sharimcm 0 #1 July 23, 2007 I went to the Exotic Wildlife Zoo today and I fell in love... Oh it was so wonderful... It was SO long and felt so good when I held it. That was so nice!! How many of you boys carry around a 97 pound snake with ya? That's what *I* did today! I even saw Turtle today... I guess he was a little hungry. What did you do this weekend? "I had a dude tip his black cowboy hat to me after I provided him with a condom outside my hotel room at 3-something in the morning." -myself Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shermanator 4 #2 July 23, 2007 strangely enough.. today, I went to the san diego zoo! . took lots of pictures, but have not put them on my pc yet. the anaconda was much bigger than those silly yellow pythons. and they had some larger turtles than that little thing. lol.. and elephants, and tigers, and even bears!! and I have a great pic of a bonoba or whatever the name is monkey for you ;) .. i think it may compare to your snake!CLICK HERE! new blog posted 9/21/08 CSA #720 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sharimcm 0 #3 July 23, 2007 Well, I didn't feel like driving all the way to San Antonio to go to the zoo, so we went to the exotic 'Snake Farm' down the street. They did have other animals... Watched them feed alligators, met some cute baby lemurs, and even had a monkey moon us... It was weird. Every time you would smile at the monkey, he would turn around, stick his ass in the air, and put his fingers up his butt.. Fucking wired monkey... "I had a dude tip his black cowboy hat to me after I provided him with a condom outside my hotel room at 3-something in the morning." -myself Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #4 July 23, 2007 he would turn around, stick his ass in the air, and put his fingers up his butt.. Quote Fuckin' C O P S ! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stitch 0 #5 July 23, 2007 I have a bed snake you can hold and stroke all you want. "No cookies for you"- GFD "I don't think I like the sound of that" ~ MB65 Don't be a "Racer Hater" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pinkfairy 0 #6 July 23, 2007 I've held one excactly like that, I got to hold it's head, and it made itself comfortable on my arm while someone else carried most of it's body. Is that an albino ball python (Python regius), by any chance? Ball pythons are kept as pets, but I'm thinking that they would require a quite big terrarium.Yeah, they are incredibly cool. And fascinating to touch and watch. Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zee 0 #7 July 23, 2007 Snakes are cool. Used to have a 7 foot Red Tail Boa named Slinky. Pretty dossile pet unless your a rat..... Action©Sports Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dunesurfer 0 #8 July 23, 2007 Quote Is that an albino ball python (Python regius), by any chance? Ball pythons are kept as pets, but I'm thinking that they would require a quite big terrarium. That is an Albino Burmese Python which grows much larger than a Ball. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sharimcm 0 #9 July 23, 2007 Quote I've held one excactly like that, I got to hold it's head, and it made itself comfortable on my arm while someone else carried most of it's body. I have a picture of just me with the snake, but I didn't think it was too appropriate to post (yea, I know... *ME* saying it isn't appropriate). This snake had a fascination with my boobies (smart snake), so the pic of me shows him resting his head on my boobs. He was a heavy guy, but very docile. This guy's 'terranium' is the inside part of the zoo. When people are there, the employees watch to make sure he isn't getting mishandled or stepped on, but otherwise, he just chills out where he can. Outside the 'snake habitats' and actually outdoors, they had chickens, pigs, llamas, goats, peacocks, turtles, and some weird looking animal running wild. And, on a whole other side note, the Snake Farm was featured on Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe (on Discovery Channel I think) not too long ago. They have a huge alligator pit that was the main part of the show. They feed the gators on the weekends and that is a whole other 'show' in itself. Those dudes could really put a hurt on someone if they wanted to!! Good times. edited to add a clicky for the Snake Farm website "I had a dude tip his black cowboy hat to me after I provided him with a condom outside my hotel room at 3-something in the morning." -myself Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pinkfairy 0 #10 July 23, 2007 Quote That is an Albino Burmese Python which grows much larger than a Ball. Thanks! I don't know anything about snakes, only that the one I got to hold was a ball python. Why are they so docile? I heard that they don't become tame, then why can we hold them and stroke them?Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dunesurfer 0 #11 July 23, 2007 QuoteWhy are they so docile? I heard that they don't become tame, then why can we hold them and stroke them? Snakes identify anything they contact as food, threat, or environment. If you are not percieved as a threat or something to eat, they are fairly indifferent to you. This is how they appear "tame". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pinkfairy 0 #12 July 23, 2007 QuoteSnakes identify anything they contact as food, threat, or environment. If you are not percieved as a threat or something to eat, they are fairly indifferent to you. This is how they appear "tame". Ah, and they like warm environments, like my arm.Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sharimcm 0 #13 July 23, 2007 Quote Snakes identify anything they contact as food, threat, or environment. If you are not percieved as a threat or something to eat, they are fairly indifferent to you. This is how they appear "tame". I can understand that a snake would not see you as food, but I don't see how we couldn't be seen as a threat to them. After watching the snake this weekend being passed around and wrapped over people's shoulders, I just didn't see how he didn't see one person as a threat. He didn't strike at anyone at all, and like I said, he was just chillin'. I've seen other snakes in terraniums that try to strike someone on the other side of the glass, but he was running loose. I'm not trying to debate, but it was strange that he was as docile as he was around that many people. Maybe he's just used to it?? "I had a dude tip his black cowboy hat to me after I provided him with a condom outside my hotel room at 3-something in the morning." -myself Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #14 July 23, 2007 You people are seriously fucking wierd! Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #15 July 23, 2007 COUSIN CLETUS! I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dunesurfer 0 #16 July 23, 2007 Quote I'm not trying to debate, but it was strange that he was as docile as he was around that many people. Maybe he's just used to it?? You are correct, they can become desensitized to contact with people, also the bigger the snake, the less threatening the people appear to them. Also, they do have individual behavior characteristics, some will be less prone to aggressive behavior than others. This snake would have been chosen carefully for contact with the public. Still, I wouldn't recommend handling him after you had been petting bunny rabbits Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pinkfairy 0 #17 July 23, 2007 Ah, good, then I don't smell anything like food. After having petted the nice snake, I can't understand people who are afraid of these snakes. I mean, some snakes are dangerous, but this snake was posetively cuddly. I wouldn't want to have one at home, though. Too big, too much work. I like fish better. Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sharimcm 0 #18 July 23, 2007 One of the most ironic things about this whole thing... Three of us in my office just played 'snake wrangler.' Somehow a grass snake made his way up to the third floor and decided to make his home in a co-workers office. He was so cute. We finally were able to catch him and let him go. If he was rattling, I would have stayed far the fuck away, but he wasn't poisonous or striking, so I figured he was just scared. Poor baby. "I had a dude tip his black cowboy hat to me after I provided him with a condom outside my hotel room at 3-something in the morning." -myself Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crotalus01 0 #19 July 23, 2007 Yep, Albino Burm. Ball pythons get to about 6 feet at the largest, Burmese can get to 28 feet or so. Some snakes are by nature docile, but all of them can and will bite under the right circumstances. Lots of folks claim Ball pythons will not bite, I can tell from experience that they will. As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dunesurfer 0 #20 July 23, 2007 I am right with you there, it seems silly to me also to fear these animals. I guess it is either drilled into us from childhood, or it is a primal reaction? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pinkfairy 0 #21 July 23, 2007 But I wouldn't want to handle the mambas. The owner of the zoo was bitten by one of his green mambas the day before he opened the zoo, and said that it made him forget who he was and want to hide away from from light and sound. Basically want to go into a corner and die. That's how he described it. Luckily his GF got him to the hospital, and there's an antidote. He still has the snake.Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
