October 6, 201510 yr @Wireman says the guy who goes shark fishing every 3-4 weeks. :sssh: Hey now...wait a minute here. :lol2:
October 6, 201510 yr I own several snakes and have owned snakes my whole life. Few thoughts. 1. Don't clean the cage with the snake in it. 2. More than likely since this snake hasn't been handled much -- the only time something enters it's cage it is food. A snake will develop quite the feeding response. I have a female Western Hognose that I only use for breeding. When the top opens she is ready to chomp on a mouse. 3. If it's truly a python my guess is it's a Reticulated Python. They get huge and have a well-deserved reputation for having quite the feeding response. Guy was careless with a breed of snake you should NEVER be careless with.
October 6, 201510 yr 1. There appears to be blood on the background of the cage in this picture. 2. I think its' a retic. I don't mess with the big snakes so I'm not 100% positive.
October 6, 201510 yr Is there a breed of snake that you should be careless with?! :eek: :lol2: :lol2: I've got a 1ft long Western Hognose. If I'm careless I might end up with a small bite that barely breaks the skin. If you're careless with a 15ft long retic you may lose your life.
October 6, 201510 yr You could have put a warning up before the picture. I'm done for the rest of the workday now, completely frazzled.
October 7, 201510 yr I own several snakes and have owned snakes my whole life. Few thoughts. 1. Don't clean the cage with the snake in it. 2. More than likely since this snake hasn't been handled much -- the only time something enters it's cage it is food. A snake will develop quite the feeding response. I have a female Western Hognose that I only use for breeding. When the top opens she is ready to chomp on a mouse. 3. If it's truly a python my guess is it's a Reticulated Python. They get huge and have a well-deserved reputation for having quite the feeding response. Guy was careless with a breed of snake you should NEVER be careless with. Am I correct that the pic at the top of the article is not a python but actually a Boa constrictor?
October 7, 201510 yr Am I correct that the pic at the top of the article is not a python but actually a Boa constrictor? I think so. But I'm not an expert at boa and python identification.
October 7, 201510 yr News story said it was a Reticulated Python. They have a particularly nasty reputation. Checked out this guys website and as someone who has owned snakes and other reptiles my whole life he is not exactly the expert he claims to be or as some of those interviewed claim. He espouses a philosophy that captive born herps are less likely to pose a threat as some of their wild instincts have been bred out of them. While some snakes and even some of the larger pythons (Burmese) and boas can become accustomed to being handled their natural instincts are to hunt and eat. Keep them well fed, feed in different area than living quarters and handle regularly and you can handle some of these larger snakes but any handler will tell you that they have teeth and can bite and always be aware. As mentioned earlier Retics have a well deserved reputation for a nasty disposition. The Retics and the African Rock Python are just too big and too mean to be messed with. I don't know too many handlers who ever feel really comfortable handling them.
October 7, 201510 yr He was on the news last night saying what actually took place is not what is being reported. From what I remember hearing him say last night it was something along the lines of: He said that he instructed the women in the store (who called police) to pour hot water on the snake. He said he had the snake off of him, moving away when he slipped on water and fell and hit his head. Said that when he lost consciousness (from the fall, not the snake) that the snake was slithering away from him.
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