Steve's Snake Observations

[RedSidedSPR]

Oh jeez, you should see it. My little concinnus especially, but everyone one of my snakes PANICS when you someone get close to the cage. They fly into the hides and onto walls. They never let anyone hold them. But i can approach the cage, open the lid, and pick them up, and they barely move, never even flinch. Not only do they trust me, te recognize me. Visually.

[katach]

All our snakes just come straight to our hands. Except for Blade, she only comes to me. She actually musked my husband yesterday. I think maybe it was because she is in shed right now.

[kibakiba]

Mama just shed last night and when I was showing my mom, Mama went right into my shirt and hasn't come out. It's been 45 minutes. Haha. She's such a good Snakie.

[katach]

Awww, so sweet!

[RedSidedSPR]

My adult will hang around my neck, or cram himself in my shirt pocket and stick his head out. he's still real jumpy but trusts me.

[kibakiba]

Yeah, Mama lives being around my neck, or sitting on my shoulder and stick her head out of my bra and shirt while I'm walking around. She's such a good snake.

[RedSidedSPR]

He'd be the same way, if he wasn't so daggone jumpy.

[guidofatherof5]

I only have a couple of jumpy(non-trusting) snakes, my female Gulf Coast Ribbon (Thamnophis proximus orarius) and
female Eastern Black-necked (Thamnophis cyrtopsis ocellatus).
I've noticed that both snakes have figured out the screen gives them a certain amount of protection. As in, they are much more bold when the screen is up. Both snakes will come right up to the screen to investigate the strange creature(me) outside.
Both snakes are requiring baby steps in the area of trust.
Shyblue (Ribbon) will gladly take food from me whereas the Black-necked will not.
I have plenty of time to give them.

[kibakiba]

That's how Snap is sometimes. She'll come up to the glass and stare or watch me when I'm near it, but the moment I'm about to touch her, she won't have any of it.

[Selkielass]

My Butlers first reaction is to freeze and blend in. The adults don't panic and thrash any more, tho they are sometimes reluctant to let go of a branch they may be hanging on to. (And they really do hang on!)
The sub-adults will sometimes do the panic nd thrash thing when picked up- it is a remarkably effective mechanisim for dissappearing into brush when surprised while sunning. But they usualy settle down pretty quickly. Micro is the only consistant spaz of the bunch, and given hir tiny size, I can't blame hir too much.