Ok, SVL... snake stories...

[oldguy]

Big rattler. These guys don't look scared, tho.

[ibanezjunkie]

hey ZMAN...

i like rat snakes

[Childbride]

thanks for reading my stories, y'all...

and let me say that in my 39 years, it takes very odd weather phenoms and rodent population issues to create that number/that size of snakes at the ranch; it was not a common thing. at all.

when i was very young, and my father was fishing w/us at the tank, he would whistle when he caught a fish. the three of us took turns dropping our rod to go retrieve said fish and stringer it.

one whistle meant fish. two meant snake.

another lovely [not] factoid about the texas cottonmouth [aka water moccasin] is that they climb trees. gram has several very old, tall mesquites in her front yard that were often the backdrop for pictures, as she entertained constantly. every now and again, whomever was taking photos would turn green and mention that there was an extra head in the shot.

zman... i think i would have needed adult undergarments just from the shock. i actually love rat snakes, grass snakes, pythons... i took a grass snake to show and tell in the fourth grade, much to my teacher's intense dismay.

fangs... we don't do rattlers, copperheads, cottonmouths, coral snakes... nothing steve irwinish.

[Tynee]

I was listening to CNN the other day, and heard the story of the family that walked into the room where their 2 year old girl was sleeping, and found her dead and partially eaten by the family's pet python. For the life of me, I'll never understand keeping a pet who's nature is to kill you, but that's just my little quirk I guess.

[Kazz]

Pie is not going to like this...but the only good snake is the one that ends up on a pair of boots.

[piebaldpython***]

Oh Kazz, dude, that one hurts!!!

BC is feeding one of our ball pythons and her menagerie of lizards as I type.

My Dad never liked cats. He always used to say......"...that the only good cat is a flat cat."

Reptiles in general and snakes in particular are an acquired taste. Once you get past whatever fears you have, they are fun and therapuetic too. Having one of our snakes gently wrapping and moving around my arms is even better than accupressure. Truly it is.

What happened to that girl in FLA is a tragedy and most likely an example of negligent pet care by the owner. Our reptiles NEVER get out of their containers.

[sunvalleylaw]

So Pie, are you a parsel tongue then? ;-)

[ibanezjunkie]

i like snakes, if i could afford the mega vivariums/terrariums id have many.


Boas are cool.


wouldnt mind a cottonmouth actually, then i could say to people, shut up cus ive got something in my room that will kill you.

[tunghaichuan***]

Did I ever relate my experience with %&$#$%@# snakes on a %&$#$%@# plane?

tung

[piebaldpython***]

So Pie, are you a parsel tongue then? ;-)

SVL.....is this the Harry Potter or Monty Python reference??
http://www.urbandictionary.com/defin...m=parseltongue

See, you darn lawyers with your ambiguities of language ( ). Be precise!!! (Said with tongue firmly in cheek lest anyone think me serious. Perish the thought. )

'Nez.......the terrariums/enclosures aren't terribly expensive if you shop around. They are no different than gits....you can pay $ or $$$$.

BOAS are cool......BUT.......before you buy any snake, you better darn well know how BIG and/or THICK it will get at maturity. Our corn snakes will max out at 5-6 ft and maybe 1-1.5 inches around. Our ball pythons will max out at 4.5 ft and a thicker than the corns. BOAS wildly vary in size depending on the species. So, anywhere from 8-15 ft.

Not sure if you were just joshing about the cottonmouth or not, so here goes.....they are HOT (poisonous) snakes and IMHO should not be in anyone's home unless the owner REALLY knows what they are doing. And I do mean REALLY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING. One screw-up and it's curtains for you......either DEAD or in MAJOR health problems.

My daughter is fabulous with all reptiles and she herself says NO WAY am I messing with a HOT snake. DEAD or MAIMED/DISFIGURED is irreversible.

[sunvalleylaw]

Pie, I was just throwing out the Harry Potter reference because I am taking my older son to the new movie tomorrow, and Harry is known as one who can communicate with snakes in the books. One of the things that makes him controversial in Rowling's world in the books. I would love to see someone else's pet snakes or pythons, but would not take on the responsibility myself.

[bigoldron]

wouldnt mind a cottonmouth actually, then i could say to people, shut up cus ive got something in my room that will kill you.

How old are you really, 11, 12? What color is the sky in your world? Do you actually use your brain before you type? Hello, anybody there?