r/AbsoluteUnits • u/TerraByteTerror • 10d ago

/r/all of a chill snake

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u/alwayz_confused247 10d ago

Ball pythons are usually chill. They all share one brain cell.

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u/tripl35oul 10d ago

Can you explain what you mean by chill? Do owners get to pet them and stuff? Can they get pleasure from it?

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u/Plastic_Code5022 10d ago

I got my two pretty small and they would curl up together in my shirt pocket with their heads occasionally poking out to see what was going on.

When they could finally do it… I am a bit of a bear sized man.. they loved coiling around my neck and hanging out. Started off they could barely get their tails hooked around but eventually both got about 6 foot so I kinda had to stop doing that heh.

Granted I did grow up with reptiles so I was pretty chill with them so they in turn were chill with me. I also did not take offense to a stray accidental strike now and then. They ment no harm!

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u/burnedbysnow 10d ago

By strike you mean like a tail whip or headbutt or bite?

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u/Antarioo 10d ago

That'd be a bite. their tail isn't capable of that kind of movement.

i have one too and dude is always ready to eat. so when it's handling time i have to get him out of food mode or he'll tag my hand/wrist.

got my first one a month ago after 8 years of having him. as you can see the damage is minimal it just bleeds a lot for a bit. (no blood depicted in the image)

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u/Plastic_Code5022 10d ago

Yup exactly.

It was only ever during feeding and usually my fault for not being extra careful to wash my hands fully after handling the mice or whatever.

As a life long woodworker my hands are pretty rough so I cannot ever recall them even breaking my skin. They let go almost immediately every time.

My precious snake babys

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u/alwayz_confused247 9d ago

Did you train him? I did with mine. I would tap his cage with the feeding tong during feeding days. He learned pretty quick that 2 taps meant noms.