I've owned two ball pythons, and they are the most mellow harmless python you'll ever handle.
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So I lost my 5ft Python and found her at GC..
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I'm glad you found her, but it could have been pretty funny if she scared the hell out of some unwitting GC employee a few days later.
I'm glad you found her not the next owner! I hope she's ok. I miss mine so much!
Sheez, I though you had a bass called Python and it was stolen some time ago, and you've found it at GC... went across the street to eat tacos while waiting for the cops to show up.
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Well that's one thing you don't see every day at your local GC! awesome story!! With a bonus happy ending!!
She's a fat girl, so 9months or so without food. About 6-8weeks without water!
whelp, guess if the snake hadn't been recovered from the trade-in cab, eventually we woulda had a NP(ython)D thread on here...
These things should be banned. Sorry to be a major party pooper, but too many people release these things in the wild.
Some of them are. Like this one.
Or did you mean banded in order to keep track of them?
Probably the Ernie Ball(python)?(;
I agree that too many people release them. I've had three balls and a red tail boa from people or kids that just didn't want them anymore. I've found good home for all.
My first was a rescue, my friend worked at a pet shop and someone sold them a python too neglected and injured to resell. They bought it just to save it. I took care of him and he lived another 14 years, got pretty big too. My second was adopted from a friend who was moving to a cold climate. There are many responsible snake owners and a ban would be inequitable, probably worse because 100% would come from the black market. Non indigenous snakes should never be released, perhaps a recovery program could reduce that. And you can reduce the chance of escape by covering the cage with a tort pickguard.
Not to be difficult, but cats should then be banned also. They are left to run free by irresponsible owners and become feral quite easily, are born hunters, and do real damage to the local indigenous animal population. Luckily, snakes movements are governed by climate. Cats live through most any conditions and breed like crazy. Don't get me wrong, I love just about any pet, and have had all kinds of "exotics". I just wish owners would donate them to a zoo, or a herpetlogical society.
I've owned several boa's, raised from babies, each reaching the 7-8 foot range, which I rarely caged once they hit 3 feet or so. When I couldn't find them, in the winter, I would shut down the heat and put a little heater in a steel milk crate. Never took long before they showed themselves. Summertime, crank up the a/c and do the same. A caged bird always works, and then they get a treat, too.
Sometimes I didn't have to do anything but have some people over. You'd always hear the initial scream.
DISCLAIMER! Everyone who came to my house knew I had them. I would NEVER try to freak the living s/!t out of anyone when snakes are such a common and instinctual fear for the public in general.
Yep. I got the willies just reading this thread, but my friend had a Ball Python I used to handle now and then, and it was very cool. Very peaceful, but it was also well-fed.
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So no-one said "is that a python in your cab or are you just pleased to see me?"
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Agree about the feral cats, I see a lot more of them than the snakes. In fact we found ours in the backyard, a starving abandoned kitten. As far as freaking people out with the snake, I did that to my sister in law and it was hilarious, she had a total breakdown. Ha!
Years ago I used to have a studio in the back half of my house. Every time a band would come in, my cat (Van Heinous) would come in and sniff around all the drums looking for a hole to get in...........when the band would start playing, Van would get in the kick drum and lay there until they stopped.
One time a cover band just wanted to come in and record their WHOLE 4-45min sets show so they could critique themselves (which I thought was quite admirable). They played every set like they were live, including in- between song banter. They were an excellent band.
Anyway, After 1/2 of a song , Van cruised in and crawled in the kick. He would lay there and not move at all. He did come out for the 15 minute breaks the band took between their sets and then when they started the next set, Van was back in the kick. For 4 sets! When they were done, Van hung out for a min, was admired by all, and then took off.
The point being to all this is I DO think animals are very aware of music, beats, vibrations, and its common knowledge they react to differ frequencies.
Van liked drums. True story.
