Aggressive Puget

[infernalis]

To me (not the most popular opinion) I truly prefer my wild animals to continue to behave like wild animals.

The only time I even open cages is to feed, water or clean. (occasionally for photos)

[ConcinusMan]

I don't mess with them much either. Still, most of them tame/calm down anyway. That is not to say they don't still act like wild animals. Just that most of them stop seeing me as a threat and instead see me as the guy who brings them food.

[Maleko]

I meant feral to be synonymous with wild, I didn't know there was a difference. The more you know I guess.

Yesterday was alright. I let her check out my hand and actually managed to pick her up for a good 10 seconds before she realized where she was, and proceeded to flip a switch. Making progress I guess.

[guidofatherof5]

I meant feral to be synonymous with wild, I didn't know there was a difference. The more you know I guess.

Yesterday was alright. I let her check out my hand and actually managed to pick her up for a good 10 seconds before she realized where she was, and proceeded to flip a switch. Making progress I guess.

I was just joking with you. I knew what you meant. I just had never seen the word feral used with garter snakes.

[Maleko]

Feral animals are domesticated animals which have gone out into the wild and take care of themselves, such as dogs, cats, domestic pigs, goats, ducks, etc. At this point, I don't consider any snake to actually be domesticated but that's up for debate I suppose.

Was referring to this. You're all good haha :P

[thamneil]

Feral animals are domesticated animals which have gone out into the wild and take care of themselves, such as dogs, cats, domestic pigs, goats, ducks, etc. At this point, I don't consider any snake to actually be domesticated but that's up for debate I suppose.

Ball pythons! Sorry I couldnt help myself

[ConcinusMan]

Like I said, it's up for debate. But all the morphs come from wild snakes. Does breeding for them and combining them really make an animal domesticated or does it take more? Personally I don't think humans have been breeding snakes long enough to truly domesticate them. But I guess that's a discussion for another thread.

[thamneil]

Im only joking. I just couldn't resist such a great opportunity.

[ConcinusMan]

Maybe you're right though.

[Steveo]

Do snakes even have the capacity to become domesticated? I suppose you could select for temperment but it takes a long time. The Russians tried to rapidly domesticate wild foxes over about 60 years and they became less aggressive but they were not anything approaching tame.