Aggressive Puget

[Stefan-A]

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.

Well, actually, they did become tame. Very tame.

[guidofatherof5]

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.

I have a few radixes that are down right social. Probably as domesticated as they will ever be.

[ConcinusMan]

Well, actually, they did become tame. Very tame.

They even took on a domestic look, much like dogs do with their floppy ears and happy expression.

I have a few radixes that are down right social. Probably as domesticated as they will ever be.

Still not domesticated IMO. Don't even know if it's possible to domesticate them.

[guidofatherof5]

They even took on a domestic look, much like dogs do with their floppy ears and happy expression.



Still not domesticated IMO. Don't even know if it's possible to domesticate them.

I was being less then serious. I would call my girls ultra comfortable.

[ConcinusMan]

Oh, I know. And you did say "as they will ever be" which is why I said I don't know if it's possible to domesticate them.

[RedSidedSPR]

It's more a secure, comfortable, and maybe trusting snake them a tame one, yeah.

As for Wayne's comment, I'm much the same way.. Kind of. If the snake is nasty and strikes and stuff, by all means continue! I like them feisty and all that. Not all my snakes, but a few of them. But a lot of them will start out "nice" and in the case, I'll try and get them even nicer, cuz that's always cool too.

Ideally I'd love to have a few really nice snakes, like my concinnus, and one or two nasty snakes, along with some normal, interesting to observe snakes will wild tendencies, "mean" or not.

[ConcinusMan]

I like to think their "tameness" has a direct correlation to their intelligence. Which, as we all know, varies from person to person, so why not snake to snake?

Probably not logical to think that though. Rats are quite intelligent but I wouldn't go picking up a wild one and expecting it to be friendly.

[RedSidedSPR]

Is that not your point, the rats can be tame, or tamed, but aren't always naturally so

[ConcinusMan]

I guess it kinda is. If they weren't intelligent creatures, they would act soley on instinct and remain fearful of people. They must learn fast in order to become tame. Years ago, there were very few squirrels in my neighborhood. You almost never saw them, and they would bolt as soon as they saw you. Now they're everywhere and the dang things come right in the house begging for food. They learned the behavior. Learning takes intelligence. In fact the squirrels are so smart, they know which nieghborhood cats are a threat, and which ones aren't. The cat across the street actually froliics and plays with the squirrels. the squirrels seek out the cats company to engage in play. And yet, if they spot one of the dangerous cats, they act like any squirrel would act if a predator was nearby.

[RedSidedSPR]

Yup, hence the constant garters-are-smart stuff cuz they sure as hell learn.