my local snake reptile shop just laughed at me when I bought one

cheers Mbou I'll have a good look at that

 

[phoenixgsd]

what a stunner, i love snakes, i had a californian king on foster once, (i do alot of rescue work) she was a beautie, and sooooo friendly

 

[cichlidman29]

that snake is already large enough to kill a human if given the chance!
these snakes get enormous, and are very hard to tame...i saw somebody said they reckon reptiles should not b kept as pets and i strongly agree, reptiles are too much of a risk...even for the most experianced of reptile/snake owners.
but thats my opinion.
dont get me wrong he's a beautiful looking snake, and im sure your proud to have him as your pet but that thing belongs in the wild
where its only a danger or possible threat to only its prey and not to humans.

you got balls to keep a snake like that tho, i'll give you that!

 

[phoenixgsd]

im sure your proud to have him as your pet but that thing belongs in the wild

i dont want to sound like im being funny, but couldnt the same argument be said for fish, or budgies

 

[nanoMama86]

I think he is absolutely stunning, and shows the results of good husbandry. That being said, this is not a breed of snake that is considered to be "tameable". He is a show snake, and not a pet per se.


It is an incredibly stressed snake that has been pushed to bite, whether thru fear or aggression. My sister works as a vet tech at a snake rescue in colorado and I have learned so much from her. I had previously considered the purchase of a snake, but after a short conversation with her, realized I did not have the time to devote to it that it required. I am glad that you keep snakes, and maybe next time adopt one?


Anybody else like handling the huge boas? It feels like a tree trunk is draped on your shoulders, I swear!

 

[MBOU]

Seriously... an adult Yellow Anaconda at less than 10ft is NOT considered huge... your average corn snake gets 5ft! No one starts screaming 'omg a 5ft corn snake... arrghh its going to kill me'...

Green Anacondas potentially hitting 20ft+ is another matter, but to be fair... the number of years to get them that far... and they just dont tend to grow so big...

But unlike fishkeepers, reptile keepers seem to be far happier to convert a room into a snake Vivarium than a fishkeeper is to get a tank big enough for their fish...

Lots of Yellow Annies calmdown with age and the right handling, they just have a really snappy nature, are very territorial and viv defensive and also very food orientated. Thats why a lot of people get bit, is beccause the annie has struck thinking they have food. Even as an adult, it couldnt kill you unlss maybe you had some kind of bleeding or clotting disorder and you let it bite an artery.... im not saying an adult couldnt do some damage, leaving teeth in you, tearing your skin... etc bruising... nothing shocking...

But people keep aggressive fish... people even keep venemous fish... and no one is worried about that.

To be honest, i think anyone that keeps any kind of pet it way out of their league in saying that some pets shouldnt be kept because they are better off in the wild. That anni is most likely captive bred and would die in the wild.

The reptile keepers are far better than fishkeepers at keeping track of their animals, where they came from, when, how old they are, feeding recoords... the snakes are far more likely to live happily in captivity than a lot of fish are...

 

[simonas]

very well put Mbou. I agree with the comment about the average reptile keeper being more conscientious than the average fish keeper

Nano Mama I agree about the boas, mines only a youth at 6ft and a decent girth but shes such a cool and docile snake

The annie is a beautiful snake and I have kinda accepted that she will not be one for the handling just like my false water cobra but I do love to see her in her viv looking stunning as she does in the pics

 

[lljdma06]

I know this snake!

He's bit you before. It's pretty nasty too, I hope he calms down and realizes he's got a good daddy.

L

 

[simonas]

I know this snake!

He's bit you before. It's pretty nasty too, I hope he calms down and realizes he's got a good daddy.

L

ha ha yes youll have seen it on facebook, to be fair hes pretty consistent hes bitten me everytime ive handled it I wear sleeves every time i handle him he has slowly calmed down a bit but spoils it just at the end with a thrash and a bite

 

[MBOU]

My friend has a juvie, maybe 30cm odd and she handles it as if it isnt chewing on her she is mental but she is also right, its not doing a huge amount of damage and its learning now whilst its small that biting doesnt get it put down. But still makes me cringe!

Also my friend doesnt wear gloves or anything because the risk of damage to the snake if/when its teeth get ripped out is far larger than that clothing actually doing any kind of protection.

But its a method that works! Only having had the snake a little while it bites for less and less time each time its got out. Has worked for the juvenile White Lip Python i got her too, he is a nutcase, now he just musks but definately less of two evils!

 

[simonas]

thats the pity with this one I bought it at this size and the last owner hadnt handled it, my boa though I bought as a pencil size baby and shes a little darling having been handled on a regular basis

 

[lljdma06]

I know this snake!

He's bit you before. It's pretty nasty too, I hope he calms down and realizes he's got a good daddy.

L

ha ha yes youll have seen it on facebook, to be fair hes pretty consistent hes bitten me everytime ive handled it I wear sleeves every time i handle him he has slowly calmed down a bit but spoils it just at the end with a thrash and a bite

Well, hopefully he'll get better.

But his name ain't Annie LOLOLOL Maybe he doesn't like his name!