Blood Pythons...

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Some are just pure evil, I will give you that. But, I have never had a single one not settle in with time. You may not be able to cuddle with all of them but you can work in cage and around the animal without it trying to rip your face off. I think the secret is the snake feeling secure. Lots of places to hide.
 
RMorrow;4308680; said:
Some are just pure evil, I will give you that. But, I have never had a single one not settle in with time. You may not be able to cuddle with all of them but you can work in cage and around the animal without it trying to rip your face off. I think the secret is the snake feeling secure. Lots of places to hide.
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same for any snake really.
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I've kept a few captive-bred and wild-caught red bloods. The wild-caught ones were back in the old days, when they had the worst rep, and they were nothing but trouble. Years ago a good friend of mine's wife had one strike upwards at her from a bucket and got her in the face - luckily the wounds weren't anywhere near as bad as they could have been. These were vile-tempered pythons for sure!

Now on the other hand, the captive-bred ones I've had have been total pussycats - great feeders, very mellow, big and beautiful as only bloods can be, etc...and I've always kept them as I would any of other pythons, however, like reticulated pythons, bloods can have trouble at shedding time if you don't watch the humidity or give them a good soaking...apart from that I find them to be little trouble at all...

Cheers!

Simon
 
blood pythons and short tail pythons are two different types of snakes. There is also a third but I forget what it's called.

I wouldn't mind having another one day.
 
i like Rmorrow's take on these snakes. In my experience, they have been great. I did have a pretty bad experience in a vet office i worked at. crap and musk everywhere as i tried to keep her calm for an exam and injection. Others were wonders even in an uneasy setting like a vet office.

My 2 year old brongersmai has been great since day 1. Ate great, even responds to "tease" feeding to this day, although i know this can stress other specimens. I think the key is smaller enclosures and lots of top cover (i use crumpled paper). Even though hides are great and offer security, for some reason an enclosure just a bit bigger than they are long makes a great setup.
 
I had one for a while. It was very snappy at first, but after short handling sessions a few times a week it tamed right down. It never got over the hissing LOL. But it stopped trying to bite and got very mellow. It was funny because even when it was calm it would huff and puff a little now and then like it was trying to act tough even though it wasn't LOL! It could be a difficult feeder at times as well, but when it wanted food it hammered it down!
 
hmmmm well this is all really good info... guess I will wait until the next reptile show and see what I can find. Def won't buy anything wild caught. I don't liek wild caught regardless..
 
The one I had was by far the best snake I have ever had. It was the calmest snake I have ever had and not once tried to bite me. And it never missed a meal either and took frozen from the start. I highly recommend them as a nice size snake with out the length. I would love to get another one soon.
 
Most end up this way, but unfortunately they do not all start out this way. New buyers should be aware that they can require some work to be calm. In my experience though it didn't take much effort at all. Just some regular non-forceful handling was all it took for me.
 
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