Anyone else here have a snake?

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  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    acoustic guy wrote:
    How can you possibly know when its mad or happy? How can you know that?

    You can learn if you spend long enough learning and observing its behaviour under different conditions. He's not gonna bark or wag his tail, no, but all animals have ways in which we can read changes in mood.
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

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  • urbanhippie
    urbanhippie Posts: 3,007
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    As you know I'm a massive reptiles fan... although I like snakes, lizards are my favourite. I'm looking forward to showing you they can be as cute and interactive as a dog or a cat. :)
    Ahh but the little Leopard Gecko was cute as a kitten :)

    And it curled up when it was being stroked :o
    Thats what I mean. Are snakes like that?
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  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 27,016
    acoustic guy wrote:
    How can you possibly know when its mad or happy? How can you know that?
    When it makes jerky movements and gets itself in a striking position it is not happy. Or when it tries to ball itself up or stops moving its tongue it is scared.

    Maybe not happy, but normal, is when it glides and has its body stretched out. A lot of tongue flickering shows it is curious, therefore not scared. Also, I can tell it is happy when he keeps moving around his tank when I put him back in it. Being angry or scared would cause him to hide.
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  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    NY PJ1 wrote:
    In My Pants Rght Now..... :)

    You know that's been done right? :p
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 27,016
    NY PJ1 wrote:
    In My Pants Rght Now..... :)
    Hey go find the perv thread!!!! :)
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  • rockpants
    rockpants BC Posts: 838
    I absolutely love snakes, but can't have one because I can't go through with the feeding process. I love rats and mice, too. I'll just live vicariously through the rest of you ... except when you feed them. :)
  • acoustic guy
    acoustic guy Posts: 3,770
    SVRDhand13 wrote:
    When it makes jerky movements and gets itself in a striking position it is not happy. Or when it tries to ball itself up or stops moving its tongue it is scared.

    Maybe not happy, but normal, is when it glides and has its body stretched out. A lot of tongue flickering shows it is curious, therefore not scared. Also, I can tell it is happy when he keeps moving around his tank when I put him back in it. Being angry or scared would cause him to hide.
    Just make sure you don't let it grow to big or you might end up living up to your name. ;)
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  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    urbanhippie wrote:
    Ahh but the little Leopard Gecko was cute as a kitten :)

    And it curled up when it was being stroked :o
    Thats what I mean. Are snakes like that?

    They can be, yes.. Corn snakes like the one being talked about are very sensitive to touch and can appear 'affectionate'.

    I once held a baby python which was only just longer than my hand. It would lick my finger and wrap itself gently around my fingers.

    Then again it might've just been trying to kill me. :p
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 27,016
    rockpants wrote:
    I absolutely love snakes, but can't have one because I can't go through with the feeding process. I love rats and mice, too. I'll just live vicariously through the rest of you ... except when you feed them. :)
    That part is actually cool to watch. I buy mine frozen because I don't want to deal with caring for them when they are alive. I don't get satisfaction out of a living thing dying (unlike acoustic guy) but I do realize some things die so others can live and think the snake's eating/ digestion process is unbelievable.
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  • seanw1010
    seanw1010 Posts: 1,205
    http://www.cornsnakes.net/gallery.php?catid=2&id=69
    thats the coolest cornsnake ive ever seen!
    they call them fingers, but i never see them fing. oh, there they go
  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 27,016
    acoustic guy wrote:
    Just make sure you don't let it grow to big or you might end up living up to your name. ;)
    Hahaha I didn't know what you meant at first because I was thinking of my screen name.
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  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    SVRDhand13 wrote:
    Hahaha I didn't know what you meant at first because I was thinking of my screen name.

    Huh?? :o
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 27,016
    seanw1010 wrote:
    http://www.cornsnakes.net/gallery.php?catid=2&id=69
    thats the coolest cornsnake ive ever seen!
    Thats the snake that Don (the guy from that website) put on the cover of his book. So I bet he agrees with you.
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  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 27,016
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    Huh?? :o
    He meant I'd have a severed hand, but I was thinking of my screen name which is something completely different. So I didn't know what acoustic guy was talking about because my sn would have absolutely no relevance.
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  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    SVRDhand13 wrote:
    He meant I'd have a severed hand, but I was thinking of my screen name which is something completely different. So I didn't know what acoustic guy was talking about because my sn would have absolutely no relevance.

    Ah OK, I'm confused about how you're using 'screenname' then.. sorry :o
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • rockpants
    rockpants BC Posts: 838
    SVRDhand13 wrote:
    That part is actually cool to watch. I buy mine frozen because I don't want to deal with caring for them when they are alive. I don't get satisfaction out of a living thing dying (unlike acoustic guy) but I do realize some things die so others can live and think the snake's eating/ digestion process is unbelievable.

    I've seen it enough times ... yeah the complete jaw dislocation is rad and all, but it's still not something I'd like to be involved in. In the wild, it happens naturally ... in my home, I'm basically becoming nature, and, uhhhh, I'm not really one with it. :p
    It's hard enough for me to feed my dog his kibble, knowing what's in there. There is a vegetarian food for elder dogs or dogs with damaged/weak kidneys who require a protein-light diet, but his teeth are worse than his kidneys, so he's on the Dental Formula (referring to MediCal products).
  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 27,016
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    Ah OK, I'm confused about how you're using 'screenname' then.. sorry :o
    Oops should have said AOL Instant Messenger screen name.
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  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 27,016
    rockpants wrote:
    I've seen it enough times ... yeah the complete jaw dislocation is rad and all, but it's still not something I'd like to be involved in. In the wild, it happens naturally ... in my home, I'm basically becoming nature, and, uhhhh, I'm not really one with it. :p.
    Well you're just a better person than me :).
    severed hand thirteen
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  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    rockpants wrote:
    I've seen it enough times ... yeah the complete jaw dislocation is rad and all, but it's still not something I'd like to be involved in. In the wild, it happens naturally ... in my home, I'm basically becoming nature, and, uhhhh, I'm not really one with it. :p

    Not meaning to make assumptions but is this about the animals in captivity debate?
    'We're learning songs for baby Jesus' birthday. His mum and dad were Merry and Joseph. He had a bed made of clay and the three kings bought him Gold, Frankenstein and Merv as presents.'

    - the great Sir Leo Harrison
  • Brisk.
    Brisk. Posts: 11,581
    seanw1010 wrote:
    http://www.cornsnakes.net/gallery.php?catid=2&id=69
    thats the coolest cornsnake ive ever seen!

    holy christ thats cool

    are there any snakes which are bright green or different shades of green?

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